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\u10d2\u10d8\u10d5\u10d8 \u10d5\u10d0\u10e8\u10d0\u10d9\u10d8\u10eb\u10d4 (1937-2017)<\/strong> was born on August 7th, 1937, in Tbilisi. He received his initial education in art at the Tbilisi Pupils\u2019 Palace, where he studied painting under Grigol Meskhi and Shalva Kapanadze from 1951 to 1954. At first, he studied still life painting, and later came up with his first creative work \u201cThe Wounded Rider (Horseman) in Svaneti\u201d.<\/p>\n

Vashakidze continued studying at the Tbilisi State Academy of\u00a0 Art, where he was taught painting by Khita Kutateladze and Robert Sturua (father of the famous director).\u00a0 Sergo Kobuladze, a renowned artist, taught him graphics.<\/p>\n

Certain changes happening in the Georgian and general Soviet Union\u2019s creative art space at the end of the 1950-s saw young painters negate the so called \u201cSocialist Realism\u201d and start to thoroughly study the Western European art of the late 19th century and early 20th century. Later, many of them opted for the impressionist and postimpressionist manner of painting.<\/p>\n

Naturally, proponents of the \u201cofficial\u201d art opposed such styles and, on the instructions of the communist party elite and the state security committee (KGB), young painters were often summoned and interrogated in party and law enforcement structures. However, the creative youth did not give up, and stuck to the innovative road they had chosen in art.<\/p>\n

Givi Vashakidze was one of these young artists. He gave a lot of significance to surrealist compositions in his work. Besides the surrealist style, his work also includes symbolic, metaphorical, imaginative compositions that represent the philosophical perception of the world. \u00a0We can firmly say that Givi Vashakidze headed the following of surrealistic, symbolic, imaginary art in Georgian painting during the late 20th century.<\/p>\n

It goes without saying that because of this, the Soviet officials did not allow the painter to hold exhibitions, and only in 1977, on the initiative of renowned Georgian dissident, director of the Rustaveli State Theater at the time and writer, Akaki Bakradze, the first personal exhibition of Givi Vashakidze was held in the foyer of the Theater. Later, his recognition grew and his exhibitions were held elsewhere:<\/p>\n