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Abstract painter Sergo Chokhoianc

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Author:  By Teona Betlemidze

For the first time since his death, Tbilisi hosted a personal exhibition by artist Sergi Chakhoianc (1929-2008), a geometrical abstracts painter, whose non-conventional work was not well-received during his lifetime and is only now receiving recognition.

However, Sergo Chakhoianc or “Chokho” as some called him, was quite a well-known name within Georgian art circles. The painter’s collection had been kept by his family in his old workplace only to be re-discovered by art collector Ika Bokhuchava recently, who initiated and organized the exhibition which will be on display at the Fine Art Gallery until May 10.

According to art critics, Sergo is considered to be rehabilitator of fine art, having a unique sense of colors. All his work is performed in precise detail exhibiting associations of fairness, dramatism, happiness and beauty. Sergo Chakhoianc never followed what was in social demand. He was always working on what he wanted and how he felt the environment. The exhibition featured 50 of his pictorial and graphical paintings.

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A glance at the Center of Contemporary Art in Tbilisi

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Author:  By Nikoloz Nadirashvili

Open every day, excluding Monday, from 1 to 7p.m., the Center of Contemporary Art in Tbilisi (CCA-T), provides a multitude of activities related with various art fields, including exhibitions, triennials, consulting, tourism-related services and research.

Khatuna Khabuliani, art critic and co-founder of CCA-T explains that her colleagues and she had been feeling that Georgia lacked the unity and space for initiating various joint projects for creating an authentic art production. So they decided to establish the CCA-T, making it a reality on October 1, 2010 thanks to the generous financial support from TBC Bank and the SDC (Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation).

The Center’s Research Department is oriented on developing the contemporary art space by overlooking and systemizing the art era of the 20th century, the period when authentic and unique art was censored by the Soviet government.

“We provide a unique atmosphere for motivated and creative students to demonstrate their ideas and artwork in front of an international audience and get them strongly attached with 21st century tendencies,” says Wato Tsereteli, director of CCA-T, “We not only provide various kinds of support for native artisans and potential mediators, but also offer international students the chance to join our hub. For example, we are partnering with Binz 39, an organization based in Zurich.”

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