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Tamuna Sirbiladze (1971-2016)
Map 4 - Got Too Much LA Sun
signed, titled and dated ‘T. Sirbiladze 2005 September “Got too much L.A Sun...” from series of paintings “frauen problemen” (on the reverse); titled ‘MAP 4’ (on the stretcher)

acrylic and oil on canvas
7834 x 74in. (200 x 188cm.)
Painted in 2005
Provenance
Jonathan Viner Gallery, London.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2008.
Exhibited
London, Saatchi Gallery, Gaiety Is The Most Outstanding Feature Of The Soviet Union, 2012-2013 (illustrated in colour, p. 200).
London, Saatchi Gallery, Known Unknowns, 2018 (illustrated in colour, p. 76).
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Born in Tbilisi, Georgia and based in Vienna until her untimely death in 2016, Tamuna Sirbiladze is celebrated for her vast, expressionistic canvases that fluctuate between figuration and abstraction. Capturing her fascination with representations of the female form, her Maps series depicts anonymous women engaged in various carnal and sexual exploits, rendered with visceral, sensual brushwork. As a child in the Soviet Union, with no access to museums, Sirbiladze found inspiration in reproductions of works by Rembrandt, Goya and the Impressionists. Later, she was deeply influenced by the subversive spirit of the Viennese Actionists, including Otto Mühl and Hermann Nitsch. Throughout her career, Sirbiladze also explored drawing, collage and video art, as well as collaborating with other artists including her husband Franz West. Her work has been exhibited throughout Europe and America, notably featuring in the Rubell Family Collection’s 2016 touring show No Man’s Land in Miami and at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington D. C.
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