Givi Kandareli
Givi Kandareli | |
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Born | (1933-02-21)February 21, 1933 Sagarejo, Georgia |
Died | June 7, 2006(2006-06-07) (aged 73) |
Nationality | Georgian |
Known for | Artist |
Givi Kandareli (Georgian: გივი ყანდარელი) (February 21, 1933 – June 7, 2006) was a famous Georgian painter, one of the premier tapestry and watercolor artists and creator of Georgian school of Gobelin Tapestry.
Life and work
Givi Kandareli was born in Sagarejo, Georgia in 1933. He graduated from the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts in 1956 with the degree of ceramics artist, although he completed his master's degree in class of Professor Niko Gomelauri in 1960. Since 1960, he became a teacher of Ceramic Arts in the Academy of Fine Arts in Tbilisi.
In 1965–1966, he went to Prague where he finished his post-graduate studies at the State School of Fine Arts UMPRUM in the class of Professor Antonin Kibal.
Since 1973, he held a concurrent post as a lecturer of watercolor painting at the Department of Architecture of Georgian State Technical University.
In 1975, he became Elected Secretary of Georgian Artist Association of USSR. Same year his work "Weaving Girls" won the annual award of Georgian Artist Association for Best Work.
In 1977, his Four Seasons and Bread won the annual award of Georgian Artist Association for Best Work. That same year, he held solo exhibition in Saarbrücken, Germany.
In 1978, his Weaving Girls won the special award of USSR National Academy of Arts and his work was selected for International Textile Art Triennial Exhibition in Łódź, Poland.
In 1980, he was awarded with title of Honoured Art Worker and held solo exhibition in Tbilisi.
In 1982 his work Dream of Pirosmani was selected for the International Tapestry Bienalle held in Lausanne, Switzerland. Same year he held solo exhibition in Nantes, France.
In 1983, Givi Kandareli was awarded with USSR State Prize For Literature And Arts and held solo exhibitions in Spain.
In 1986 he became Chief of Tapestry Department of Tbilisi Academy of Fine Arts. Next year he acquired the academic title of Professor. 1988 - solo exhibition in Chicago, United States.
In 1990, he was appointed lecturer of Gobelin at the Academy of Arts and Design of Tsinghua University in Beijing, China.
In 1994, Kandareli had a solo exhibition in Palermo, Italy.
Since 1995, he was appointed Professor of the Studio of Dyeing and Weaving Arts and Folk Arts of the National University of Arts and Culture in Tbilisi.
In 1998, he was Elected member of Georgian Academy of Sciences.
In 1999, Kandareli had a solo exhibition in Tbilisi.
In 2000, he became appointed lecturer and invited Professor at the Academy of Arts and Crafts of Shandong Province in China. His works were selected for International Fiberart Bienalle Exhibition (IFBE) From Lausanne to Beijing.
In 2002, he became appointed lecturer and invited Professor at the Heilongjiang University in China, same year his works were selected for IFBE.
In 2003, was held his last lifetime solo exhibition in Tbilisi.
In 2004, his works once more were selected for IFBE.
Art
Literature
- Татьяна Стриженова. Мастера советского искусства. Гиви Кандарели. Гобелен. Изд. "Советский художник". Москва, 1981.
- Zhan Chen. Givi Kandareli. Art collection. "Artron". Beijing, 2004.
External links
- Textiles In Georgia
- China FiberArt
- International Textile Art Triennial Exhibition, Lodz, Poland[permanent dead link]
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- Adoration of the Magi
- Apocalypse Tapestry
- Amnesty-Sís-Pinton Tapestries
- Armada tapestries
- Bayeux Tapestry
- Hunts of Maximilian
- Christ in Glory in the Tetramorph
- Cloth of St Gereon
- The Death of Polydorus
- Devonshire Hunting Tapestries
- Game of Thrones Tapestry
- Great Tapestry of Scotland
- Great Tapestry of Scotland: People's Panel
- Grödinge tapestry
- Gunthertuch
- Hestia Tapestry
- The History of Constantine
- Holy Grail tapestries
- Hunt of the Unicorn
- Hunting of Birds with a Hawk and a Bow
- Jagiellonian tapestries
- The Justice of Trajan and Herkinbald
- Lady and the Unicorn
- New World Tapestry
- Oseberg tapestry fragments
- Överhogdal tapestries
- Pastoral Amusements
- Pastrana Tapestries
- Raphael Cartoons
- Ros Tapestry Project
- Ryijy
- Sampul tapestry
- Scottish Diaspora Tapestry
- Scottish royal tapestry collection
- Sheldon tapestries
- Skog tapestry
- Story of Abraham
- The Triumph of Fame
- Valois Tapestries
- Walsall Silver Thread Tapestries
- The World Trade Center Tapestry
- Kalaga
- Kesi
- Millefleur
and designers
- Pieter Coecke van Aelst
- François Boucher
- Marc Chagall
- Francis Cleyn
- John Coburn
- Michiel Coxie
- Éva Farkas
- Petronėlė Gerlikienė
- Francisco Goya
- Blind Man's Bluff
- The Parasol
- list of tapestry cartoons
- Muriel Nezhnie Helfman
- Else Marie Jakobsen
- Jacob Jordaens
- Hans Knieper
- Nancy Kozikowski
- Jean Lurçat
- Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer
- Bernard van Orley
- François Quesnel
- Raffaello Sanzio (Raphael)