Nobody’s Bought Connection From Dealer by Mari Ataneli

Nobody’s Bought Connection From Dealer
Artist: Mari Ataneli

Technique: Serigraphy (Silkscreen Printing)
Size: 70 x 50 cm
Edition: 1 of 10 (assumed standard unless otherwise noted)
Year: 2023

“Nobody’s Bought Connection From Dealer” by Mari Ataneli is a bold and conceptually charged serigraphy that challenges the viewer to question notions of authenticity, value, and human connection in a commodified world. Created using traditional silkscreen techniques, each of the 10 hand-pulled prints preserves the sharp contrast and layered meaning central to Ataneli’s visual language.

Mari Ataneli (b. 1985, Tbilisi) is a multidisciplinary Georgian artist working across photography, painting, and printmaking. Her work often addresses emotional resilience, personal narrative, and sociocultural critique. In “Nobody’s Bought Connection From Dealer”, Ataneli uses irony and visual tension to underscore the intangible nature of real connection—posing a quiet rebellion against transactional culture through ink, form, and message.