Tbilisi, Georgia: The National Gallery of Georgia will host the exhibition “Alexandre Bandzeladze and Abstract Art” on February 19, 2025, Wednesday. Visitors will be able to see the exhibition until April 6.
The National Gallery of Georgia shared the details of this upcoming exhibition- “Alexandre Bandzeladze and Abstract Art” on its official Facebook page on February 17, 2025, Monday.
According to the details provided by the Georgian National Gallery, it is to be noted that along with the works of Alexander Bandzeladze, the exhibition will feature the works of other four Georgian artists. They are:
- Gela Zautashvili,
- Ilia ZautashvilI,
- Gia Dagveradze
- Luka Lasareishvili
It should be noted that a total of 26 works will be displayed which were selected from the foundations of the Georgian Art Museum and National Gallery.
Alexandre Bandzeladze (1927-1992)
Bandzeladze was born in 1927 in a small Siberian village. His family returned to Georgia and settled in Zestaponi after his father’s exile for revolutionary activities.
The name of the famous Georgian painter, Alexander (Shura) Bandzeladze is closely related to the development of Georgian abstract expressionism. It is noteworthy that he was the only one who made an important contribution to the development of abstract painting, after David Kakabadze.
It should be noted that the exhibition shows the development of Georgian abstractionism since the 1970s when young artists – Gia Dagveradze, Gela Zautashvili, Ilia Zautashvila, and Luka Lasareishvili began to look for abstract forms under the influence of Alexander Bandzeladze.
The primary goals of the exhibition:
- to educate a large audience on the evolution of Georgian abstractionism,
- the impact of Alexander Bandzeladze’s work on modern painting,
- the significance of his work for Georgia’s cultural legacy.
