Exhibition Harmony of Shells by Archpriest Dimitri Sukhitashvili
By Mariam Chanishvili
Friday, January 24
The fourth solo exhibition of Archpriest Dimitri Sukhitashvili "Harmony of Shells” features up to 60 compositions made from shells on Bible themes and motifs.
The opening ceremony took place on January 22 and the works will be presented until February 4.
Archpriest Dimitri Sukhitashvili started making the pieces of art when he saw numerous shells cast ashore by the sea following a storm and decided to create artworks with them. Archpriest Dimitri uses shells to make icons and flowers and has over 150 works in his collection.
Archbishop has been working on the mosaic of shells for 12 years. The shells are unprocessed and the artist does not use colours. However, his paintings are nevertheless different from each other.
Archpriest uses seashells to create decorative images as well as icons. His images and iconography are simple as the shells don't offer too much detail.
Shellcraft is the craft of making decorative objects, or of decorating surfaces, using seashells. Shells are also used as part of the paintings. The only material used by Archpriest is shells found on the beaches.
As Archpriest Dimitri Sukhitashvili noted, at the beginning of the process he does not have an image of the final piece of art. However, throughout the process, the image is created.
The event is supported and organized by Georgian National Museum.
The Georgian National Museum unifies several leading museums in Georgia. It was established within the framework of structural, institutional, and legal reforms aimed at modernizing the management of the institutions united within this network, and at coordinating research and educational activities.
