Konstantin Kachkachev
I was born in Tbilisi, Georgia, in 1961.
Now I'm working and living in Holy Land of ISRAEL.
Press Release
Working in a style he terms "spontaneous surrealism",
Konstantin Kachkachev paints a world full of surprise
and intrigue. His universe may be more fantastic than
logical in construction, but it surely inspires and
provokes through moments of straightforward grace and
whimsy. Landscape and figures are constructed with a
fascinating geometry that both represent nature and
quirky invention. Figurative elements are suspended in
the atmosphere, perspective is broken down and then
reconstructed, and bodies seem to turn themselves
inside out. All of this takes place in a convincing,
skillfully rendered space. Kachkachev's skies are sublime
in their golden hue. He exhibits a master's hand for
atmospheric perspective. The paintings display a great
depth of color that creates a mystical backdrop for
Kachkachev's surreal forms. Born in Tbilisi, Georgia
in 1961, he left for St. Petersburg, Russia to study
and then later moved to Israel in 1990. His work has
been shown in the "Palace" in Tbilisi, Georgia,
and in the "House
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