Elgudscha Amashukeli
Elgudscha Dawitis dse Amaschukeli ( Georgian ელგუჯა დავითის ძე ამაშუკელი ; born April 22, 1928 in Tbilisi ; † March 10, 2002 ) was a Soviet- Georgian sculptor and painter . From 1981 to 1996 he was chairman of the Georgian Association of Visual Artists .
Life
Elgudscha Amaschukeli graduated from the State Academy of Arts in Tbilisi in 1955 .
Since 1996 he has been a corresponding member of the Department of Linguistics and Literature of the Georgian Academy of Sciences . In 1985 he became a member of the Soviet Academy of Arts. He designed underground stations, created memorials and monuments in Georgia.
Elgudscha Amaschukeli died on March 10, 2002 and is buried in the cemetery known as Didube Pantheon in Tbilisi.
He wrote two books: The Seventh Sense (1981) and Art Letters (1984).
Works (selection)
- 1958: Mother of Georgia , Tbilisi
- 1967: Monument to King Vakhtang I Gorgassali , Tbilisi
- 1975: Monument to Niko Pirosmani , Tbilisi
- 1979: Monument to the heroic sailors, Poti
- 1994: Monument to King Dawit IV the Builder , Kutaisi
Awards
- State Prize of the Soviet Union
- Schota Rustaveli State Prize (1965)
- Prize of the world competition in Sofia (1970)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Soviet Georgian sculptor Elgudzha Amashukeli. In: Soviet Art. July 10, 2017, accessed February 27, 2019 (Russian).
- ↑ Elgudscha Amaschukeli on the website of the library of the Georgian Parliament (Georgian)
- ^ Zizischwili, Irakli: Tbilisi - Architectural Monuments and Art Museums . Aurora, Leningrad 1985.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Amashukeli, Elgudscha |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Amashukeli, Elgudscha Dawitis dse (full name); ამაშუკელი, ელგუჯა დავითის ძე (Georgian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Georgian sculptor and painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 22, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tbilisi , Georgian SSR |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 10, 2002 |