George Chachanidze Retrospective

“I think one of the missions of art is to quickly help negative events and reanimate “fallen asleep” energies, which are crucial for human development…”

George Chachanidze (born 1965) graduated from the Tbilisi Academy of Arts (1984–1989). He has been a member of the Georgian Artists Union since 1997. Pedagogical activity holds an important place in his career; since 2007, he has been working at Tbilisi State Academy of Arts as a painting teacher at the fine arts faculty. He has been the professor of the same academy since 2014.

“It is important to me that the individual handwriting adaptation process in real time is harmoniously presented in the object of art.. which represents the reflection process of modern art tendencies with the help of traditional easel painting mediums…

Each artist has their own expressive language. The painter is responsible for the world outlook of society, and he chooses how to approach the viewer: his work echoes dogmatic, traditional aesthetic frames or offers them an unexpected moves…”

George Chachanidze’s paintings offer viewers exactly such unexpected solutions: a color palette built on acute contrasts, abstract, expressive form, and unusual compositions. His work is an attempt at the “aestheticization of rational and, at the same time, sensual.”.

Paintings are the main remedy for the artist’s self-expression; however, graphic work and illustration are equally important in his ouevre. He has been collaborating as a painter-illustrator with those publishing houses: Our Writing, Omega, Criminal Chronicles, Flag, Morning, and Bakmi. He was named the best painter of magazine Our Writing in 2009. He was nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Award in 2020. 2021,  He became laureate in nomination: The best illustrations for literature Holy Scriptures, New Testament, Vita Nova.