"Performance" Painting

Ramaz Razmadze is a contemporary artist from Georgia. The paintings of Ramaz Razmadze are thought-provoking portals into the visionary world of his imagination. Depending on the viewer, his art may be described as enlightening or frightening, ridiculous or sublime. Razmadze creates fantastic paintings while maintaining a realistic manner of painting. His art technique reflects the mysterious world of irreal compositions, characters and situations, while his realistic manner of painting makes "unreal" compositions and objects seem "real." Viewers often wonder if the artist is subconsciously depicting himself in his paintings. He works in a variety of mediums including oil, gouache, watercolor and ink. Ramaz Razmadze has had both solo and group exhibitions in Georgia, Azerbaijan, Latvia, Netherlands, Canada, Switzerland and the USA. His works are in private collections in Georgia, Bulgaria, Denmark, Portugal, Canada, USA, Switzerland, Latvia, The Netherlands, France, Russia and many other countries.

Ramaz Razmadze is renowned for depicting his enigmatic hallucinations, illusions and mirages. He creates his works in oil, pastel and tempera and they are mainly made in realistic manner which gives realistic impression of the depicted characters and situations despite the inconceivability of the compositions. The artist is highly influenced by the Georgian culture and urban architecture as well as by the ancient Greek and Roman history and art. Often, he derives inspiration from the tumbledown buildings of the old city of Tbilisi (his home town) and from the ancient Roman and Greek bas-relieves observed during his journeys. Themes of music are also frequently used by the artist in both surreal and realistic pieces. The series of works depicting mirages appearing on the walls of the old town represent highly intriguing and thought-provoking images, typical for the creative work of Razmadze. Combined with other serial works reflecting his interest towards musical themes, ancient culture, connections between ancient and modern ages and human relationships, these artworks represent unique and peculiar handwriting of the artist who can be considered one of the most interesting contemporary artists today.