Temur Javakhishvili ( ka, თემურ ჯავახიშვილი), known professionally as Temo Javakhi ( ka, თემო ჯავახი), is a Georgian contemporary artist born in 1951. He graduated from Tbilisi State Academy of Arts in 1976. Javakhi works in various mediums -

video art Video art is an art form which relies on using video technology as a visual and audio medium. Video art emerged during the late 1960s as new consumer video technology such as video tape recorders became available outside corporate broadcasting ...

installation Installation may refer to: * Installation (computer programs) * Installation, work of installation art * Installation, military base * Installation, into an office, especially a religious (Installation (Christianity) Installation is a Christian li ...

painting Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and ...

, action/performance art). Javakhi shows his individual approach of conceptual analysis by playing with

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ist forms, using

postmodernist Postmodernism is an intellectual stance or mode of discourseNuyen, A.T., 1992. The Role of Rhetorical Devices in Postmodernist Discourse. Philosophy & Rhetoric, pp.183–194. characterized by skepticism toward the " grand narratives" of modern ...

irony and expression.

Career

From 1985 he has been a member of the Artists Union in Georgia. Since 2015 Temo Javakhi has been working as a visiting professor at Tbilisi State Academy of Arts. From 1976 until now, he has participated in up to 80 exhibitions and international projects. In 2022, T. Javakhi participated in a

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auction with his painting "Man with a pipe" estimated at 1000-1500 EUR. T. Javakhi works in different mediums and creates with different non-traditional materials: in addition to conceptual easel works, artistic word objects, photo art, and installations, the artist works in video art. The artist has been participating in exhibitions since 1976, both in Georgia and abroad, and in the 1990s. In 2010 he participated in the exhibition project ''Do Not Try to Understand Me'', held at the Villa Arson Center for Contemporary Art in Paris (Curators: E. Mangion. and S. Pluot.). He frequently participates in different French, German, and other foreign projects. His works are displayed next to artists like

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, Kazimir Malevich,

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David Kakabadze Davit' Kakabadze ( ka, დავით კაკაბაძე) (August 20, 1889 – May 10, 1952) was a leading Georgian avant-garde painter, graphic artist and scenic designer. A multi-talent, he was also an art scholar and innovator in the fie ...

Niko Pirosmani Niko Pirosmani ( ka, ნიკო ფიროსმანი ''Nik’o Pirosmani''), simply referred to as Nikala (ნიკალა ''Nik’ala''; 1862–1918), was a Georgian painter who posthumously rose to prominence. Relatively poor for ...

, Sergo Parajanov,

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, Hans Hendrik Grimmling, Marina Abramovich, and others. In August 2016, the Tbilisi National Gallery hosted a large personal exhibition of the artist: Word Objects - MIRRORIMM. Around 150 of the artist's works were presented: art objects, visual documentation, 11 samples of video art, word objects, and installations, also the series

The Knight in the Panther's Skin ''The Knight in the Panther's Skin'' ( ka, ვეფხისტყაოსანი, tr literally "the one with the skin of a tiger") is a Georgian medieval epic poem, written in the 12th or 13th century by Georgia's national poet Shota Rustav ...

, which is preserved in the archives of the

Georgian National Museum The Georgian National Museum ( ka, საქართველოს ეროვნული მუზეუმი, tr) unifies several leading museums in Georgia. The museum was established within the framework of structural, institutional, and ...

. T. Javakhi started his active work in the field of contemporary art in 1983, but before that, he had done some early experimental videos and conceptual works.

List of Exhibitions and Projects (Selected)

* 2019 - "Invalid Memorabilia", G. Leonidze State Museum of Georgian Literature, Tbilisi, Georgia * 2018 - International group exhibition - "State of Play", Aliyev Contemporary Art Center, Baku, Azerbaijan * 2018 - International group exhibition, "State of Play", Contemporary Art Gallery, Karvasla, Tbilisi, Georgia * 2016 - Solo exhibition MIRRORRIM, National Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia * 2015 - Project "The Knight in the Panther's Skin (Vepkhistkaosani ) - Artist's book", Georgian National Museum, Tbilisi, Georgia * 2015 - International exhibition "A letter finds the addressee" Paris, France; New York, USA * 2014 - International project "Font", Tbilisi, Georgia; Bochum, Germany * 2013 - International exhibition "Georgian Video Art", Aarhus, Denmark * 2012 - Underground of 1980-90's, Tbilisi National Gallery, Georgia * 2012 - International exhibition, gallery "Alte Schule Adlershof", Berlin, Germany * 2011 - International project "TRANS", Contemporary Art Center, Paris, France * 2010 - International project "Stop Trying to Understand Me", Nice, France * 2009 - International exhibition "Tbilisi Underground",Nantes, France * 2008 - International exhibition, Frankfurt, Marburg, Germany * 2003 - International forum "Caucasus" (Photography, Video, Cinema) Strasbourg, Mulhouse, France * 2002 - International project "Art-Agitation", Yekaterinburg, Russia * 1999 - Solo project "From East to West", N - Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia * 1998 - Performance "Kart-Veli" (Georgian), Tbilisi, Georgia * 1997 - Solo project "TRANS" and video "Silk Man", Old Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia * 1994 - Solo exhibition "P.S." Tbilisi State Theatre of Marionettes, Georgia * 1991 - Solo exhibition "Lettrism",Tbilisi History Museum Karvasla, Georgia * 1976 - Exhibition "Young Artists", National Gallery,Tbilisi, Georgia

References

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