Anton Balanchivadze

Art Studio

About                                                    Today Is   Sunday, February 5, 2012

 

Artistic creativity has to be directed not to the humanity in general, but to a concret personalities,

to the society, that is chosen by an artist as an attendant, addresser of his art. That way,only, is

possible to avoid the abstractness and the detachment of the arts from life.

 

It must not be a self aim to create something new; it must not be an artificial, fake.


A serious attitude to the art means, that the new, progressive has to find it’s way through the creativity of an artist, so as, if he was solving an unknown canon of the nature.

 

 


Anton Balanchivadze 

 


Georgian Painter and Artist. Lives and works in Tbilisi 

Born in July 27, 1978



EDUCATION & CERTIFICATES 


1995 - 2001  Tbilisi State Academy of Arts, Painting and Graphic Arts

                       (Diploma and the degree of an Artist- Painter (Diploma N 0071068))

  1993 - 1995   Art Studio of Karaman Kutateladze and Gia Gordedziani, Tbilisi, Georgia

     1985 - 1995   German Gymnasium Tbilisi, Georgia

                       (1991-1992 studied in Cologne, Germany)

             1994  Special award by the embassy of France in Georgia for the painting

                       dedicated to the Day of Freedom      

         1989  Bronze Medal and Diploma – 19th International Children’s Art competition,

                       Tokyo, Japan               

            1989   Several first places and medals – Elene Akhvlediani young artist’s competition,

                       Tbilisi, Georgia  

 

 

     



 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND EXHIBITIONS


   2011    Exhibition “Contemporary Georgian Miniature”,  Held by National Centre Of  

                     Manuscripts, at National Library, Tbilisi 

        2010      Miniatures for TBC Bank Christmas Project

         2010     The Group Exhibition at Tbilisi State Academy Of Arts

        2010     “Freezlight Project”- Exhibition and Performance by Anton Balanchivadze

                        and Photographer Anton Sokolov. International Art Festival “Fest I Nova 2010“,

                        Art Villa Garikula, Georgia      

        2010      The Exhibition “Carrousel Du Louvre 2010”, In association with “Camden Art

                        Gallery – London “, Louvre Museum, Paris, France

         2010     The Group Exhibition in Tbilisi Mariot Exhibition Hall            

          2010     The Group Exhibition “ Red” , “ Gallery 9” , Tbilisi , Georgia

         2010     The Group Exhibition “ Living Without Fairs”, Camden Art Gallery – London, England

          2010     The Group Exhibition, Exposition with the original works of Pablo Picasso, 

                       Salvador Dali, Mark Shagall, et.c. JMA Gallery, Vienna , Austria

         2009     Exhibition dedicated to the opening of Georgian Auction House’s new Art Gallery           

         2009     The Group Exhibition at Georgian Auction House, Tbilisi

         2009     The Group Exhibition in "Cafe- Gallery N 15", Tbilisi

         2009     Exhibition Dedicated to the opening of the Museum in Tsinandali, Georgia 

         2009     Illustrations for Tedo Sakhokia's "Georgian National Proverbs", Siesta Addition

         2008     "Christmas Exhibition", “N Gallery & Sandro Antadze " Tbilisi

         2008     The Group Exhibition of Georgian Artists "Georgischen Kulturwochen 2008" in 

                       Frankfurt, Germany

         2008     Personal Exhibition in Gallery "Christine Colas", Paris, France

         2007     The Group Exhibition “New Generation“, Gallery “Chardin“, “Tbilisi Marriot “

         2006     The Group Exhibition in Arci Gallery , Tbilisi

 2006  Stone sculpture “ dzveli nacnobi ” , Garikula , Georgia

         2006     The Group Exhibition “New Generation In Contemporary Georgian Art“ , 

             Kopala Gallery , Tbilisi

         2006     Illustrations for R.Kipling’s “Fairy tales”, Archil Sulakauri Addition

         2006     Personal Exhibition at “Hobby Gallery”, Tbilisi, Georgia

2005-2006    Several “GAG” exhibitions, Tapir gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia

