Sunrise Painting

ZURAB SIMONISHVILI / MAX RICHMAN ART Contemporary Georgian–Swiss Painter Sculptor Born 1985, Tbilisi, Georgia Artist Statement & Biography > “If the artist creates from the heart, his art will always be relevant.” — Max Richman (Zurab Simonishvili) Max Richman (real name Zurab Simonishvili) is a Georgian-born, Swiss-based contemporary painter and sculptor whose artistic language blends color, texture, light, and spirit into a single living form. His distinctive approach — often called Abstract Sculptural Painting — unites painting and relief, emotion and geometry, creating luminous surfaces that seem to breathe with divine energy. Eccentric and original, Max captures the attention of art collectors with his vivid, non-standard compositions, inexhaustible energy, and a constant quest for new knowledge. Critics note a mystical component in nearly all his works, often describing them as Abstract Expressionism infused with spirituality. Born and raised in Tbilisi, he later lived in Moscow, where he developed a passion for music and theater. Upon returning home, he studied fine arts at the Iakob Nikoladze Art School, one of Georgia’s most respected art institutions. Throughout his evolving journey, Love remains the key figure in his philosophy — “a living energy that flows to the canvas and takes a variety of colors, shapes, and forms.” Each brushstroke is a transmission of emotion and inner prayer, appealing to the most subtle vibrations of the human soul. Now living and working in Switzerland, Max Richman continues his research into spiritual abstraction and symbolic geometry, developing his new international series: “Golden Light Series” “Abstract Sculptural Paintings” His paintings — deeply rooted in both faith and form — are now part of private collections across Europe, the United States, and Asia.