Georgian Artist Rusiko Chikvaidze’s New Artworks

With her paintings kept in museums and many private collections all over the world in US, Canada, China, Russia, Japan, Netherlands, Austria, UK, United Arab Emirates, and others, Georgian Artist Rusiko Chikvaidze, also a laureate of UINESCO golden and bronze medals for her contribution to culture, is no stranger to the spotlight. Yet she has chosen her homeland in which to introduce her new collection of art works, inspired by her travels to Vienna and Venice, at Christmas and New Year.

“Art makes the world more interesting and loyal,” she says. “I love the creative process of painting: it’s immensely pleasurable for me to make a new world on a white canvas.”

She prefers to be alone when working, although generally she loves spending time with her friends and meeting interesting people.

“I don’t paint aggression. There’s a lot of it in the world already. Even the problems I see I try to transform positively in my works. Every individual has freedom of expression, particularly an artist. I’m trying to paint what brings joy and pleasure to me- things that I love,” the artist says, going on to explain that her paintings are often about philosophy, life, human relations, and ecology, to which she even dedicated a special series of art works called ‘Civilization - More ecology.’ In it the message that while the world has still to develop, more attention must be paid to ecological issues.

The new winter series was inspired by spending Christmas and New Year in Paris and Vienna. It appears both autumn and winter offer a certain coziness for Chikvaidze: sitting in a café and drinking a hot cinnamon cacao, chocolate or coffee brings different sensations and feelings. “It’s a time for getting more into your inner-self and enjoying more in-depth thinking and working,” the artist says.

“My family and friends always encourage and support me, and I hope that all the positive energy I put in my works returns to them. If my works help others to get positive vibes and emotions, if they interact and engage with the world I create in my paintings, if they feel more joyful and happy, I think my mission as an artist is accomplished and it makes me even happier,” she says.

See Rusiko’s artworks at: rusiko-chikvaidze.com. She owns the Art Academy Gallery in Tbilisi and her works can be seen in the Ambassador Hotel Tbilisi and Radisson BLU Batumi.

Nino Gugunishvili