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This striking sculpture by Georgian contemporary artist Gela Mikava reimagines the language of violence through irony and color. Constructed from discarded toy parts and industrial materials, the piece destabilizes the weapon’s original function by coating it in vivid pink and layering it with organic, green silicone textures.

Light and shadow play a crucial role: under direct light the object resembles a playful toy, while in silhouette it returns to the unmistakable presence of a gun. This shifting perception is at the core of Mikava’s practice — a commentary on how violence is normalized, aestheticized, and consumed in mass culture.

Compact yet conceptually powerful, the work sits at the intersection of memory, pop culture, and post-conflict reflection, making it a collectible statement piece for contemporary art collections worldwide.

Materials used:

Toy Gun Transformation, plastic, acrylic,

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#recycled art #shadow play #post-conflict #pink gun #political object #cultural critique #pop violence #toy weapon #concept sculpture #war memory 

Untitled (Toy Gun Transformation) (2023) Mixed-media sculpture
by Gela MIKAVA

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This striking sculpture by Georgian contemporary artist Gela Mikava reimagines the language of violence through irony and color. Constructed from discarded toy parts and industrial materials, the piece destabilizes the weapon’s original function by coating it in vivid pink and layering it with organic, green silicone textures.

Light and shadow play a crucial role: under direct light the object resembles a playful toy, while in silhouette it returns to the unmistakable presence of a gun. This shifting perception is at the core of Mikava’s practice — a commentary on how violence is normalized, aestheticized, and consumed in mass culture.

Compact yet conceptually powerful, the work sits at the intersection of memory, pop culture, and post-conflict reflection, making it a collectible statement piece for contemporary art collections worldwide.

Materials used:

Toy Gun Transformation, plastic, acrylic,

Tags:
#recycled art #shadow play #post-conflict #pink gun #political object #cultural critique #pop violence #toy weapon #concept sculpture #war memory 
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Gela Mikava (b. 1995, Zugdidi, Georgia) Lives and works in TbilisiGela Mikava is a Georgian visual artist whose practice centers on inherited trauma, material memory, and the long afterlife of collapsed... Read more

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