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Curator: This painting is one of several untitled pieces by Gogi Khutsishvili we have on display. The artist uses oil and acrylic paints. Editor: Right, it throws me off-balance a little, which is a good thing, I think! It feels like I’m looking at a world just slightly out of sync with our own. Are those figures? Or just suggestions of figures? Curator: Well, that tension is what makes it interesting, don’t you think? It toys with figuration and abstraction, never fully committing to either. Editor: It does! And there’s this raw energy—almost like a child's drawing but filtered through… well, maybe a slightly manic adult. It has the same carefree vibe as a drawing my 5 years old has brought home. I imagine there is an emotional intensity at play here. Curator: I agree. One could also see its aesthetic choices within the context of broader shifts in post-Soviet art. Naive art was, for example, having its revival then. It might have functioned as an alternative to official culture, expressing personal visions. Editor: Interesting thought, that's definitely the sort of raw authenticity this brings up in me, a pure unfiltered perspective of looking at life that you mostly lose after growing up, that can easily be corrupted by societal influence. The forms are so blocky, angular… but the colors are soothing in a strange way. Is that intentional? A calming of that inner storm? Curator: Maybe! We can’t know for sure. But it definitely avoids sentimentalism, despite potentially representing human forms in very ambiguous positions. I also think Khutsishvili is asking us to look beyond the surface. The way the shapes interact creates depth, challenging our perceptions. Editor: True! It almost vibrates. I came in here today burdened with way too much "surface", all the noise in my inbox, so maybe I needed a deconstruction of that overload. Curator: Absolutely! And it certainly makes us wonder: what world is the artist showing us here? Is it broken? Or being built anew? Editor: I still think I want one of those figures explained in details though, I need to get into his or her mind so badly! Overall, this is exciting. Curator: Exciting indeed! Thank you.