ATINATI: GLIPMPSE IN GALLERY – DAVID KUKHALASHVILI

Glimpse in Gallery – David Kukhalashvili (1984) “THE COLLECTOR” Dédicace Gallery - დედიკას გალერეა “David Kukhalashvili’s oeuvre incorporates motifs of Surrealism and Funk art, which the artist synthesizes for the purpose of conveying satirical content. He has authored a variety of critical pieces with dual meaning, which are bound to be stripped of their seemingly benevolent appearance, projected through vibrant colors and sharp silhouettes, as soon as the viewer takes a closer look, only to discover the inherently harsh, disparaging and bitterly critical narrative. What allows him to communicate intrinsic expectations and frustrations that follow throughout his paintings is a variety of original visual alternatives: chaotic infinity of untamed staircases, accompanied by contrasting hints of an alternate reality; adjacent rows of bare backs of nameless crowds; and the contrastive scene featuring a school desk”. Khatuna Khabuliani “The Drama of Estranged Spaces” Art Historian ATINATI WEB: https://www.atinati.com Facebook:   / atinati.foun.  . Instagram: https://instagram.com/atinati__?igshi... ATINATI is a new media platform, created with the purpose of producing and curating high-quality digital content about Georgian art and culture. Considering significant scarcity of information about the country and simultaneous interest it has sparked among global audiences over the course of the past years, the platform aspires to bring Georgian culture into focus. Literally meaning “the first ray of light that permeates darkness” or, figuratively speaking, “first piece of knowledge, clarity” in Georgian, ATINATI is an unprecedented project that promises to manifest local art, fashion, architecture, literature, theater, film, and a variety of cultural realms. The greatest asset of ATINATI is a sizeable group of its contributors, who are essentially the movers and shakers behind modern-day cultural transformations in Georgia. It is through such superior curated content that ATINATI envisions providing readers around the globe with fascinating stories, features and up-to-date news from the very crossroads of the East and West.