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(1964, Samtredia – 1994, Tbilisi )
Art Historian, Art Critic, Painter, Poet. In 1981 – 1986 he studied at the Tbilisi State Academy of Fine Arts, Faculty of Art History and Theory. His research interests dealt with Modern and Contemporary Art (20th c.). Since 1989 he was member of the editorial board of the journal “ Literatura da khelovneba”. Since 1990 he was the Board Member of Art Critics Association. In 1991 he worked at Fransuaza Fridrichs gallery in Germany. In 1987-1994 he worked at the G. Chubinashvili Institute of History of Georgian Art as a researcher. In 1997 he was awarded G. Chubinashvili State Prize for the contribution to the history of art.
Karlo Kacharava is a significant figure in the 1980 –1990s history of Georgian culture. He was a person of vast erudition and distinguished by the wide range of talents – a writer, poet, critic, painter, graphic artist, art historian, historian, essayist . . . He left an indelible imprint on these fields.
As an art historian he left remarkable works about the 20th c. Avant-guard, history of Georgian Avant-guard and individual artists (V. Sidamon-Eristavi, Iliazdi, P. Blyotkin, G. Bugadze, L. Chogoshvili and other Georgian artists of 1980-1990s). He analysed and sharply critisized current cultural, social and historical processes of 1980-90s in Georgia.
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(1931, Tbilisi – 2006, Tbilisi)
Art Historian, scholar of the modern and contemporary Georgian art. In 1944-1949 she studied at the Tbilisi State University, Faculty of History and in 1952-1954 took post-graduate study course at the Institute of History of Georgian Art. In 1950-1951 she worked at the Monuments Protection Department, in 1956 she started to work at the Institute of History of Georgian Art, where she headed Department of Modern and Contemporary Art (since 1984). She lectured at the Tbilisi Academy of Arts.
M. Karbelashvili is the author of monographs, albums, books dedicated to the Georgian painters. She took part in the international symposia on Georgian art (1977, 1981, 1989).
- Sergo Kobuladze’s Illustrations of “The Knite in the Panther’s Skin”, “Sabchota Khelovneba”, 1961;
- Sergo Kobuladze’s Illustrations of Shakespearian Tragedies, “Kartuli Shekspiriana”, vol. 11, Tbilisi, 1964;
- David Gabashvili’s Creative Works, “Kartuli Khelovneba”, 6 (B), 1964;
- Sergo Kobuladze, Tbilisi, 1970;
- Elene Akhvlediani, Tbilisi, 1980;
- Levan Tsutskiridze, Moscow, 1991;
- Elene Akhvlediani’s Book Illumination, “Mtsignobari”, Tbilisi, 1992;
- Avto Varazi, Collected Works “Avto Varazi – Painting and Drawing”, Tbilisi, 1993;
- Henrich Chrinevski and His Illustrations for the Collected Works of Ilia Chavchavadze, Tbilisi, 1999;
- Oscar Shmerling’s Illustrations for Georgian Folk Tales, Tbilisi, 2000;
- Oscar Shmerling, Scientific Session Dedicated to the Memory of R. Shmerling, Paper Materials, Tbilisi, 2000;
- Study of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Chubinashvili Institute of Georgian Art History, Georgian Art Researches, I, Tbilisi, 2001;
- Creative works of a Painter Anna Shalikashvili, Ars Georgica, 11, Tbilisi, 2001;
- Review of Works of a Painter Loretta Shengelia-Abashidze, “Omega”, N11 (49), 2003;
- Creative works of a Sculptor Avtandil Monaselidze, Georgian Art Researches, III, Tbilisi, 2004
(1938, Tbilisi – 1985, Tbilisi)
Art Historian, Ph.D., researcher of medieval Georgian mural and icon painting, heritage preservation and conservation expert, greatly concerned with the development of the field.
Having graduated from the Tbilisi State University she started to work at the G. Chubinashvili Institute of History of Georgian Art under the supervision of T. Virsaladze (1943-1985).
Medieval Georgian mural painting was the major research field of the scholar. J. Iosebidze made a considerable contribution to the study of the Georgian Christian art and mural painting in particular. Her works are notable for the deep comprehension of theological content, which is read in the artistic form of the work of art.
Jilda Iosebidze had also contributed to development of the heritage preservation and museum activities. In 1978-1985 she collaborated with the Main Board for the Protection of Monuments and State Museum of Fine Arts.
Jilda Iosebidze actively participated in education of Georgian conservation painters. Together with E. Privalova she initiated training of the young Georgian restorers and art historians by the well-known Russian conservation painter Adolf Ovchinnikov, introduced the tradition of making copy-reconstructions based on the scholarly research, intensive use of the results of mural and icon-painting technical investigation in art historical studies, collaboration with chemists, biologists and the experts of different fields.
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(1916, Najikhavo – 2003, Tbilisi )
Art Historian, Archaeologist, Prof. Dr. In 1940 he graduated from the Georgian Polytechnical Institute, Faculty of Architecture. In 1941-1947 he took post graduate training at the G. Chubinashvili Institute of History of Georgian Art and worked at the same Institute as a researcher. In 1948-2003 he was the staff member of the S. Janashia Museum of Georgia, Professor of Georgian Polytechnical Institute and Tbilisi State University (1975 – 2003; in 1975-2001 – Head of the department of Art History and Theory); he was Corresponding Member of the Georgian Academy of Sciences, Laureate of the following Prizes: “Scientific Prize” of the Tbilisi State University (1991), Ivane Javakhishvili Prize (1993), “Prize for the Best Book of the Year” (2002), Honoured Scientist of Georgia.
Together with the other Georgian architectural buildings (fortresses, palaces) P. Zakaraia has studied and published a considerable number of churches (Tsaishi, Tsugrugasheni, Ananuri, Largvisi and many others). Study of the ecclesiastical architecture was given an important place during the work of archaeological expeditions headed by him (excavations of the Urbnisi city-site – 1953-1965; of the Gremi city-site – 1963-1967; of Nokalakevi – 1973-2003). As a result, Urbnisi cathedral, churches of Gremi and Nokalakevi were published. Under the supervision and with the participation of P. Zakaraia, these monuments were measured and restored. P. Zakaraia is the author of such generalized works as three-volume book on the 10th-18th cc. Georgian domed churches and a vast book on the Tao-Klarjeti churches in Russian. He is the co-author of the textbook of the History of Georgian Architecture.
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