{"id":26654,"date":"2025-06-17T19:23:42","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T15:23:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/?post_type=cpt_portfolio&#038;p=26654"},"modified":"2025-06-17T20:20:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T16:20:53","slug":"porchkhidze-zurab","status":"publish","type":"cpt_portfolio","link":"https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/en\/portfolio\/porchkhidze-zurab\/","title":{"rendered":"Porchkhidze Zurab"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"26654\" class=\"elementor elementor-26654\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4652bb e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"b4652bb\" 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-0b9b7dd animation_type_block sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b9b7dd\" 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-26655 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1-e1750173806182-227x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"227\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1-e1750173806182-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1-e1750173806182.jpg 296w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px\" \/>Zurab Porchkhidze was born in Kutaisi, in 1956-1962 he studied at the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts (Book Illustration Workshop, Professor Teimuraz Kubaneishvili). In 1970 he completed postgraduate studies at the Department of Easel Graphics (Professor Vladimir Keshelava).<br \/>Honored Artist of Georgia, Professor of the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts, Head of the Department of Drawing (Applied Graphics) Zurab Porchkhidze was actively engaged in creative work as an artist-illustrator from the 60s until the end of his life. His contribution to the illustrations of Georgian books is significant. Zurab Porchkhidze collaborated with popular magazines of his time: <em>Dila, Pioneer, Nyangi.<\/em> He was the creative editor of the publishing house Literature and Art. He has decorated more than a hundred fiction, scientific-popular textbooks, books and publications.<br \/>The artist\u2019s creative range was surprisingly wide. He decorated classical and modern, Georgian and international, Western and Eastern literature with equally high artistic expression. Children\u2019s literature occupies a special place in his work. These books are precious for generations: Simon Gugunava&#8217;s <em>Tamariani<\/em>; Lado Asatiani&#8217;s <em>Battle of Bassian<\/em>i; Archil Sulakauri&#8217;s <em>Adventure of Salamura and the Magic Dress<\/em>; works by Ryunosuke Akutagawa and Yasunari Kawabata, and many others. Zura Porchkhidze left a significant mark on the spiritual world of many people who shared his art.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b831dc1 e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"b831dc1\" 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-88b2039 animation_type_block sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"88b2039\" 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 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1987\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=\"88b2039\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"cd6a21d8-d5cd-462a-9464-50480324eff9\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"\n&quot;Berika&quot;. Illustration for Julieta Rukhadze&#039;s book &quot;Georgian Folk Holiday&quot; (published in Tbilisi, &quot;Soviet Georgia&quot;, 1966)\" e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjY2NzUsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9hcnQuZ292LmdlXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8wNlwvY2Q2YTIxZDgtZDVjZC00NjJhLTk0NjQtNTA0ODAzMjRlZmY5LmpwZWciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI4OGIyMDM5In0%3D\" title=\"&quot;Berika&quot;. Illustration for Julieta Rukhadze&#039;s book &quot;Georgian Folk Holiday&quot; (published in Tbilisi, &quot;Soviet Georgia&quot;, 1966)\" href='https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/cd6a21d8-d5cd-462a-9464-50480324eff9.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/cd6a21d8-d5cd-462a-9464-50480324eff9-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"&quot;Berika&quot;. 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Illustration for Julieta Rukhadze&#8217;s book &#8220;Georgian Folk Holiday&#8221; (published in Tbilisi, &#8220;Soviet Georgia&#8221;, 1966)\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=\"88b2039\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Berika_-_2a\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"\n&quot;Berika&quot;. Illustration for Julieta Rukhadze&#039;s book &quot;Georgian Folk Holiday&quot; (published in Tbilisi, &quot;Soviet Georgia&quot;, 1966)\" e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjY2NzEsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9hcnQuZ292LmdlXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8wNlwvQmVyaWthXy1fMmEuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiODhiMjAzOSJ9\" title=\"&quot;Berika&quot;. 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Illustration for Julieta Rukhadze&#8217;s book &#8220;Georgian Folk Holiday&#8221; (published in Tbilisi, &#8220;Soviet Georgia&#8221;, 1966)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"88b2039\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"019bc236bc3f522cb6c0cdb8c143f9cd\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"llustration for DILA, artist Zurab Porchkhidze, 1970th. \" e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjY2NjcsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9hcnQuZ292LmdlXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8wNlwvMDE5YmMyMzZiYzNmNTIyY2I2YzBjZGI4YzE0M2Y5Y2QuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiODhiMjAzOSJ9\" title=\"llustration for DILA, artist Zurab Porchkhidze, 1970th.\" href='https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/019bc236bc3f522cb6c0cdb8c143f9cd.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/019bc236bc3f522cb6c0cdb8c143f9cd-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"llustration for DILA, artist Zurab Porchkhidze, 1970th.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-26667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/019bc236bc3f522cb6c0cdb8c143f9cd-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/019bc236bc3f522cb6c0cdb8c143f9cd-90x90.jpg 90w, https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/019bc236bc3f522cb6c0cdb8c143f9cd-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-1-26667'>\n\t\t\t\tllustration for DILA, artist Zurab Porchkhidze, 1970th. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"88b2039\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"5b91cc81-7c56-4e6f-b81a-ffb1b7d1f918\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"llustration for DILA, artist Zurab Porchkhidze, 1970th. \" e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjY2NjMsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9hcnQuZ292LmdlXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8wNlwvNWI5MWNjODEtN2M1Ni00ZTZmLWI4MWEtZmZiMWI3ZDFmOTE4LXNjYWxlZC5qcGVnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiODhiMjAzOSJ9\" title=\"llustration for DILA, artist Zurab Porchkhidze, 1970th.\" href='https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5b91cc81-7c56-4e6f-b81a-ffb1b7d1f918-scaled.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5b91cc81-7c56-4e6f-b81a-ffb1b7d1f918-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"llustration for DILA, artist Zurab Porchkhidze, 1970th.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-26663\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5b91cc81-7c56-4e6f-b81a-ffb1b7d1f918-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5b91cc81-7c56-4e6f-b81a-ffb1b7d1f918-90x90.jpeg 90w, https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5b91cc81-7c56-4e6f-b81a-ffb1b7d1f918-370x370.jpeg 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-1-26663'>\n\t\t\t\tllustration for DILA, artist Zurab Porchkhidze, 1970th. \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=\"88b2039\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"8\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Fairy tales of the peoples of the world. 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