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Original Expressionism People Painting by Jemal Gugunava
Original Expressionism People Painting by Jemal Gugunava
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Original Expressionism People Painting by Jemal Gugunava
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Original Expressionism People Painting by Jemal Gugunava
Original Expressionism People Painting by Jemal Gugunava
Original Expressionism People Painting by Jemal Gugunava
Original Expressionism People Painting by Jemal Gugunava
Original Expressionism People Painting by Jemal Gugunava

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"Marat [15.7" X 19.7"]" Fine Art Print

Jemal Gugunava, United Kingdom

$60

Material
  • 100% cotton, acid-free, museum quality paper
  • Printed with archival pigmented inks
  • Has a 2"-3" white border with matte finish
Fine Art Paper
Size
8 x 10 in ($60)
Frame
No Frame

Archival-grade Materials

Fade-resistant Inks

Professionally Printed

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Marat was my classmate and best friend. I painted him many times, but portraits were never finished. He was a talented engineer but lived-in poverty for many years in the former Soviet Union. This portrait, finished after his death, is my tribute to him, in my own way. I tried to convey the sitter's...

Year Created:

2015

Subject:
Medium:

Print, Giclee on Fine Art Paper

Rarity:

Open Edition

Size:

8 W x 10 H x 0.1 D in

Ready to Hang:

No

Frame:

Not Framed

Packaging:

Ships Rolled in a Tube

Delivery Cost:

Calculated at checkout.

Delivery Time:

Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.

Returns:

All Open Edition prints are final sale items and ineligible for returns. Visit our help section for more information.

Handling:

Ships rolled in a tube. Art prints are packaged and shipped by our printing partner.

Ships From:

Printing facility in California.

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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 in Tbilisi, he masterfully combines time-honoured techniques 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. While his portraits, figurative conceptual paintings and landscapes tend towards expressionism, exploring emotion through dramatic contrasts of light, Jemal’s still lifes embody a quieter philosophy - Minimalism in Realism - as he himself 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. Surprisingly, all Jemal’s works share an internal unity that goes far beyond simple stylistic continuity. 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 are not decorative; they requires deep understanding and draws the viewer into emotional subtlety and contemplative depth, always carrying symbolic meaning.

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