Gela Mikava / Paintings
Selected work
Nine paintings · 2026
COMPLETE ARCHIVENine paintings from three connected bodies of work. Covering, transfer and removal alter the image and the inherited surface.
Material & process ↗Artificial Flowers
Painted flowers, torn paper and areas of colour interrupt inherited domestic surfaces.
Artificial Flowers III
↗2026 · 160 × 140 cm
Artificial Flowers II
↗2026 · 160 × 140 cm
Artificial Flowers I
↗2026 · 160 × 140 cm
What Remains of Gesture
Drawings made by children, including the artist’s son, are transferred, covered and altered.
Holding the Gesture
↗2026 · 200 × 160 cm
Gesture Under Registration
↗2026 · 120 × 100 cm
The Surface Remembers
↗2026 · 140 × 240 cm
Partial Record
Stapled sheets are removed, leaving fragments held at their fixing points.
Do Not Remove
↗2026 · 25.3 × 29.3 cm
Still Visible
↗2026 · 23.5 × 28.7 cm
Partial Record
↗2026 · 24.8 × 29.8 cm
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