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Lado Gudiashvili

ラド・グディアシュヴィリ

Lado Gudiashvili

Aliases: Vladimir Davidovich Gudiashvili

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1896-03-30 (Tiflis, Russian Empire)
Died
1980-07-20 (Tbilisi, Soviet Union) age 84
Nationality
Georgian
Languages
Georgian, Russian, French
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Tbilisi → Paris

Career

Occupations
painter, monumentalist, book illustrator, set and theater decorator
Active Years
1910-1980
Influenced By
Niko Pirosmani, Ignacio Zuloaga, Amedeo Modigliani, Natalia Goncharova, Mikhail Larionov

Education

Tbilisi school of sculpture and fine art
sculpture and fine art
Period: 1910-1914
Year of Graduation: 1914
Country: Russian Empire
Tbilisi State Academy of Arts
Country: Georgia
Taught since 1926
Ronson's private academy
Period: 1919-1926
Year of Graduation: 1926
Country: France

Awards

People's Artist of the USSR
1972
Organization: Government of the USSR
Result: 受賞
Hero of Socialist Labour
1976
Organization: Government of the USSR
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Live Fish

1920 painting

Early work filled with the charm of Georgian life, combining dramatic grotesque with poetic mystery.

Georgian lifegrotesquepoetic mystery

The Walk of Seraphita

1940 painting

Mythological allegory centered on a graciously beautiful woman as the mysterious 'Goddess of the Earth.'

mythological allegorieswomenGoddess of the Earth

Bibliography

  • The Sacrament of Beauty: The Book of Memoirs (Tainstvo krasoty: Kniga vospominaniy)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Monumentalismdramatic grotesquepoetic mysteryCaucasian and Persian art traditions
Recurring Motifs
world as a theateroperas and balletsgraciously beautiful womendeath of culture

Legacy

Georgian painter known for blending Parisian experiences with traditional Georgian art. Created antifascist ink drawings and was highly regarded despite Soviet-era persecution.

Museums

  • Lado Gudiashvili Exhibition Hall Tbilisi

Archives

  • Art Museum of Georgia