Artist: Mariana Chkonia
Exhibition title: The Night of the Wolf-Headed King
Venue: E.A. Shared Space, Tbilisi, Georgia
Date: November 20, 2022 – January 14, 2023
Photography: all images copyright and courtesy of the artist and E.A. Shared Space, Tbilisi
Based on a poem of the same title by Gogita Chkonia (1950-2009, an experimental film-maker, artist and poet) the exhibition gathers Chkonia’s recent body of work created specifically for the occasion.
Based on traditional Georgian and South Caucasian felt techniques, such as dry and wet felting and using natural colors, Chkonia’s work repurposes these ancient traditions, close to being extinct within Georgia and develops her new artistic language. Stemming from her architectural back- ground, Chkonia’s work is spacious, assembling abstract geometrical forms into architectonical arrangements and adding sculptural elements to the two-dimensional textile work.
Mariana Chkonia (1969) is an artist living and working between Tbilisi and Nukriani, Kakheti Region, Georgia.
Mariana Chkonia, Dreamcast , 2022, Wool, Dry and Wet Felting Method, 204 x 295 cm, installation View, E.A. Shared Space, Tbilisi
Mariana Chkonia, Dreamcast , 2022, Wool, Dry and Wet Felting Method, 204 x 295 cm, installation View, E.A. Shared Space, Tbilisi
Mariana Chkonia, Dreamcast , 2022, Wool, Dry and Wet Felting Method, 204 x 295 cm
Mariana Chkonia, Dreamcast , 2022, Wool, Dry and Wet Felting Method, 204 x 295 cm
Mariana Chkonia, Dreamcast , 2022, Wool, Dry and Wet Felting Method, 204 x 295 cm
Mariana Chkonia, Stone Flower, 2022, Wool, Dry and Wet Felting Method 197 x 176 cm, installation View, E.A. Shared Space, Tbilisi
Mariana Chkonia, Stone Flower, 2022, Wool, Dry and Wet Felting Method 197 x 176 cm, installation View, E.A. Shared Space, Tbilisi
Mariana Chkonia, Stone Flower, 2022, Wool, Dry and Wet Felting Method 197 x 176 cm
Mariana Chkonia, Stone Flower, 2022, Wool, Dry and Wet Felting Method 197 x 176 cm
Mariana Chkonia, Stone Flower, 2022, Wool, Dry and Wet Felting Method 197 x 176 cm
Mariana Chkonia, The Night of the Wolf-Headed King, installation View, E.A. Shared Space, Tbilisi
Mariana Chkonia, Untitled, Wool, Dry and Wet Felting Method, 250 x 295 cm, installation View, E.A. Shared Space, Tbilisi
Mariana Chkonia, Untitled, Wool, Dry and Wet Felting Method, 250 x 295 cm, installation View, E.A. Shared Space, Tbilisi
Mariana Chkonia, Untitled, Wool, Dry and Wet Felting Method, 250 x 295 cm
Mariana Chkonia, Untitled, Wool, Dry and Wet Felting Method, 250 x 295 cm
Mariana Chkonia, Untitled, Wool, Dry and Wet Felting Method, 250 x 295 cm
Mariana Chkonia, The Night of the Wolf-Headed King, installation View, E.A. Shared Space, Tbilisi
Mariana Chkonia, Sandstone, 2022, Wool, Dry and Wet Felting Method, 182 x 210 cm, installation View, E.A. Shared Space, Tbilisi
Mariana Chkonia, Sandstone, 2022, Wool, Dry and Wet Felting Method, 182 x 210 cm, installation View, E.A. Shared Space, Tbilisi
Mariana Chkonia, Bufoon, 2022, Wool, Dry and Wet Felting Method, 182 x 210 cm, installation View, E.A. Shared Space, Tbilisi
Mariana Chkonia, The Wolf-Headed King, 2022 Wool, Dry and Wet Felting Method, 183 x 227 cm, installation View, E.A. Shared Space, Tbilisi
Mariana Chkonia, The Wolf-Headed King, 2022 Wool, Dry and Wet Felting Method, 183 x 227 cm
Mariana Chkonia, The Wolf-Headed King, 2022 Wool, Dry and Wet Felting Method, 183 x 227 cm
Mariana Chkonia, The Wolf-Headed King, 2022 Wool, Dry and Wet Felting Method, 183 x 227 cm
Mariana Chkonia, Nabadi, 2022 Wool, Dry and Wet Felting Method, 164.5 x 230 cm, installation View, E.A. Shared Space, Tbilisi
Mariana Chkonia, Nabadi, 2022 Wool, Dry and Wet Felting Method, 164.5 x 230 cm
Mariana Chkonia, The Night of the Wolf-Headed King, 2022 Wool, Dry and Wet Felting Method, 220 x 315 cm
Mariana Chkonia, The Night of the Wolf-Headed King, 2022 Wool, Dry and Wet Felting Method, 220 x 315 cm
Mariana Chkonia, The Night of the Wolf-Headed King, 2022 Wool, Dry and Wet Felting Method, 220 x 315 cm
Mariana Chkonia, Puzzle (Study on Vera Pagava), 2022, Wool, Dry and Wet Felting Method, 187 x 128 cm
