Georgia 2018 student art exhibition: 9-19 November 2018

The Tbilisi History Museum, as part of the Georgian National Museum, is holding an exhibition called Georgia 2018. It is an exhibition of the works of the students from the Visual Arts, Architecture and Design School in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Curated by Salome Jokhadze, exhibiting their works are Anna Jibladze, Anastasia Akhvlediani, Giorgi Geladze, Knika Grzdelishvili, Mari Kalabegashvilii, Salome Chigilashvili, Salome Jokhadze, and Shotiko Aptsiauri.

The curator states that the environment we live in changes our perception of life. Georgia 2018 is an exhibition presented within the Artisterium 11/2018 exhibition. Georgia 2018 has a universal theme of the city – its traditions and its vibes.

Anna Akvlediani uses the traditonal Georgian Qvevri form and fills it with famous pop cultural symbols.

Anastasia Akhvlediani - Qvevri x Collapse, 2018

In her digital print, Anna Jibladze shows her vision of the Tbilisi TV mast.

Anna Jibladze - A Mast, 2018

Anna Jibladze - The Mother of Georgia, 2018

Giorgi Geladze’s double-sided abstract work is made on tarpaulin.

Giorgi Geladze - Masturbation, 2018

Knika Grzdelishvili’s photo shows the viewers daily situations from a different point of view.

Knika Grdzelishvili - In a concrete jungle ..., 2018

Mari Kalabegashvili creates her work with familiar materials and gives them a new meaning.

Mari Kalabegashvili - Untitled, 2018

Salome Chigilashvili uses posters and written announcements found in the streets, and puts them next to monotone radio announcements to create a sound art.

Salome Chigilashvili - Untitled, 2018

Salome Jokhadze’s digital canvas shows Tbilisi’s traditional feast, the supra, in all its length and antiquity with black humour.

Salome Jokhadze - Supra, 2018

Shotiko Aptsiauri’s painting is from the series ‘Humans, Objects, Places’ in which he describes the urban environment.

Shotiko Aptsiauri - Humans, Objects, Places, 2018

MARTINA NICOLLSis an international aid and development consultant, and the authorof:- Similar But Different in the Animal Kingdom(2017), The Shortness of Life: A Mongolian Lament (2015), Liberia’s Deadest Ends (2012), Bardot’s Comet (2011), Kashmir on a Knife-Edge (2010) and The Sudan Curse (2009).

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