Elene Akhvlediani
Elene Akhvlediani (ელენე ახვლედიანი; April 5, 1898 in Telavi – December 30, 1975 in Tbilisi) was a 20th-century Georgian painter, graphic artist, and theater decorator. Akhvlediani is famous for her depictions of Georgian towns, for her illustrations for the works of Ilia Chavchavadze and Vazha-Pshavela, and for designing plays in the Marjanishvili Theater in Tbilisi, Georgia. She received her education at the Tbilisi N. Skliphosofsky Art Studio.
Also recorded as Yelena Akhvlediani
Elene Akhvlediani
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- Name
- Elene Akhvlediani
- Born
- 5 April 1898
- Birthplace
- Telavi, Russian Empire
- Died
- 30 December 1975
- Place of death
- Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
- Education
- Tbilisi Art Academy, Académie Colarossi
- Field
- Painting
- Awards
- Shota Rustaveli Prize (1971)
- Nationality
- Russian Empire, Democratic Republic of Georgia and Soviet Union.
- Occupation
- painter.
- Fields
- painting.
- Teachers
- Gigo Gabashvili.
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Elene Akhvlediani (ელენე ახვლედიანი; April 5, 1898 in Telavi – December 30, 1975 in Tbilisi) was a 20th-century Georgian painter, graphic artist, and theater decorator. Akhvlediani is famous for her depictions of Georgian towns, for her illustrations for the works of Ilia Chavchavadze and Vazha-Pshavela, and for designing plays in the Marjanishvili Theater in Tbilisi, Georgia. She received her education at the Tbilisi N. Skliphosofsky Art Studio.
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She traveled to Moscow and got impressed by Vrubel's paintings. In 1919 she participated in Georgian artists exhibition. In 1921 continues studies at Tbilisi Art Academy in G. In 1922 she left for Italy for further studies and traveled to Rome, Milan, Florence and Venice for 6 months. In 1924, Akhvlediani began studying at Académie Colarossi in Paris, where her main field of work – urban landscapes – elaborated. It is also in Paris that a big graphic series of her up till now less known Nude is created. Obviously, she never returned to it back in Soviet Georgia. Like her avant-garde colleague Lado Gudiashvili, Akhvlediani faced persecution under Stalin but was widely celebrated by the 1970s. Her landscapes of Old Tbilisi, in particular, were embraced during the late Soviet period's revival of interest in urban folk culture. Akhvlediani appears as herself (alongside Lado Gudiashvili) in Temur Palavandishvili's 1973 film Mze Shemodgomisa (Autumn Sun), in which a stifled artist moves to Ortachala from his sterile postwar flat and finds inspiration in the city's historic architecture. To this day, many painters of Old Tbilisi buildings wittingly or unwittingly emulate Akhvlediani's style.
Elene Akhvlediani studied at Tbilisi State Academy of Arts and Académie Colarossi. Training under Gigo Gabashvili is recorded. The recorded working language is Georgian. The field of work recorded is painting. Distinctions recorded are Order of the Badge of Honour, Shota Rustaveli State Prize and Order of the Red Banner of Labour.
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• Name — Elene Akhvlediani • Born — 5 April 1898 • Birthplace — Telavi, Russian Empire • Died — 30 December 1975 • Place of death — Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union • Resting Place — Didube Pantheon, Tbilisi • Education — Tbilisi Art Academy, Académie Colarossi • Field — Painting • Awards — Shota Rustaveli Prize (1971) • Illustration — Catalog of Elene Akhvledianis paintings, 1927 • Illustration — Elene Akhvlediani Statue, Tbilisi
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1898
Elene Akhvlediani born at Telavi.
1975
Elene Akhvlediani died at Tbilisi.
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Elene Akhvlediani received Order of the Badge of Honour, Shota Rustaveli State Prize and Order of the Red Banner of Labour.
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- 1.უდიდესი სასწაული ელენე ახვლედიანისთვის (Een groot wonder voor Elene Achvlediani). Artinfo.ge. 2020-04-18.
- 2.Elene Akhvlediani. Georgian Modern and Contemporary Visual Arts Database. 2022-08-26.
- 3.Navigating ‘national Form’ And ‘socialist Content’ In The Great Leader’s Homeland: Georgian Painting And National Politics Under Stalin, 1921-39. 2018. 10.17863/CAM.37494.
- 4.მთავრობა უცხოეთში განათლების მისაღებად ლადო გუდიაშვილსა და დავით კაკაბაძეს აგზავნის (De regering stuurt Lado Goediasjvili en Davit Kakabadze om in het buitenland te studeren). Republic of Georgia Gazette N165 - via Civil Georgia. 1919-11-22.
- 5.საბედისწერო შეცდომა ელენე ახვლედიანის ცხოვრებაში (Een fatale fout in het leven van Elene Achvlediani). Artinfo.ge. 2015-07-05.
- 6.Apollon Kakabadze. Stalin's Lists - Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI).
- 7.Elene Akhvlediani. National Archives of Georgia.
- 8.Икона стиля: художница Елена Ахвледиани (Stijlicoon: kunstenaar Elena Achvlediani). SOVA. 2020-09-22.
- 9.Narrated Stories By Elene Akhvlediani’s Landscapes. "Spekali" #13 - Faculty of Humanities of Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University. 2019.
- 10.Narrated Stories By Elene Akhvlediani’s Landscapes. Atinati. 2020-10-22.
- 11.Modernism and Identity. Tbilisi State University - project "Integration and Identity - Georgian artists abroad".
- 12.კულტურის სამინისტრო ელენე ახვლედიანის სახლ-მუზეუმის რეაბილიტაციას იწყებს (Het Ministerie van Cultuur start met de renovatie van het Huismuseum van Elene Achvlediani). 1TV. 2022-05-18.
- 13.Georgian National Museum - Elene Akhvlediani House Museum. Georgische Museum Associatie.
- 14.What Museums to See in Tbilisi, Georgia - Elene Akhvlediani House-Museum. Georgian Travel Guide.
- 15.Elene Akhvlediani House Museum reopens in Tbilisi after major restoration. Georgia Today. 2024-11-08.
- 16.ელენე ახვლედიანის განახლებული სახლ-მუზეუმი გაიხსნა (ფოტოები) (Het gerenoveerde huismuseum van Elene Achvlediani is geopend (foto's) ). Rustavi2. 2024-11-08.
- 17.Georgia. 2007. 9-781841-62-261-3.
- 18.Elene Akhvlediani Children Gallery. Georgische Museum Associatie.
- 19.Rehabilitation of Public Recreation Zones and Touristic Routes In Telavi, Telavi Municipality. Municipal Development Fund of Georgia - Ministry of Regional Development & Infrastructure of the Government of Georgia. 2021.
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Elene Akhvlediani studied at Tbilisi State Academy of Arts and Académie Colarossi. She trained under Gigo Gabashvili.
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