Sunflower in Front of a House, an oil painting by Vakhtang Kakulia

Expecting a bright sunny sunflower, were you? Welcome to Vakhtang Kakulia's art! Perhaps it is growing up in the Eastern Block, but his paintings always have a twist and often a touch of darkness. The sunflower in front of the house is blackened, and the sky is dark, filled perhaps with the smoke of industrial smokestacks. The brightest thing is the door to the house, perhaps indicating the appeal of taking refuge inside.

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