i. the seer
2023
vii. the chariot
2023
iii. the goddexx
2023
wedding
2023
imago (syzygy*)
2023
Gardens of Eurasia
2021-2022
Patterns of My Consciousness
2021
Test No.1
(what color is the Black Sea?)
2021
Morphemes of My Consciousness
2021
Book of Patterns
(where I used to nest), 2021
Levani's Room: HOME EP
2020
89.19
2019
Hyperlinks for Here is Always Somewhere Else
2019
Studies for Impossible Image
2018
i. the seer, 2023
i. the seer
2023
hand-carved soapstone, hand-carved limestone, stainless steel laboratory hardware, brass, horns, polished stainless steel, plywood
97 x 23 x 8 in
i. the seer
2023
hand-carved soapstone, hand-carved limestone, stainless steel laboratory hardware, brass, horns, polished stainless steel, plywood
97 x 23 x 8 in
i. the seer
2023
hand-carved soapstone, hand-carved limestone, stainless steel laboratory hardware, brass, horns, polished stainless steel, plywood
97 x 23 x 8 in
i. the seer
2023
hand-carved soapstone, hand-carved limestone, stainless steel laboratory hardware, brass, horns, polished stainless steel, plywood
97 x 23 x 8 in
i. the seer
2023
hand-carved soapstone, hand-carved limestone, stainless steel laboratory hardware, brass, horns, polished stainless steel, plywood
97 x 23 x 8 in
i. the seer
2023
hand-carved soapstone, hand-carved limestone, stainless steel laboratory hardware, brass, horns, polished stainless steel, plywood
97 x 23 x 8 in
vii. the chariot, 2023
vii. the chariot
2023
wood, dried plants, aluminum and stainless steel laboratory hardware, neon, transformer, stainless steel chain, latex, LED tube light, plexiglass, plywood
27 x 72 x 38.75 in
vii. the chariot
2023
wood, dried plants, aluminum and stainless steel laboratory hardware, neon, transformer, stainless steel chain, latex, LED tube light, plexiglass, plywood
27 x 72 x 38.75 in
vii. the chariot
2023
wood, dried plants, aluminum and stainless steel laboratory hardware, neon, transformer, stainless steel chain, latex, LED tube light, plexiglass, plywood
27 x 72 x 38.75 in
vii. the chariot
2023
wood, dried plants, aluminum and stainless steel laboratory hardware, neon, transformer, stainless steel chain, latex, LED tube light, plexiglass, plywood
27 x 72 x 38.75 in
vii. the chariot
2023
wood, dried plants, aluminum and stainless steel laboratory hardware, neon, transformer, stainless steel chain, latex, LED tube light, plexiglass, plywood
27 x 72 x 38.75 in
vii. the chariot
2023
wood, dried plants, aluminum and stainless steel laboratory hardware, neon, transformer, stainless steel chain, latex, LED tube light, plexiglass, plywood
27 x 72 x 38.75 in
iii. the goddexx, 2023
iii. the goddexx
2023
antique saddle, deer antlers, recycled wood, aqua neon, horn with brass embellishments, stainless steel laboratory hardware and tubes, borosilicate glass separatory funnel, vinyl tubing, brass chain, transformer, LED tube lights, plexiglass, plywood
52 x 38.75 x 51.75 in
iii. the goddexx
2023
antique saddle, deer antlers, recycled wood, aqua neon, horn with brass embellishments, stainless steel laboratory hardware and tubes, borosilicate glass separatory funnel, vinyl tubing, brass chain, transformer, LED tube lights, plexiglass, plywood
52 x 38.75 x 51.75 in
iii. the goddexx
2023
antique saddle, deer antlers, recycled wood, aqua neon, horn with brass embellishments, stainless steel laboratory hardware and tubes, borosilicate glass separatory funnel, vinyl tubing, brass chain, transformer, LED tube lights, plexiglass, plywood
