On February 20 at 18:00, in the temporary exhibition hall of the Georgian Museum of Fine Arts, the solo exhibition of contemporary Georgian artist Tedo Rekhviashvili, “Between Land and Eye”, officially opened.
The central theme of Rekhviashvili’s work is the Georgian landscape. Yet this is not a simple, photographic view of nature. For the artist, landscape is an inner experience – a space where real places meet memories preserved as fragments in the mind. As he explains, when he closes his eyes and remembers, the Georgian landscape appears sparse and open: hills broken into fields, wide lands cut by farmlines, flowing down toward ochre rocks and gravel riverbanks, where small pools reflect the blue sky.
The choice of medium plays a key role in his practice. Watercolour, according to the artist, helps soften his relationship with land and with a complex past. It creates an airy space that allows for a lighter, more sensitive connection. Layer upon layer, movement and pause come together – much like the way a landscape lives in the artist’s eye and memory.
The title “Between Land and Eye” clearly reflects Rekhviashvili’s artistic vision. In his works, tones of swamp green, soft violet, and muted earth shades do more than describe nature – they build a space where colour seems to breathe. There is no strict border between land and vision. Instead, there is a shared zone where matter, perception, imagination, and memory exist together. Watercolour makes this process visible and light.
The exhibition is open to visitors until March 8. Admission is free, offering a rare chance to experience the quiet power and beauty of a contemporary Georgian artist’s work up close.
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