Artist in Focus - Zura Apkhazi (ზურა აფხაზი, 1968)
Exhibition -“FRAGMENTUM”
Dédicace Gallery
“You might begin to familiarize yourself with Zura Apkhazi’s artwork at a show somewhere, but you are bound to have questions, which may only be answered by visiting his studio. As you view his pieces, characterized by customary elegance of exposition, at a gallery, their distinctive brutality, large format and accentuated textures will certainly remind you of German Neo-Expressionism-only at first glance. His studio, on the other hand, set amidst captivating landscapes and archaic prodigiousness of Uplistsikhe, might actually provide powerful insight into the very motifs that have shaped his artistic language.
Endless experiments on canvas or a variety of other surfaces lead to this complex finish, which is absolutely unique in virtually every piece. Each new image conveys a story of a peculiar experimental lab, where fabrication of pigments from soot may often lead to series of eccentric maneuvers and an image with “a lot going on”.”
“Zura Apkhazi: Mapping the Cosmos”
Khatuna Khabuliani
Art Historian
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21 фев 2021