52 x 38.75 x 51.75 in
iii. the goddexx
2023
(detail)
antique saddle, deer antlers, recycled wood, aqua neon, horn with brass embellishments, stainless steel laboratory hardware and tubes, borosilicate glass separatory funnel, vinyl tubing, brass chain, transformer, LED tube lights, plexiglass, plywood
52 x 38.75 x 51.75 in
iii. the goddexx
2023
(detail)
antique saddle, deer antlers, recycled wood, aqua neon, horn with brass embellishments, stainless steel laboratory hardware and tubes, borosilicate glass separatory funnel, vinyl tubing, brass chain, transformer, LED tube lights, plexiglass, plywood
52 x 38.75 x 51.75 in
iii. the goddexx
2023
(detail)
antique saddle, deer antlers, recycled wood, aqua neon, horn with brass embellishments, stainless steel laboratory hardware and tubes, borosilicate glass separatory funnel, vinyl tubing, brass chain, transformer, LED tube lights, plexiglass, plywood
52 x 38.75 x 51.75 in
wedding
wedding
2023
pierre-noire, color pencil, Bokingfort 140lb cold press water color paper, mylar, violets, artist’s GrandMother’s dress, latex, liquid mirror, pyrite, brass rings, archival tape, aluminum boxed frames, 6 panels, 36 x 72 inches, 91.4 x 182.8 cm.
wedding
2023
(detail)
pierre-noire, color pencil, Bokingfort 140lb cold press water color paper, mylar, violets, artist’s GrandMother’s dress, latex, liquid mirror, pyrite, brass rings, archival tape, aluminum boxed frames, 6 panels, 36 x 72 inches, 91.4 x 182.8 cm.
wedding
2023
(detail)
pierre-noire, color pencil, Bokingfort 140lb cold press water color paper, mylar, violets, artist’s GrandMother’s dress, latex, liquid mirror, pyrite, brass rings, archival tape, aluminum boxed frames, 6 panels, 36 x 72 inches, 91.4 x 182.8 cm.
wedding
2023
(detail)
pierre-noire, color pencil, Bokingfort 140lb cold press water color paper, mylar, violets, artist’s GrandMother’s dress, latex, liquid mirror, pyrite, brass rings, archival tape, aluminum boxed frames, 6 panels, 36 x 72 inches, 91.4 x 182.8 cm.
wedding
2023
(detail)
pierre-noire, color pencil, Bokingfort 140lb cold press water color paper, mylar, violets, artist’s GrandMother’s dress, latex, liquid mirror, pyrite, brass rings, archival tape, aluminum boxed frames, 6 panels, 36 x 72 inches, 91.4 x 182.8 cm.
wedding
2023
(detail)
pierre-noire, color pencil, Bokingfort 140lb cold press water color paper, mylar, violets, artist’s GrandMother’s dress, latex, liquid mirror, pyrite, brass rings, archival tape, aluminum boxed frames, 6 panels, 36 x 72 inches, 91.4 x 182.8 cm.
imago (syzygy*) 2023
imago (syzygy*)
2023
ink and black pencil on paper, mylar, 22 square feet of latex fabric, acrylic, enamel, liquid mirror, violets, pyrite, mirth, incense, blue calcite, blue kyanite, black sea sand and shells, earth, tape, aluminum box - frames, 72 x 90 inches, 182.8 x 228.6 cm.
imago (syzygy*)
2023
(detail)
ink and black pencil on paper, mylar, 22 square feet of latex fabric, acrylic, enamel, liquid mirror, violets, pyrite, mirth, incense, blue calcite, blue kyanite, black sea sand and shells, earth, tape, aluminum box - frames, 72 x 90 inches, 182.8 x 228.6 cm.
imago (syzygy*)
2023
(detail)
ink and black pencil on paper, mylar, 22 square feet of latex fabric, acrylic, enamel, liquid mirror, violets, pyrite, mirth, incense, blue calcite, blue kyanite, black sea sand and shells, earth, tape, aluminum box - frames, 72 x 90 inches, 182.8 x 228.6 cm.
