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She is not two parts — she is one, but divided. In her face, two paths diverge: one offers a shy smile, the other screams in silence. Every layer, every contour on her body reveals that wholeness — true selfhood — does not come through calm. It comes through pain, through wounds, through clenched fingers and trails of blood.
Her hand grips a figure — perhaps an old soul, a sacrifice, or the part of her most afraid of being lost. Behind her, peaceful colors only intensify the storm within.
“Painful Wholeness” is a wound that refuses to heal until you fully feel yourself — as you are: fractured, torn, and still whole.
Nika Abshilava (b. 1995, Georgia) is a rising voice in contemporary abstract art. Working at the intersection of abstract expressionism and figurative abstraction, his work explores themes of identity, human emotion, and social justice. With a raw, intuitive approach, Abshilava’s paintings emerge from deep subconscious impulses, blending watercolor, acrylic, pastel, and oil into layered, expressive compositions
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