Besik Arbolishvili

Besik was born on February 17, 1955, in Georgia—a country with a soul as ancient as its landscapes. His father, Mikhail Arbolishvili, was a painter, and his mother was a piano teacher. Growing up surrounded by creativity, he naturally found harmony in the arts. Georgia, with its rich history and enduring cultural depth, has always been an inspiration. It’s a land where ancient echoes live on, even in the discovery of a 1.7-million-year-old hominid skull in its eastern valleys. He doesn’t plan his paintings in the traditional sense. His process is intuitive—driven not by sketches or blueprints, but by the life he’s lived. The images arrive unannounced, flowing through him like a current. When he creates, he often forgets the act of painting itself. It’s as though he becomes a channel; the work doesn’t belong solely to him—it belongs to everyone.