CAN WE START WITH A CLEAN SHEET? [23.6" x 31.4"] Print

Motto: Paint what you love — let neither trend nor anyone dictate Spreading his time between the UK, Prague, and Georgia, Jemal paints whatever captivates his eye and imagination — landscapes, city streets, still lifes, people, and especially the female form. Trained as a classical painter in The State Academy of Arts, he masterfully combines time-honoured techniques — such as the Venetian method once used by Titian — with modern impasto that lends a sculptural, almost three-dimensional quality to his work. Although Jemal’s philosophy of life rests on harmony, purity, contemplation, and simplicity of existence, his paintings are anything but neutral. They dramatize reality rather than merely depict it. Each brushstroke invites the viewer to focus deeply on the essence of the subject — the emotion, the silence, the tension — without being distracted by unnecessary detail. While his portraits, figurative conceptual paintings and landscapes tend towards expressionism, exploring emotion through dramatic contrasts of light, deep intense colour and form, Jemal’s still lifes embody a quieter philosophy - Minimalism in Realism - as he describes his style. At first glance, these compositions may seem simple, yet every object is deliberately chosen, imbued with symbolic meaning, and gently prompting the viewer to contemplate life’s transience and purpose. These are paintings that speak softly, yet resonate deeply, lingering in the mind long after the gaze has shifted away. Surprisingly, all Jemal’s works share an internal unity that goes far beyond simple stylistic continuity. This coherence comes not only from his distinctive brushwork, but also from the emotion and persistent philosophical undercurrent that runs through his paintings. He allows geometric lines and clear contours to emerge almost instinctively—a fusion of deeply rooted Eastern European visual traditions with the vibrant, angular elements of abstract art and postmodernism, where different artistic languages often intersect and coexist. Jemal's works invite contemplation and draw the viewer into emotional subtlety and quiet, reflective depth. His work is not decorative; it requires deep understanding and draws the viewer into emotional subtlety and contemplative depth, always carrying symbolic meaning.