          2005    Designer and one of the Founders of Gallery and Art Cafe "Tapir", Tbilisi     

          2005    The Group Exhibition of Contemporary Georgian Artists , Kopala Gallery , Tbilisi           



2005    The Group Exhibition of Georgian Painters , held by Painters Union of Georgia,

                      National Picture Gallery

          2005    The Exhibition of GAG , Kopala Gallery , Tbilisi , Georgia

          2005    Artistic Director and one of the founders of Georgian Art Group (GAG)

          2004    Painted murals on the walls of  the Art Therapy Department

                      of the Psychiatric Clinic , Tbilisi , Georgia             

          2003    Personal exhibition in Tbilisi State Conservatory                   

          2003    Decoration for Ibsen’s drama “When We the Dead Awaken” performed by the

                       Georgian Chamber Music Theatre “Orpheus”

          2002    Personal exhibition at History Museum “Qarvasla”, Tbilisi, Georgia

          2001    Painted murals on the walls of German kindergarten, Tbilisi, Georgia

          1999    Made a decoration for Mozart’s “Magic Flute” performed by the Georgian

                      Chamber Music Theatre  “Orpheus”

          1998    Founded the Shadow Theatre and gave several general performances at the

                       International Association of Cultural Initiatives

1995- 2001   Annual student exhibitions, Tbilisi State Academy of Arts    

1990- 1997   Annual exhibitions at Elene Akhvlediani’s Gallery of Young Artists, Tbilisi

 

 CATALOGS

“ Georgian Art Group “ , 2005
 “ The New Generation In Contemporary Georgian Art “ , 2006
" Zeitgenossische Malerei Aus Georgien " , 2008



WORKS ARE KEPT IN


    Tbilisi State Academy of Arts

                   History Museum “Qarvasla” , Tbilisi

                   International Association of Cultural Initiatives

                   Elene Akhvlediani Gallery of Young Artists

                   “Hobby” Gallery, Tbilisi

                   “Art Villa Garikula”, Garikula

                   Gallery " Christine Colas", Paris

                   Gallery N15 , Tbilisi

                      Tsinandali Museum, Tsinandali

 Camden Art Gallery, London, England 

 

 

PRIVATE COLLECTIONS IN


 Georgia; Russia; Germany; the Netherlands;

                      Japan; USA; Greece; Hungary; England; Estonia; Switzerland ; Israel;

                      Czech Republic, Austria, Turkey 

 









ANTON BALANCHIVADZE 

"Born on 27'th of July 1978 
Lives and Works in Tbilisi, Georgia


Anton splits into two his imaginative space and tells us stories talking of a universe and an era created by his existence.

 
The diversities and identities coexist inside a universe: the universe of his identity.

 

Therefore, the artist presents himself as the creator of new identities, of codes, playing also with real lives. What we find here is a kind of ludicrous internal splitting, where the characters, during their creation, are transformed into actors and spectators of themselves.

This is how, through his inner universe, Anton shows us new identities. 

Placing his work in a stylistic trend it results difficult. For his thematic, it could be considered “Inspirational Art”, however, based on the way it is made it could belong to the so called “Naïf”. 

We can see in the spirit that nourishes this artist of Georgian origins the sensitivity that he transmits, the dedication with which he creates his paintings, the meticulous work that he develops in each work, every day. 

We can see the transparent brushstroke of the painting that truthfully tells us, through light and colour, about the personality of the artist. 

This is a kind of art where the personal dedication of the artist transpires as someone who is meticulous and who believes in his work. 

The canvases and paintings of Anton Balanchivadze, absorbed with subtlety, vibrate of light and colours with a touch of harmony that finds the beauty in simple things, in an “Annunciation”.

Listen my King, Listen ...  


A refined and detailed technique is evident in his works. A technique, inherited from his ancestors, that he fully develops and that he mixes with his savvy election of subjects and compositions, creating a personal and original vision of reality.

We are assisting here to the growth and evolution of an artist at his highest level of “artistic” life, for we are very proud of his presence at Camden Art Gallery – London, during this exhibition".


Rose Marie Bellemur

Art Critic 


Laura Manganello

Translation