The short film Studio Visit with Tsuki Garbian is available to watch at the top of the page.
When you first glance at a Tsuki Garbian painting, the chaos may seem unsettling – a beautiful portrait disrupted, integrity torn away, leaving you face to face with a rebellious freedom of consciousness. It is within this unique dialectic between destruction and creation that the genius of Garbian is found. This innovative artist embodies the true spirit of a painter, dedicating every inch of his body to the Sisyphean task of creating compelling oil paintings.
Garbian paintings are powerful, physical manifestations of a desire to break the silence and disrupt the status quo. Every stroke of his brush is an act of rebellion. After completing a traditional portrait, he embarks on a journey of disruption. He dabbles in the painting, attempting to shatter its integrity, turning tranquillity into turmoil, and yet, paradoxically, offering a sense of serenity through the process of destruction.
His anarchic action on canvas breathes new life into the artwork, opening up an endless spectrum of philosophical interpretations. Each disrupted portrait is not just a painting; it’s a dialogue, a silent conversation between the artist and the observer. Garbian’s creations invite us to explore the intricacies of our own consciousness, question our own understanding, and challenge our own assumptions.
In the accompanying video feature, Garbian walks us through his unconventional work processes in the studio. His passion, evident in every gesture, paints a vivid picture of an artist in love with his craft. We watch as Garbian approaches a newly completed portrait, not with a sense of finality but with anticipation of the disruption to come.
Garbian’s artistry is an enthralling paradox – it’s in the act of destroying that he creates, in breaking patterns, that he constructs new realities. Every piece is a testament to his belief that art should not just be seen but also felt and questioned.
The featured video Studio Visit with Tsuki Garbian is part of the web series Yotsrim by Shachaf Dekel. Yotsrim includes five seasons and 73 episodes. The series won the Best Documentary award at the NYC Web Fest in 2019.
