{"id":2060,"date":"2025-08-06T10:39:23","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T06:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilc-georgia.org\/?p=2060"},"modified":"2025-08-06T10:39:23","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T06:39:23","slug":"the-dimitri-shevardnadze-georgian-national-gallery-in-collaboration-with-the-art-gallery-vanda-will-host-the-first-solo-exhibition-of-paata-merabishvili","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ilc-georgia.org\/en\/the-dimitri-shevardnadze-georgian-national-gallery-in-collaboration-with-the-art-gallery-vanda-will-host-the-first-solo-exhibition-of-paata-merabishvili\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dimitri Shevardnadze Georgian National Gallery, in collaboration with the Art Gallery Vanda, will host the first solo exhibition of Paata Merabishvili"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Dimitri Shevardnadze Georgian National Gallery, in collaboration with the Art Gallery Vanda, will host the first solo exhibition of Paata Merabishvili. The exhibition will open on August 7 at 19:00 and will run until September 7. The curator of the exhibition is Vanda Mujiri.
\nThe exhibition will showcase works created by the artist in various media, including sculpture, painting, and graphics, over recent years.
\nPaata Merabishvili, a painter, sculptor, and designer, is part of the generation of Georgian artists who began their creative careers in the 1990s. Born in Tbilisi in 1964, Merabishvili graduated from the Iakob Nikoladze Art School and went on to study at the Sculpture Faculty of the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts under the mentorship of Gogi Ochiauri.
\nAfter completing his studies, Merabishvili continued his artistic journey outside of Georgia. He actively participated in international exhibitions and symposiums, gaining recognition and popularity. His works are now held in both state and private collections around the world.
\nIn 2023, Merabishvili returned to Georgia and presented his work to the Georgian public with a retrospective exhibition titled De-Formation, held at the Art Gallery Vanda. The exhibition featured a selection of his sculptures, paintings, and graphic works.
\nMerabishvili\u2019s art uniquely blends national traditions with modernist plastic art. Drawing on his deep knowledge of global artistic culture, materials, and techniques, he has developed his own diverse artistic world. As a strong proponent of tradition, he masterfully integrates various artistic styles, which shapes his distinctive artistic language.
\nAlthough Merabishvili\u2019s works tend to be abstract, his sculptures often remain within the realm of figurative art. His art is marked by bold formal experiments and a constant search for plastic expressiveness.
\nColor plays a crucial role in Merabishvili\u2019s work, and he uses it boldly and decisively. The vivid, monochromatic colors of his volumes invite the viewer to appreciate their plasticity, dynamics, expressiveness, and rhythm.
\nAlthough Merabishvili considers himself primarily a sculptor, he also dedicates significant time to painting, graphic arts, and collage. His highly emotional, dynamic paintings and collages seamlessly extend into his sculptures.
\nFor Merabishvili, being a sculptor means \u201cthe inner state of perceiving everything in space, where even thought has volume and color.\u201d Transforming these sensations into form – both in the plane and in space – is an essential expression of his artistic vision.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Dimitri Shevardnadze Georgian National Gallery, in collaboration with the Art Gallery Vanda, will host…","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2058,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ilc-georgia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2060"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ilc-georgia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ilc-georgia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilc-georgia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilc-georgia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2060"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ilc-georgia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2060\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2061,"href":"https:\/\/ilc-georgia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2060\/revisions\/2061"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilc-georgia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2058"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ilc-georgia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilc-georgia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2060"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilc-georgia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}