At the end of the 50s/beginning of the 60s Vera Pagava (ვერა ფაღავა) created a unique graphic style, which she mostly employed for plein-air landscape paintings and occasionally for the
Solomon Gershov (სოლომონ გერშოვი) was a Jewish artist from the Soviet Union and a representative of nonconformist art. These words themselves imply the inevitable dramatic development of Gershov’s life and
Dimitri Khakhutashvili (დიმიტრი ხახუტაშვილი) produced a work entitled “The Last Stop” – the figure of a lonely person at the end of his life is sitting with his small bag
Shalva Kikodze’s emergence on the Georgian art scene was comparable to a meteoric phenomenon. The duration of his creative activity spans just fourteen years. In 1908, at the age of
Iranian easel painting from the 18th and 19th centuries occupies an important place in the history of both Iranian and global art. Owing to the fact that its initial creation
Jibson Khundadze (1927-2022) was one of the foremost representatives of the second stage of abstract art in Georgia. He studied at the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts in 1945-52. It
In Leila Shelia’s artwork, one can discern distinct elements of separation, irreversibility, and irrationality. These elements emanate primarily from the powerful feminine characteristics that stand in contrast to more traditional
When a viewer goes through Varla’s (ფელიქს ვარლამიშვილი – ვარლა) work he gets the impression of listening to one continuous, sad tune… The themes of hunting, harvesting, hiking and
Archeological excavations in Armaziskhevi unearthed numerous artifacts of significant importance characterized by high aesthetic and technical quality that shed light on the art of silversmiths in pre-Christian Kartli (a Kingdom
Liturgical vessels and implements, such as chalices, liturgical fans – rhipidia, censers, are inseparable parts of the church Services. These precious metal objects decorated with religious imagery were produced in
Secular portraiture in Medieval Georgia developed in close connection with religious art. The creation of “portraits” was connected with the ongoing socio-political processes in the country, particularly with the strengthening
In the 1940s, archaeologists discovered the necropolis of the Pitiakhshs, rulers of Iberia (eastern Georgia) in Armazi, which was part of the ancient Georgian capital, Mtskheta. The graves of the
Recent works of visual art and analytical considerations of them often concentrate on radical changes that point to the future of the art world. The world of art is evolving,
Since the beginning of the 20th century, when fine art declared a battle against physical representations of the material world and the figurative image “vanished” from the art world for
With Pirosmanashvilis’s birth and death dates still remaining uncertain, his final resting place having been lost, and his biographies being largely based on enigmatic/equivocal memories, legends and assumptions, it now
During the Soviet era (especially from the mid-1930s), a heavy iron curtain descended on Georgia’s borders, isolating the country from the rest of the world. In the sister republics, including
The Knight in the Panther’s Skin — Artist’s Book, featuring artworks by fifteen contemporary Georgian artists, was published back in 2015 and presented at the National Gallery in concurrence with
Georgian Modernism of the 1910s and 1920s is an exceptionally interesting and significant phase of Georgian culture, equivalent to the Western avant-garde of the 20th century. This period, which saw
Georgian Modernism of the 1910s and 1920s is an exceptionally interesting and significant phase of Georgian culture, equivalent to the Western avant-garde of the 20th century. This period, which saw
Guram (Hita) Kutateladze (გურამ (ხიტა) ქუტათელაძე) died in 1979 due to an unexpected and rapidly deteriorating illness. This was the tipping point when, struck by his untimely death, the artistic
