Spontaneity, 2023

Lia Chechelashvili  

Artist Statement:

I'm a self-taught artist from Georgia. My works have been exhibited and sold worldwide, they are kept in private collections in UK, USA, France, Germany, Australia, Ireland, Italy, Switzerland, UAE, Japan, Spain, India, Georgia, Austria … 
I've always been inspired by human figure. My works feature human forms transformations and interactions with each other, with objects, with space… I love to use line for delivering my vision - to express my ideas in a laconic way. Thus compositions with white lines on dark background became my signature.

My works can be divided into three main categories:
1) Line-works (white lines on dark background):
“Party", “Illusion", “Cube" are examples of this body of work. Human forms, their interaction, linear transformations of the objects, rhythmic play of construction – these are the main features of my work. In those compositions I used line as a minimalistic mean for delivering my thoughts and vision. 
In my line-works (which I've been creating from 1989 year) in different periods I used gouache, oil, acrylics and markers. In 90's it was mostly gouache. Later I did it with acrylics or oils. From 2014 till now I use matte acrylic for black background and paint-markers for white lines. 
2) Oil paintings (oil on canvas/cardboard):
“Red flowers", “Cup of decadence", “Green construction" are examples of my oil paintings, which are also based on human forms. Other works are abstract or semi-abstract; the examples are “Composition 13", “Composition 16", “Composition 17". The main features of these works are interactions and subtle play of light and dark. 
3) Digitally embellished drawings:
This body of work is a natural continuation of my line-works. In 2000's, I began applying digital effects to my drawings. The idea was to enrich simple line and make it look more complex, thus through that complexity create a new kind of form. The examples of this body of work are “Radiant tango", “Lovers", “Autumn lovers".

Education:

self-taught

Awards & Distinctions:

Awards
Distinction Prize of 2007 artbhoomi.com contest
“Nudes of the month" contest winner at barebrush.com, June 2007
Artmajeur Silver Award, artmajeur.com, July 2004
Finalist of online juried fine art competition “No Limit 2004", at Artrom gallery, June 2004
KaraArt Silver Award, March 2004

Publications 

Article in “Vecherni Tbilisi", weekly newspaper, Tbilisi, 8 March 1999. 
Article in ArtisSpectrum Magazine, volume#12, New York, February 2004. 
Article in “Ouest France", dedicated to the painters who participated in Salon International de St Jean de Monts au Palais des Congrès de St Jean de Monts, France, 26 July 2004. 
“Who's Who in Visual Art", Vol 2006-2007, Art Domain Whois Verlag, Leipzig, 2006. 
“Who's Who in Visual Art", Vol 2008-2009, Art Domain Whois Verlag, Leipzig, 2008. 
Featured in Saatchi Art Catalog “Fall 2018", Vol. 1, Los Angeles, 2018.
 

Exhibitions:

IFAA Art Festival 2012
Dates: Jan. 6, 2012 - Jan. 8, 2012
Venue: Pritamlal Dua Art Gallery, Indore, India 

Fountain Art Fair
Dates: Dec. 1, 2011 - Dec. 4, 2011
Venue: Fountain Art Fair: Art Basel Miami, Miami, Florida 

Parallax Art Fair
Dates: Oct. 20, 2011 - Oct. 22, 2011
Venue: La Galleria, Royal Opera Arcade, Pall Mall, London, UK 

FAIM Art 2010 - Feria de Arte Independiente de Madrid
Dates: Nov. 25, 2010 - Nov. 28, 2010
Venue: Palacio de Congresos y Exposiciones de Madrid, Madrid, Spain 


Snap to Grid
Dates: Nov. 11, 2010 - Dec. 4, 2010
Venue: Los Angeles Center of Digital Art, Los Angeles, California 

ADIP 2010
Dates: Oct. 25, 2010 - Nov. 10, 2010
Venue: Galeria d'Art i Disseny Patricia Muñoz, Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain 

Lia Chechelashvili's solo exhibition
Dates: Nov. 4, 2009 - Nov. 8, 2009
Venue: New Art Café, Tbilisi, Georgia 

Symphony of Art&Music
Dates: Aug. 8, 2009 - Aug. 15, 2009
Venue: Olpadwala Hall, Kolkata, India 

Mint Green
Dates: Sept. 28, 2008 - Oct. 8, 2008
Venue: Attic, New Delhi, India 

International group exhibition
Dates: Feb. 2, 2008 - Feb. 29, 2008
Venue: Infusion Gallery, Los Angeles, California 

EMMA 2007
Dates: April 14, 2007 - May 5, 2007
Venue: European Masters of Modern Art, Burgau, Austria 
Biennale “EMMA 2007", European Masters of Modern Art, which
took place in historical water-castle in Burgau, Austria, from 14 April till 5 May 2007

Salon d'Automne 2005
Dates: Oct. 20, 2005 - Oct. 30, 2005
Venue: Parc Floral de Paris, Paris, France 

International group exhibition
Dates: Oct. 8, 2005 - Oct. 29, 2005
Venue: Galerie Natalie Boldyreff, Paris, France 

International group exhibition
Dates: Oct. 2, 2004 - Oct. 23, 2004
Venue: Sala Barna, Barcelona, Spain 

A History of Conflict-A future of Hope
Dates: Sept. 4, 2004 - Sept. 25, 2004
Venue: Frazier Museum, Louisville, Kentucky, USA 

Salon International de St Jean de Monts
Dates: July 17, 2004 - July 29, 2004
Venue: Palais des Congrès de St Jean de Monts, St Jean de Monts, France 

Summer2004
Dates: June 9, 2004 - June 23, 2004
Venue: Galeriazero, Barcelona, Spain 

Urbanscene
Dates: June 5, 2004 - June 26, 2004
Venue: Primo Piano Living gallery, Lecce, Italy 

International group exhibition
Dates: Feb. 1, 2004 - Feb. 28, 2004
Venue: World Fine Art gallery, Chelsea, New York 

Lia Chechelashvili's solo exhibition “Interactions"
Dates: Aug. 27, 2003 - Sept. 13, 2003
Venue: Art-Domain gallery, Port d'Andratx, Mallorca, Spain 

Lia Chechelashvili's solo exhibition
Dates: Jan. 23, 1999 - Jan. 30, 1999
Venue: Old Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia 

Lia Chechelashvili's solo exhibition
Dates: March 17, 1995 - March 22, 1995
Venue: Old Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia 

New Colours
Dates: Nov. 1, 1993 - Nov. 30, 1993
Venue: Art Museum of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia 
Artistic Influences:

human figures in art