Artist Maka Kvartskhava

Maka Kvartskhava

Artist from Georgia

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About the artist Maka Kvartskhava

Biography CAREER, EXHIBITIONS, CURRICULUM, ARTISTIC UNIVERSE… Maka Kvartskhava/Stillwhite - as "white" is associated for her with mystic surroundings of her life Biography - Maka Kvartskhava was born in Tbilisi - capital of Georgia. Before starting Painting she was writing short stories, assays, which she used to call "footprints of her inner life and dreams". Then came time when inspirations took her at the edge of Art and inner opportunity knocked fr om inside, so she decided to build a door and to take her first steps in colorful world of Art. So Artist's assays and stories became expressed in drawings and paintings and still she calls her paintings a kind of short stories about her; emotions that surrounds and that are inspired by inner and outer world of life. Artist with the inevitable influences of the creative movements, that she develops with her own style." Graduated fr om the State University. Bachelor and Master of International law and relations; and during few years of working in this field she was interested in creating graphic works, mostly 3D art and then in oil paintings. So art had become for her not only the object of creating something interesting, impressive and new, but the way of life itself. Her works are sold in Great Britain Contemporary art Auctions as well as in the Europe and the United States in independent galleries and privately, while developing the style and technique that she has today. Works mostly in oil on canvas; Now the artist is working on different projects, she has invitations for Participation in the exhibitions and art fairs throughout UK (Aberdeen, Cambridge, London) and Spain. Artist's statement For Maka Stillwhite Art is inner and outer therapy, which helps her to look through our being and also it's a tool to search inside and discover the source of complete freedom, peace and hope. For her art “comforts the disturbed and disturb the comfortable” brings new emotions and awakes asleep ones. Her works usually reflect people, their subconscious emotions and mysterious passions, while abstract and landscape paintings visualize “places only we know” a kind of remembrance of past feelings and unreal mystic present. As the artist admits, - “It s very appreciated that my artworks may become the source of inspiration and positive emotions for others (as it is often mentioned by most of the people) though my main massage lies beyond this and is directed to each person's inner treasure - Soul, as the main victory expects us in the point wh ere, besides weakness or healthiness of our body, heart is filled with love, mind filled up with hope and spirit with peace.” Artist believes any person's life may be surrounded by these emotions so that there simply will left no place to any other physical or spiritual weakness or disease. Maka hardly imagines her Art without charity. So her main goal lies within the encouragement of those in needed, spiritually as well as materially.

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  • Community member since February 1st, 2019
  • Kind of fine art:Painting

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Exhibitions: March, 2018 – Artbox. Project Basel Armory Artweeks, New York, USA January, 2018 - Group exhibition, "Artists in the World" Art Expo Winter Rome 2018, Rome, Italy June 2017 – Artbox.Project Basel 01, Basel artweeks; - Basel, Switzerland June, 2017 - Gallery Aragon 232, Barcelona, Spain December 16-20, 2016 - Art Nou Milleni Gallery, Salon de Barcelona, Spain October 1, 2016- Solo exhibition with art performance and electronic music - Art Salon "Back Stage76" Tbilisi, Georgia May 2016 - Exhibition dedicated for encouraging of oncology patients; Tbilisi, Georgia June 2015 - Solo Charity Exhibition for Disaster victims -Tbilisi, Georgia December 2014 - State University exhibition dedicated to fundraising for charity goals; -Tbilisi, Georgia

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