imago (syzygy*)
2023
(detail)
ink and black pencil on paper, mylar, 22 square feet of latex fabric, acrylic, enamel, liquid mirror, violets, pyrite, mirth, incense, blue calcite, blue kyanite, black sea sand and shells, earth, tape, aluminum box - frames, 72 x 90 inches, 182.8 x 228.6 cm.
imago (syzygy*)
2023
(detail)
ink and black pencil on paper, mylar, 22 square feet of latex fabric, acrylic, enamel, liquid mirror, violets, pyrite, mirth, incense, blue calcite, blue kyanite, black sea sand and shells, earth, tape, aluminum box - frames, 72 x 90 inches, 182.8 x 228.6 cm.
imago (syzygy*)
2023
(detail)
ink and black pencil on paper, mylar, 22 square feet of latex fabric, acrylic, enamel, liquid mirror, violets, pyrite, mirth, incense, blue calcite, blue kyanite, black sea sand and shells, earth, tape, aluminum box - frames, 72 x 90 inches, 182.8 x 228.6 cm.
Gardens of Eurasia
Eastern Wall (Gardens of Eurasia) Fig.1
2021
hand-painted liquid mirror and enamel on glass, aluminum frame
56.5 x 33.5 inches, 143.5 x 86 cm.
Eastern Wall (Gardens of Eurasia) Fig.1
2021
(detail)
hand-painted liquid mirror and enamel on glass, aluminum frame
56.5 x 33.5 inches, 143.5 x 86 cm.
Eastern Wall (Gardens of Eurasia) Fig.1
2022
hand-painted liquid mirror and enamel on glass, aluminum frame
14 x 11 inches, 35.5 x 27,9 cm.
Eastern Wall (Gardens of Eurasia) Fig.1
2022
hand-painted liquid mirror and enamel on glass, aluminum frame
14 x 11 inches, 35.5 x 27,9 cm.
The Living Pillar No.1 (Gardens of Eurasia)
2022
hand-painted liquid mirror and enamel on glass, aluminum frame, 2 parts
40 x 16 inches, 101.6 x 40.6 cm.
The Living Pillar No.3 (Gardens of Eurasia)
2022
hand-painted liquid mirror and enamel on glass, aluminum frame, 2 parts
40 x 16 inches, 101.6 x 40.6 cm.
Patterns of My Consciousness
Patterns of My Consciousness (Georgian Alphabet)
ჩემი ცნობიერის ჩუქურთმა, 2021
Oil silkscreened on latex in artist's steel frame, 30" x 16 1/4" x 4"
Patterns of My Consciousness (Georgian Alphabet)
ჩემი ცნობიერის ჩუქურთმა, 2021
Oil silkscreened on latex in artist's steel frame, 30" x 16 1/4" x 4"
Patterns of My Consciousness (Georgian Alphabet)
ჩემი ცნობიერის ჩუქურთმა, 2021
Oil silkscreened on latex in artist's steel frame, 30" x 16 1/4" x 4"
Patterns of My Consciousness (ჩემი ცნობიერის ჩუქურთმა) No.2, 2022
Oil silkscreened on latex in artist's steel frame, 30" x 16 1/4" x 4"
Test No.1 (what color is the Black Sea?)
Test No.1 (what color is the Black Sea?), 2021
Negative and positive of the Artist's photograph at the age of three on the Black Sea shore silkscreened with oil on latex, two stainless steel trays, black plexiglass, glass, plant in lab glass beaker, stone from the black sea shore, two brass rings on brass chain. Overall 17" x 20 1/2" x 7"
Test No.1 (what color is the Black Sea?), 2021
Negative and positive of the Artist's photograph at the age of three on the Black Sea shore silkscreened with oil on latex, two stainless steel trays, black plexiglass, glass, plant in lab glass beaker, stone from the black sea shore, two brass rings on brass chain.
