The Outstanding Georgian Sculptor George Shkhvatsabaia

WEB : http://www.sculptor.ge
Music underneath Sidney Bechet & Django Reinhardt.
George Shkhvatsabaia was born in 1940 in Tbilisi and was brought uр in аn intelligent family devoid of аnу special artistic traditions, (he himself has given birth to this tradition and now his daughter is continuing it). In 1964 he graduated from the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts under Nikoloz Kandelaki, George Ochiauri and Valentin Topuridze. Since then he has been working intensively and has created а great many artistic images in stone, metal and clay.

G. Shkhvatsabaia's very first works are distinguished for their freer manner of modelling, boldness and artistic finish. It has at once become evident that he is endowed with а special gift for plastic art as а genuine musician is endowed with а perfect ear.
Works: "Rest" (1967), "Sculpture of Mirza Gelovani", "Figure of a young woman" (1976, Medal of the USSR Academy of Arts for the best work), "Memorial of the Missing" (1978, Teleti), "Flower of friendship" (1980, Rukhi), "Commemoration wall" (1981, Garden of the 9th of April, Tbilisi), "Flags" (1989, in the same Garden), Sculpture of Galaktion Tabidze (1989, Kutaisi, Prize of Georgian Council of Ministers), "Veriko Anjaparidze" (1990, Mtatsminda Pantheon), "Peace of torch" 1992, Greece, Olympia), "Mother land" (1997, first capital of Greek Republic Navplion), "Sculpture of Zhiuli Shartava" (1997, Senaki), "Sculpture of Yevgeny Mikeladze" (2000, Z.Paliashvili Opera and Ballet House, Tbilisi), "Elevation" (2004, Square of Heroes, Tbilisi).
George Shkhvatsabaia is a participant of a number of exhibitions in Georgia and abroad. His works are preserved in Georgian Museum of Art, Tretiakov Gallery of Moscow, Museum of Modern Art of Amsterdam, in Greece, Turkey, USA, Italy, Poland, Uzbekistan and in private collections. At present, he works about the sculpture of Lado Asatiani. He is a Public Artist of Georgia. His biography is entered in the Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia. He is awarded with a Badge of Honor (1999). He is an Honorable Citizen of Tbilisi and the State Prize laureate of Georgia.
http://www.sculptor.ge

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Goga
• Shkhvatsabaia
• Sculptor
• Kolkhi

[baramia24]

sagol