Tornike Robakidze
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Human-crafted. AI-refined.This surreal painting presents a mysterious and unsettling scene. The prominent visual elements are the use of muted, earthy tones and the ghostly, ethereal figure resting on a bed. The subject matter depicts a person, possibly a woman, shrouded in flowing white fabric, with a crown-like object on their head. The style and technique suggest a surrealist or expressionist approach, with a dreamlike quality and subtle distortions that evoke a sense of unease. The artwork's context likely explores themes of the subconscious, mortality, or the human condition through symbolic and imaginative representation. ...
Tornike Robakidze
1995 , GeorgianTornike Robakidze applies his particular quotidian concern for the experience of life caught between dreaming and reality. He borrows signs and symbols from these states of being in order to capture the familiar and leverage it to his own end. Robaqidze thus slinks around in the shadows, capturing stills from life and filtering them onto the picture plane. He privileges color to color without the foundation of outlines, invoking his own penchant for nebulousness. Like the vacillation of saloon doors, his compositions swing back and forth between concrete semiotics and ambiguous interpretations. (text by Reilly Davidson) ...