Overall 17" x 20 1/2" x 7"
Test No.1 (what color is the Black Sea?), 2021
Negative and positive of the Artist's photograph at the age of three on the Black Sea shore silkscreened with oil on latex, two stainless steel trays, black plexiglass, glass, plant in lab glass beaker, stone from the black sea shore, two brass rings on brass chain. Overall 17" x 20 1/2" x 7"
Test No.1 (what color is the Black Sea?), 2021
Negative and positive of the Artist's photograph at the age of three on the Black Sea shore silkscreened with oil on latex, two stainless steel trays, black plexiglass, glass, plant in lab glass beaker, stone from the black sea shore, two brass rings on brass chain. Overall 17" x 20 1/2" x 7"
Morphemes of my Consciousness
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(Patterns of My Consciousness), 2021
Oil on latex in double sided brass frame, 13 x 11 inches
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(Patterns of My Consciousness), 2021
Oil on latex in double sided brass frame, 13 x 11 inches
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(Patterns of My Consciousness), 2021
Oil on latex in double sided brass frame, 13 x 11 inches
Morphemes of My Consciousness
(Hedgehog), 2021
Oil on latex in double sided brass frame, 10.5 x 8.5 inches
Book of Patterns
Study for Book of Patterns, No.01
(where I used to nest), 2021
Oil on latex in double sided brass frame, 13 x 11 inches
Study for Book of Patterns, No.02
(where I used to nest), 2021
Oil on latex in double sided brass frame, 13 x 11 inches
Study for Book of Patterns, No.03
(where I used to nest), 2021
Oil on latex in double sided brass frame, 13 x 11 inches
Study for Book of Patterns, No.04
(where I used to nest), 2021
Oil on latex in double sided brass frame, 13 x 11 inches
Study for Book of Patterns, No.05
(where I used to nest), 2021
Oil on latex in double sided brass frame, 13 x 11 inches
Levani's Room: HOME EP 2020
Track 1.
1054 Willoughby Ave. 2020
Hand-painted liquid mirror on glass mounted on a metal frame 14 x 12 inches
Track 2.
“Shannon Cartier Lucy: Home is a crossword puzzle I can’t solve.” 2020
Hand-painted liquid mirror on glass mounted on a metal frame 14 x 12 inches
Track 3.
R. Advisor, 2020
Hand-painted liquid mirror on glass mounted on a metal frame 14 x 12 inches
Track 4.
The lights that set us free (Analog BK), 2020
Hand-painted liquid mirror on glass mounted on a metal frame 14 x 12 inches
Track 5.
3L (Uta Levan), 2020
Hand-painted liquid mirror on glass mounted on a metal frame 14 x 12 inches
Track 6.
WRECKED, 2020
Hand-painted liquid mirror on glass mounted on metal frame 14 x 12 inches
89.19 (TIMELINE)
89.19 (Part 1), 2019
liquid mirror on glass mounted on steel frame, 7 parts. Each 14” x 12” x 3/4” (35.5 x 30.5 x 2 cm)
89.19_01 (EightyNine), 2019
liquid mirror on glass mounted on steel frame, 14” x 12” x 3/4” (35.5 x 30.5 x 2 cm)
89.19_01 (Nine), 2019
liquid mirror on glass mounted on steel frame, 14” x 12” x 3/4” (35.5 x 30.5 x 2 cm)
89.19_01 (April), 2019
liquid mirror on glass mounted on steel frame, 14” x 12” x 3/4” (35.5 x 30.5 x 2 cm)
89.19_01 (ვაჩუქოთ ერთმანეთს ტიტები), 2019 liquid mirror on glass mounted on steel frame,
14” x 12” x 3/4” (35.5 x 30.5 x 2 cm)
89.19_01 (Girl with a flag), 2019
liquid mirror on glass mounted on steel frame, 14” x 12” x 3/4” (35.5 x 30.5 x 2 cm)
89.19 (TimeLine)
2019 Marks the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the start of the new, globalized world history. 2019 also marks another 30th anniversary - of April 9th of 1989 - when the anti-Soviet demonstration on Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi, was dispersed by the Soviet Army, resulting in 21 deaths and hundreds of injuries. That day marked the tormented and painful process of independence of Georgia and the formation of its democratic republic. These two events once again remind us that in today's globalized world, it is impossible to separate private from the global and how personal is intricately interconnected with political and vice versa.
