{"id":12661,"date":"2022-10-19T11:48:23","date_gmt":"2022-10-19T07:48:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/?post_type=cpt_portfolio&#038;p=12661"},"modified":"2025-01-16T13:32:13","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T09:32:13","slug":"medzmariashvili-zhani","status":"publish","type":"cpt_portfolio","link":"https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/en\/portfolio\/medzmariashvili-zhani\/","title":{"rendered":"Medzmariashvili Zhani"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12661\" class=\"elementor elementor-12661\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8a8c7ea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8a8c7ea\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8935f5a sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"8935f5a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-050dccb animation_type_block sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"050dccb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.8.0 - 30-10-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26221 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Jango-281x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"281\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Jango-281x300.jpg 281w, https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Jango-370x396.jpg 370w, https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Jango.jpg 506w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" \/><\/p><p>Zhani (Zhango) Medzmariashvili is a prominent representative of the generation known as the \u201c50s Generation.\u201d This generation, which endured a difficult childhood due to political repressions and the Second World War, played a pivotal role in shaping the most significant cultural developments in Georgia during the late 1950s. They introduced a new worldview and a fresh artistic approach.<\/p><p>In the early 1960s, Medzmariashvili created his landmark artwork, <em>Billposter<\/em>, which became an iconic piece of Georgian painting from the 1960s. This work established Medzmariashvili as a free-thinking artist known for his monumental style and contrasting pictorial language.<\/p><p>Born in Kutaisi, Zhani Medzmariashvili studied at the art school named after Yakob Nikoladze (1941\u20131944), where he was taught by Valentin Sherpilov. He later attended the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts from 1944 to 1952.<\/p><p>Medzmariashvili\u2019s oeuvre spans several genres, including portraits, landscapes, and still lifes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a28c1d e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"2a28c1d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff2cb78 animation_type_block sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"ff2cb78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.8.0 - 30-10-2022 *\/\n.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-item{display:inline-block;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;width:100%;max-width:100%;margin:0 auto}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-item img{margin:0 auto}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-item .gallery-caption{margin:0}.elementor-image-gallery figure img{display:block}.elementor-image-gallery figure figcaption{width:100%}.gallery-spacing-custom .elementor-image-gallery .gallery-icon{padding:0}@media (min-width:768px){.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-columns-2 .gallery-item{max-width:50%}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-columns-3 .gallery-item{max-width:33.33%}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-columns-4 .gallery-item{max-width:25%}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-columns-5 .gallery-item{max-width:20%}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-columns-6 .gallery-item{max-width:16.666%}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-columns-7 .gallery-item{max-width:14.28%}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-columns-8 .gallery-item{max-width:12.5%}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-columns-9 .gallery-item{max-width:11.11%}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-columns-10 .gallery-item{max-width:10%}}@media (min-width:480px) and (max-width:767px){.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-2 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-3 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-4 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-5 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-6 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-7 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-8 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-9 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-10 .gallery-item{max-width:50%}}@media (max-width:479px){.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-2 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-3 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-4 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-5 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-6 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-7 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-8 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-9 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-10 .gallery-item{max-width:100%}}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-12661 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"ff2cb78\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"J.-Medmariashvili-4-749x1024\" e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjYyMjMsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9hcnQuZ292LmdlXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8wMVwvSi4tTWVkbWFyaWFzaHZpbGktNC03NDl4MTAyNC0xLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImZmMmNiNzgifQ%3D%3D\" title=\"Songmi. 1970. Oil on canvas. National Gallery Collection\" href='https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/J.-Medmariashvili-4-749x1024-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/J.-Medmariashvili-4-749x1024-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Songmi. 1970. Oil on canvas. National Gallery Collection\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-26223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/J.-Medmariashvili-4-749x1024-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/J.-Medmariashvili-4-749x1024-1-90x90.jpg 90w, https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/J.-Medmariashvili-4-749x1024-1-370x370.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-26223'>\n\t\t\t\tSongmi. 1970. Oil on canvas. National Gallery Collection\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"ff2cb78\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"J.-Medmariashvili-2-708x1024\" e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjYyMjcsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9hcnQuZ292LmdlXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8wMVwvSi4tTWVkbWFyaWFzaHZpbGktMi03MDh4MTAyNC0xLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImZmMmNiNzgifQ%3D%3D\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"The Fellahs Are Returning. 1961. Oil on canvas. National Gallery Collection\" title=\"The Fellahs Are Returning. 1961. Oil on canvas. National Gallery Collection\" href='https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/J.-Medmariashvili-2-708x1024-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/J.-Medmariashvili-2-708x1024-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The Fellahs Are Returning. 1961. Oil on canvas. National Gallery Collection\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-26227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/J.-Medmariashvili-2-708x1024-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/J.-Medmariashvili-2-708x1024-1-90x90.jpg 90w, https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/J.-Medmariashvili-2-708x1024-1-370x370.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-26227'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Fellahs Are Returning. 1961. Oil on canvas. National Gallery Collection\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"ff2cb78\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"J.-Medmariashvili-1-792x1024\" e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjYyMjksInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9hcnQuZ292LmdlXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8wMVwvSi4tTWVkbWFyaWFzaHZpbGktMS03OTJ4MTAyNC0xLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImZmMmNiNzgifQ%3D%3D\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Geologists. Oil on canvas. National Gallery Collection\" title=\"Geologists. Oil on canvas. National Gallery Collection\" href='https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/J.-Medmariashvili-1-792x1024-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/J.-Medmariashvili-1-792x1024-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Geologists. Oil on canvas. National Gallery Collection\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-26229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/J.-Medmariashvili-1-792x1024-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/J.-Medmariashvili-1-792x1024-1-90x90.jpg 90w, https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/J.-Medmariashvili-1-792x1024-1-370x370.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-26229'>\n\t\t\t\tGeologists. Oil on canvas. National Gallery Collection\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"ff2cb78\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"J-medmzariashvili-652x1024\" e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjYyMzEsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9hcnQuZ292LmdlXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8wMVwvSi1tZWRtemFyaWFzaHZpbGktNjUyeDEwMjQtMS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJmZjJjYjc4In0%3D\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Billposter. 1962. Oil on canvas. National Gallery Collection\" title=\"Billposter. 1962. Oil on canvas. National Gallery Collection\" href='https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/J-medmzariashvili-652x1024-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/J-medmzariashvili-652x1024-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Billposter. 1962. Oil on canvas. 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