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Holding the Gesture (2026) Original Mixed-media Painting by Gela MIKAVA

160 x 200 x 3cm (unframed)

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£14,739.76

In this work, a fragment of a child’s drawing appears embedded within a narrow vertical structure that resembles an opening or a column within the surface. What begins as a spontaneous and unregulated gesture becomes partially trapped inside the painting’s architecture. Layers of paint, erosion, and gravity gradually obscure the initial mark, transforming it from an act into a trace. The descending washes of color suggest the slow exhaustion of energy, as if the gesture is dissolving into the surface that now contains it. The painting captures the moment when instinctive expression enters a system and becomes a recorded residue rather than a living movement.

Materials used:

acrylic,ink, paper, oil, textile on cotton canvas

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#modern#extra large#text based#contemporary abstract#social justice#conceptual abstract#dark recess#large abstraction#watercolor effects#oil green
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In this work, a fragment of a child’s drawing appears embedded within a narrow vertical structure that resembles an opening or a column within the surface. What begins as a spontaneous and unregulated gesture becomes partially trapped inside the painting’s architecture. Layers of paint, erosion, and gravity gradually obscure the initial mark, transforming it from an act into a trace. The descending washes of color suggest the slow exhaustion of energy, as if the gesture is dissolving into the surface that now contains it. The painting captures the moment when instinctive expression enters a system and becomes a recorded residue rather than a living movement.

Materials used:

acrylic,ink, paper, oil, textile on cotton canvas

Details:

Tags:

#modern#extra large#text based#contemporary abstract#social justice#conceptual abstract#dark recess#large abstraction#watercolor effects#oil green
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Born on November 16, 1995, in Tbilisi, Georgia, Gela Mikava is an artist with a unique multidisciplinary approach, blending architectural precision with artistic innovation. With a foundation rooted in both... Read more

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