Meaning of Life

Sergo Tbileli's artwork "Meaning of Life" is a grand two piece composition that touches upon a lot of spiritual topics, its heavy composition embellished with symbolism. Starting from the shape of the artwork which is remising of the star of the David. The dark and powerful color combination that brings the heavy feeling that suffices the topic with the deep reds, tarnished yellow-browns and the dominating purple at the end of the painting make the viewer go thru alot of different emotions. All of that without even talkling about the figures and details of the painting.

The first part of this painting is dominated by red and tarnished yellows that are used as a base for its background . Whilst in contrast, Christ like figure is in its centre nailed upon heavy wooden cross looking down on sinful world and people who look up to him. The figures of people and animals all looking up or looking away from sorrowful view bring more depth to this painting which makes it more intriguing than ever before.

Sergo's painting, "The Meaning of Life" depicts a bleak scene in which humanity has been condemned to eternal suffering. The blood red sun is shining down on the scene, with a gray white dove bringing a miniscule amount of hope to the composition. There is no doubt that this part of the artwork is inspired by Judo-Christianity and the story of Christ.The background brings to the viewer a image of the Jerusalem streets with the smoke rising up as the world has frozen in that one moment. This painting clearly shows that humanity has done wrong by God and they will suffer for it. In a way Sergo wants us the viewers to place our selves in the place of the Christ like figure.Viewing the scene as a fleeting moment that is forever imprinted on the psyc of humanity, the red color seems to emphasasis the sin,sorrow and regret and the shame that we as the viewer should feel. And the figures on the right looking away from the cross establish that relationship between the world and the figure on the cross, for part of the world is afraid to look at the shameful act that was done at that moment.It should be noted that even animals on the right side of this section are strictly looking away as of they are to too blame for the shameful act,

The lower half of the painting is heavy with the details that intertwine and bring chaos to the painting. The lower part is dominated by a dark horseman , almost skeletal and wrathful. Some might see him as one of plethora of Judo-Christian angels such as archangel micheal-gabriel ,fallen angels such as lucifer or see one of four horseman of apocalypse imposing their power onto underworld

In the lower half of the painting, we see a certain kind of order. But it's not the kind that can be easily defined. It's not a static pattern—it's an ever-changing, morphing pattern that seems to pull you in deeper and deeper the longer you look at it.The famous saying by Nietzsche comes to mind: "If you stare into the abyss, the abyss stares back at you." This is what happens when you look at The Horsman for too long—you start to feel like you're being pulled towards some unknown thing, as if there's something lurking in those waves or clouds or trees or veins or whatever it is that looks like all of those things at once.

We see two figures in this section: a man and woman. They are partially lost in abstract waves and winds represented by geometric figures and waves, which morph into tree branches, ethereal strands of air and plants. The figures are opposed and placed on the opposite sides as if there is a big rift between them whilst the feet are pointing into the same direction to the direction of the original sin which is covered by the ethereal smoke.

The painting is a perfect example of how art can be used to tell stories and express emotions. The artist brings these feelings through the use of symbolism, color and composition.

The painting starts with a the red sun on tarnished yellow background giving it a sense of gloom contrasted with the white dove in this case it represents hope for the future. The sky is dark and gloomy, but there are blue lines that appear out of thin air bringing bit of optimism to the scene . This symbolizes how there is always hope in the darkest of times. The figure of Gisele looking up into the sky gives us an idea that she is waiting for something or someone to come down from above to save The Christ-like figure who is already leaning against the wooden cross looking down on Gisele. We as the viewer can make a parallel between this two figures for they both in a way represent the "Lamb of the God". Bringing a element of redemption to the artwork with the figure of the white dove which traditionally represents "the Holy Spirit" which means it symbolizes peace and forgiveness; in this case it also represents hope .Sending a message to the viewer that even though the world is full of darkness there still is a bit of hope for the future redemption . The painting of the dove is a guide showing us where to look. The shape of the painting itself emphasizes the figure of the dove by reshaping the six-pointed star in a rather untraditional way by elongating the upper half. It encourages us to look up and strive toward the sky, and it represents hope. Urging us to leave our sins behind and levitate to our virtues such as piety and goodness within us.