One part of famous art duo “Christo and Jeanne-Claude” – Christo Iavashev visits Italy after 40 years with new project. After Jeanne passed away (November 18th, 2009) for a long time Christo wasn’t seen on a creative field and it was thought that he abandoned art; but in 2016 he returns with new installation […]
Category: ART

Gucho Khositashvili’s ‘Naked’ Art
Today IDAAF introduces young and talented painter Gucho Khositashvili. Artist was born in Tbilisi; he discovered his talent for painting in young age and nowadays art is integral part of his life. After graduating from school Gucho continued studding at the Academy of arts, architecture faculty; mastering painting he began a little bit later […]

“Aesthetics of Repair in Contemporary Georgia” Exhibition curated by Marika Agu
Curator: Marika Agu Consultant: Francisco Martinez Participating artists: David Bostanashvili | Group Bouillon| Thea Gvetadze | Levan Mindiashvili | Giorgi Okropiridze | Nino Sekhniashvili | Sophia Tabatadze Photo: Johan Huimerind Dates: Mar. 24 – May 29 | 2016 Location: TARTMUS Tartu Art Museum, Estonia IDAAF was pleasantly surprised by the concept of exhibition recently […]

Petre Otskheli – Space Inspiration in Theater and Cinematography
The theatre and movie is an imaginary reality itself, flexible and attached to an exact story line at the same time, this is why the special mind, intuition and talent is required for creation of a tangible space for this abstract world. The main character of our Monday Inspiration today is Petre Otskheli, who […]

Cultural Center Instead Of A Dysfunctional Factory – MUA’s New Project “FABRIKA” In Tbilisi
Architecture | Credits : MUA | Nika Gurabanidze, Nika Maisuradze, Tata Koiava, Eka Kankava, Salome Ghudushauri, Boka Kilasonia, Ketevan Vachnadze, Irakli Petelava, Marekh Gorgiladze, Nino Margvelashvili, Gogiko Sakvarelidze, Devi Kituashvili Client: “Adjara Group Hospitality” Location: Ninoshvili str.8 | Tbilisi, Georgia Year: 2016 The soviet sewing factory get the life back, but this time the reincarnation […]

Zaha Hadid – The Most Important Woman In Architecture
„If you want an easy life, don’t be an architect“ – Zaha Hadid A few days ago, the world lost one of the most distinguished women, Zaha Hadid – 65-year-old architect passed away in a Miami hospital from a heart attack. Iraqi-born British architect Zaha Hadid was the first woman who has boldly stepped […]

Merab Abramishvili’s Art
IDAAF’s Monday inspiration for today is one of the outstanding modern artists, who used to work on easel painting with the technique typical for medieval Georgian frescoes. The first inspiration for Merab Abramishvili himself were the murals seen by him in Ateni Sioni church during the expedition headed by his father. While copying the […]

SEA IS THE SUN AND THE MOON IS A STONE ALLISALI By Luka Akimidze
The young artist Luka Akimidze has presented the exhibition “Sea is the sun and the moon is the stone ALLISALI” in his own apartment interior, located in Kaklebi near Tbilisi. Different texture, size, interesting color and concept artworks have been placed in the minimalistic space, so the exposition has been simply perceived by observer. Luka […]

A Future World’s Poetry by teamLab
“The world is for creating, not for critiquing”- was the most impressive phrase from the long letter responding to my few questions about teamLab’s art. The responder was Communication Director Kudo Takashi with his gentle and accurate answers. teamLab is a art collective from Japan. They were founded in 2001 by a group of […]

Digital Abstractions In Filip Hodas Landscapes
Filip Hodas is a Czech Digital Artist form Prague. He plays around in 3D programs and builds a strong series of abstract art. His work is a sharing of a hyperreal space. Each of the compositions intersect nature and artifice through the meticulous, digital manipulation of earthly environments, suggesting surreal interventions by unnatural, alien elements — a […]

”The End” By Andrea Galvani And Hunting For The Dead Second
Andrea Galvani is an Italian artist, who was born in 1973 in Verona. He is living and working in New York for now. Draws from disciplines associated to scientific methodologies, but conceptual research is represented mostly through photography. He works on existential topics and experiments with violence documentary and represents fragile existence and mortal reality through installations […]

Colorful Graffiti and The Changing Earth by Jan Kalab
Jan Kalab is a Czech master of graffiti. He was born in in Czechoslovakia 1978. His solo exhibitions in various galleries are held today, but he as a street artist has gone through all the levels to be a real street artist. Graffiti was not to be seen in Soviet space, but in nineties when […]

Monday Inspiration: Alexander Calder – ‘Next Step In SculptureIs Potion’
Alexander Calder’s works were the main exposition for winter season 2015 in London, Tate Modern. For viewers there were displayed artist’s some juicy and cult works, where you could see the beginning, development and culmination of this great artist’s life. Sculptor with enormous talent doesn’t lose popularity even after his death and his work […]

Soviet Folk – Textile With Battle Tanks And Tractors
The Soviet Union has left a lot of bad memories in history, but also created the characteristic style and direction in all fields, especially in design of which we’re still interested, studying and is becoming more and more relevant. Soviet modernist architecture is still under study, the bus stops are popular in the post-Soviet […]