Misha Lagidze Canvas 100cm x 70cm mixed media
 
The painting by Misha Lagidze depicts an abstract, expressionistic image of a human face or skull. The composition is executed in a restrained range of gray, black and white tones, which creates a sense of drama and some gloom.
The facial features seem to be blurred and destroyed, the lines are sharp, fragmentary, with overlapping brushstrokes of varying density. Dark depressions in the area of the eyes and nose give the work an effect of emptiness and internal tension. The contours are unclear, in places dissolving into the background, which enhances the impression of the ephemerality and fragility of the image.
The painting feels the energy of the gesture - the brushstrokes look fast, emotional, sometimes even aggressive, and thin lines and streaks of paint add a sense of anxiety and internal struggle. In general, the work evokes associations with the themes of memory, loss, existential reflections and the fragility of human nature.