Related Research Articles
The Democratic Republic of Georgia was the first modern establishment of a republic of Georgia, which existed from May 1918 to February 1921. Recognized by all major European powers of the time, DRG was created in the wake of the Russian Revolution of 1917, which led to the collapse of the Russian Empire and allowed territories formerly under Russia's rule to assert independence. In contrast to Bolshevik Russia, DRG was governed by a moderate, multi-party political system led by the Georgian Social Democratic Party (Mensheviks).
Nikoláy Aslánovich Pirosmanashvíli or Niko Pirosmani, simply referred to as Nikala, was a Georgian painter who posthumously rose to prominence. Relatively poor for most of his life, he worked a variety of ordinary jobs. His rustic, everyday scenes are celebrated today for their depiction of the Georgia of Pirosmani's lifetime, and he has become one of the country's most beloved artistic figures.
Teet Kask is an Estonian choreographer.
Rustaveli Avenue, formerly known as Golovin Street, is the central avenue in Tbilisi named after the medieval Georgian poet, Shota Rustaveli.
Zurab Konstantinovich Tsereteli is a Georgian-Russian painter, sculptor and architect known for large-scale and at times controversial monuments. Tsereteli has served as the President of the Russian Academy of Arts since 1997.
Robert Sturua is a Georgian theater director, who gained international acclaim for his original interpretation of the works of Brecht, Shakespeare, and Chekhov. He was based at the Shota Rustaveli Dramatic Theater in Tbilisi, and has staged productions throughout the world.
Levan Lagidze (Georgian: ლევან ლაღიძე; is a prominent Georgian painter.
Armenians in Georgia or Georgian Armenians are Armenian people living within the country of Georgia. The Armenian community is mostly concentrated in the capital Tbilisi, Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia and Samtskhe-Javakheti region. 2014 Census of Georgia puts the Armenians in Samtskhe-Javakheti at 50.5% of the population. In Abkhazia, Armenians are the third largest ethnic group in the region after the Georgians and the Abkhazian majority.
Sandro Akhmeteli was a Georgian theater director whose innovative conceptions and skill at mass scenes profoundly influenced the evolution of Soviet and post-Soviet Georgian theater tradition. Commonly regarded as the greatest of all Georgian theater directors, he directed, from 1926 to 1935, the Rustaveli Theater in Tbilisi, Georgia, and transformed it into one of the most successful troupes in the Soviet Union. During Joseph Stalin’s Great Purge, he was arrested on trumped-up charges of espionage and executed.
David Makhateli is a Georgian retired ballet dancer. He was a Principal Dancer of the Royal Ballet in London, England. David Makhateli is a founding director of D&D Art Productions and Grand Audition as well as internationally acclaimed and demanded guest teacher for the Royal Ballet, Dutch National Ballet, Paris Opera, Finnish National Ballet, Swedish Royal Ballet.
Nana Meskhidze, was an artist of Georgia. She participated in many exhibitions.
Yervand "Kochar" Kocharyan, also known as Ervand Kochar was a prominent sculptor and modern artist of the twentieth century and a founder of Painting in Space art movement. The Ervand Kochar Museum is located in Yerevan, Armenia and showcases much of his work.
Gia Bugadze is a Georgian artist. He was the Rector of the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts from 2003 to 2012.
Gayane Khachaturian was a Georgian-Armenian painter and graphic artist.
Roland Shalamberidze, is a contemporary Russian artist of Georgian origin.
Luka Lasareishvili, known professionally as Luca Lazar, is a Georgian artist.
Levan Tsutskiridze was a Georgian monumentalist artist, illustrator, and painter of frescoes in the Sioni Cathedral, Tbilisi.
Alexandre Bandzeladze was a Georgian and Soviet modern artist who was notable as a painter, illustrator, and graphic artist. He was made an Honored Artist of Georgia (1965) and awarded the State Prize of Georgia (1993).
George Gabriel Dekanozishvili (1868–1910) was a Georgian political and public figure, publicist, one of the founders of the Georgian Socialist-Federalist Revolutionary Party.
Temur Javakhishvili, known professionally as Temo Javakhi, is a Georgian artist born in 1951. Javakhi works in various media – video art, installation, painting, action/performance art. Javakhi shows his individual approach of conceptual analysis by playing with Dadaist forms, using postmodernist irony and expression.
References
 |
 | This article about a Georgian artist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |