_{“When I paint, I try to capture the pure essence of human emotion, rather than a physical likeness. This requires that I listen to feelings – feelings of joy, pain, of love or what have you. I constantly process emotions, transforming these into abstract concepts that reveal themselves on canvas. I hope my art invites viewers to see not only the obvious symbolism that characterizes my work, but a full range of amplified emotion that makes us feel alive and connected.”}

_{Nika Gogiashvili was born in 1992, grew up in Georgia and now resides in Antwerp, Belgium. He expressed an early interest in visual art, and by age 6 had already set up a small studio on the second floor of his family home in the Georgian countryside, where his first paintings were created.}

_{Georgian culture, music and traditions are Gogiashvili’s greatest inspirations, and his artwork is self-described as the visual representation of human emotion. He portrays these emotions in distinct forms, using various materials, colors and figures that evoke self-reflection in the viewer.}

_{Traveling the world, engaging diverse cultures and establishing commonality with ‘the other’ is the main inspiration for Gogiashvili’s works.}

_{“In art, we see our own reflection and emotions.”}