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Veil of Flesh in White (2025) Painting by Gela Mikava
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“Abstract Portraits” is a series that explores the psychological residue of post-socialist trauma through fragmented and obscured representations of the human face. Rather than striving for likeness or identity, these portraits dissolve the boundaries of figuration to reveal the affective weight that lingers beneath visibility.
The series operates within a visual language of distortion, erosion, and absence—faces emerge and recede within murky layers of pigment, as if haunted by memories that resist articulation. Red, black, and other somber hues dominate the palette, echoing both ideological violence and emotional decay. Each image becomes less a portrait of a person and more a manifestation of collective memory—disfigured, abstracted, and persistently unresolved.
This body of work reflects on how historical trauma imprints itself not just on societies, but also on the psyche, deforming recognition and dissolving subjectivity. In this sense, the portraits are not about who is depicted, but about what remains after the collapse of certainty—faces without names, identities without clarity, presence without stability.
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Gela Mikava is a Georgian visual artist whose unique approach to artistry centers on repurposing Soviet-era cotton fabric stretch ceilings as his canvas of choice. In a world where materials are often discarded thoughtlessly, Mikava sees these ceilings as vessels of history, carrying the weight of generations' stories, emotions, and memories.
What distinguishes Mikava's work is the profound connection he forges between his canvas and its past. These stretch ceilings, witnesses to countless moments, retain the imprints of their previous inhabitants, each footprint and whisper etched into the fabric. When Mikava paints on these canvases, he feels a deep sense of responsibility to honor their heritage, allowing the canvas itself to guide his hand and convey its own narrative through his art.
At the core of Mikava's artistic philosophy lies the belief that the most powerful expressions emerge from the fusion of different materials and mediums. He strives to create art that not only ignites the imagination but also transcends time, evoking profound emotions in viewers. Each piece Mikava creates tells a story, not only of his vision but also of the rich histories embedded within the materials he employs.
- Nationality: GEORGIA
- Date of birth : 1995
- Artistic domains: Works by professional artists,
- Groups: Georgian Contemporary Artists
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