Mirian Shvelidze (born January 1, 1947, in Tbilisi, Georgia) is an
award-winning artist who has designed over 100 theatrical plays at the
Rustaveli Theatre in Tbilisi and at theatres in Moscow, Kiev,
Istanbul, Tel Aviv, Athens, Kutaisi, and Batumi. He is also a painter,
and his work has been featured in modern art exhibitions.[1]
Shvelidze's most famous design work includes Robert Sturua's
productions of "Kvarkvare", "Richard III",[1] and "King Lear".Unlike
many artists, Shvelidze was not immersed in art and design from an
early age. His father was an average working-class man and his mother
was a housewife; neither had any particular passion for art. During
his childhood, his brother played the violin and his sister played the
piano. Mirian, however, took an interest in drawing, which was not
viewed as highly as musical pursuits at the time. He joined a small
art club at school, through which he was able to interact with
like-minded students.[2] His father died when Mirian was 12 years old.
From then on, his mother and grandmother raised him and his two
siblings alone in a one-room home. The family ate beans five times a
week because they could not afford anything else.After completing
school, Shvelidze applied to the painting faculty at Iakob Nikoladze
Art College, where he would study from 1962â€"65. Because admission to
the painting faculty was highly competitive, he started in the graphic
design faculty. When he was eventually admitted to the painting
faculty, he found that he was restricted to painting compositions,
peasants, or constructions. When he observed an older generation of
theatrical artists, he noticed that they had more freedom.[3] He
switched to the art faculty and started working on independent
themes.In 1971, Shvelidze graduated from the Tbilisi Art Academy.
award-winning artist who has designed over 100 theatrical plays at the
Rustaveli Theatre in Tbilisi and at theatres in Moscow, Kiev,
Istanbul, Tel Aviv, Athens, Kutaisi, and Batumi. He is also a painter,
and his work has been featured in modern art exhibitions.[1]
Shvelidze's most famous design work includes Robert Sturua's
productions of "Kvarkvare", "Richard III",[1] and "King Lear".Unlike
many artists, Shvelidze was not immersed in art and design from an
early age. His father was an average working-class man and his mother
was a housewife; neither had any particular passion for art. During
his childhood, his brother played the violin and his sister played the
piano. Mirian, however, took an interest in drawing, which was not
viewed as highly as musical pursuits at the time. He joined a small
art club at school, through which he was able to interact with
like-minded students.[2] His father died when Mirian was 12 years old.
From then on, his mother and grandmother raised him and his two
siblings alone in a one-room home. The family ate beans five times a
week because they could not afford anything else.After completing
school, Shvelidze applied to the painting faculty at Iakob Nikoladze
Art College, where he would study from 1962â€"65. Because admission to
the painting faculty was highly competitive, he started in the graphic
design faculty. When he was eventually admitted to the painting
faculty, he found that he was restricted to painting compositions,
peasants, or constructions. When he observed an older generation of
theatrical artists, he noticed that they had more freedom.[3] He
switched to the art faculty and started working on independent
themes.In 1971, Shvelidze graduated from the Tbilisi Art Academy.
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