"89.19" is a non-linear timeline that doesn't aim to analyze or comment on those political events directly, nor on the three decades that separate them from us. It situates the viewer in the most recent "now" of Georgia (and indirectly of every "new" emerging scene), that is so enthusiastically accepted and labeled as "das Neue Berlin" of eastern Europe for its thriving night-life, unapologetic fashion and emerging contemporary art scene. Responding to the exhausted western methods of cultural labeling, "89.19" outlines the socio-political context of the current cultural revival of Georgia, and particularly the role of dance as a form of political activism. If we agree on the initial concept of "culture" "as an agent for change [...] as a navigation tool to steer social evolution towards a universal human condition" (Zygmunt Bauman "Culture in a Liquid Modern World") undoubtedly we have to credit the early years of Cafe Gallery and later on, nightclubs Bassiani, and Khidi, for bringing together previously dispersed social groups together, for creating a safe space for self-expression, and a community based on acceptance and diversity. "89.19" also questions the idea of history as one solid, mainstream narrative, and instead proposes a fluid construct that can be re-arranged, re-constructed, and re-interpreted on a very personal level.
Structurally "89.19" is formed by three parts: first seven pieces are the archives of 1989: the numbers refer to the dates of the events and the iconic archival images. The second part also contains seven pieces: German article labeling Tbilisi as new Berlin, the time when Georgian government raided Tbilisi's clubs that actually only exposed their influence and role for the society, and architectural renderings of the clubs themselves. The third part consists of numbers, referencing to the most recent political turmoils in the country this summer, ironically outlining the cyclical nature of our history.
Hyperlinks for Here is Always Somewhere Else, 2019
Hyperlinks for Here Is Always Somewhere Else, No.1, 2019
Hand-painted liquid mirror and enamel on glass mounted on steel frame,
14" x 12" (35.5 x 30.4 cm)
Hyperlinks for Here Is Always Somewhere Else, No.1, 2019 (detail)
Hand-painted liquid mirror and enamel on glass mounted on steel frame,
14" x 12" (35.5 x 30.4 cm)
Hyperlinks for Here Is Always Somewhere Else, No.2, 2019
Hand-painted liquid mirror and enamel on glass mounted on steel frame,
14" x 12" (35.5 x 30.4 cm)
Hyperlinks for Here Is Always Somewhere Else, No.2, 2019 (detail)
Hand-painted liquid mirror and enamel on glass mounted on steel frame,
14" x 12" (35.5 x 30.4 cm)
Hyperlinks for Here Is Always Somewhere Else, No.3, 2019
Hand-painted liquid mirror and enamel on glass mounted on steel frame,
14" x 12" (35.5 x 30.4 cm)
Hyperlinks for Here Is Always Somewhere Else, No.3, 2019 (detail)
Hand-painted liquid mirror and enamel on glass mounted on steel frame,
14" x 12" (35.5 x 30.4 cm)
Studies for impossible Image, 2018
Study for Impossible Image No.00, 2018
Hand-painted liquid mirror and enamel on glass mounted on steel frame,
14" x 12" (35.5 x 30.4 cm)
Study for Impossible Image No.00, 2018
Hand-painted liquid mirror and enamel on glass mounted on steel frame,
14" x 12" (35.5 x 30.4 cm)
Study for Impossible Image No.00, 2018
Hand-painted liquid mirror and enamel on glass mounted on steel frame,
14" x 12" (35.5 x 30.4 cm)
Study for Impossible Image No.01, 2018
Hand-painted liquid mirror and enamel on glass mounted on steel frame,
14" x 12" (35.5 x 30.4 cm)
Study for Impossible Image No.01, 2018
Hand-painted liquid mirror and enamel on glass mounted on steel frame,
14" x 12" (35.5 x 30.4 cm)
Study for Impossible Image No.03, 2018
Hand-painted liquid mirror and enamel on glass mounted on steel frame,
14" x 12" (35.5 x 30.4 cm)