Levan Mindiashvili is a Georgian artist currently residing in New York. In his artistic research, existential issues are constantly related to specific locations, the peculiarities of cities, the language of
Georgian metalwork of the Middle Ages is an important phenomenon in the history of art. The ancient local tradition of goldsmith and silversmith has continued throughout the Christian era. Georgian
The custom of erecting crosses in Georgia traces back to the time of Christianization of the Kingdom of Kartli in the 4th century. According to Georgian church tradition St. Nino,
The most recent artwork by Merab Surviladze is blatantly ambiguous, and a reaction to social motifs that were heightened by the Covid-19 pandemic. “MasterCard” is a huge canvas that resembles
Koka Tskhvediani’s (კოკა ცხვედიანი) video work “Birth of an Object ” is based on the documentation of a 1993 Tbilisi exhibition. It was edited in 2012. The first frame is
Tato Akhalkatsishvili was born in 1979 in Tbilisi, Georgia, where he continues to live and work. In 1996 and 2003, he undertook and obtained degrees from the Tbilisi State Academy
The formation and evolution of socialist realist art in Georgia commenced during the 1930s and 1940s. However, its ideological foundations in Russia were seen between 1922 and 1932. Critical realism
The depository for Rusudan Gachechiladze’s (რუსუდან გაჩეჩილაძე) sculptures is located right in the yard of her house, in a small-size shed of the so-called “Italian yard”. Dusted shelves provoke associations
Vakho Bugadze (ვახო ბუღაძე) is an artist who manages to strike a delicate balance between contrasting elements, combining brutal energy and sophisticated sensitivity to create a world free of tension
Guram Tsibakhashvili, also known by his nickname Tsibakha, is one of the most outstanding figures in contemporary Georgian photography. He captured some of Georgia’s most famous public figures and celebrities
Sergei Parajanov (1924 – 1990) is considered as one of the 20th century’s greatest masters of cinema. His free cinematic forms, expressive power and originality of visual compositions still continue
In 1937, Poles living in the Soviet Union became targets of the so-called ‘Polish operation,’ which was launched by the Soviet secret police. Tens of thousands of people of
The artistic cafes of Tbilisi are a significant component of Modernism, a period from the end of the 19th century until the 1920-1930s when similar cabarets, clubs and cafes conquered
Maia Naveriani’s (მაია ნავერიანი) artistic practice is rife with possibilities and the odd plight. Her works, primarily in colored pencil or watercolor on paper, are catalytic—charged with a jolt of
The emergence of landscape painting as a distinct genre within Georgian fine art can be attributed to the period of Georgian painting that dates back to the 1910s and 1920s.
On 23 April, TornikeRobakidze’s solo show was launched in gallery 4710. The name of the exhibition already promises us something about the celestial realm, but while doing so, it also
How does tenderness relate to translucence? What weight can both possess? When are they weightless? These are but some of the questions one is inclined to ask upon encountering the
Despite never having boarded a plane, David Kakabadze “flew over” his native land at an altitude of a “bird in flight,” and captured landscapes that ended up becoming symbolic
Petre Otskheli, one of the most important representatives of Georgian Modernism, was born in 1907 into a wealthy Kutaisi family. At that time, Kutaisi was a city where the theater
Georgi (Gogi) Alexi-Mesxishvili was born in 1941 into the family of renowned architect Lado Aleksi-Mesxishvili. In 1967 he graduated from the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts, and since that time
