GEORGIA TODAY
CULTURE
OCTOBER 7 - 10, 2016
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Natia Mkheidze’s Sedative Dynamics Expressed in Water-Color father, a sculptor, invited me here. It turned out a pleasant surprise first of all because these works are saturated with great love. She lives in Germany and I am happy that she held this exhibition in Georgia. Watercolor in itself is a technique that does not love much suffering. She has a subtle and reserved taste.” “The debut is always interesting as one of our main aims is to discover talented painters and this process is always connected with the debut,” Vanda Mujiri, organizer, founder of Vanda Gallery told GEORGIA TODAY. “Natia is a self-taught artist. I believe that she needs no diplomashe has very well mastered the technique of watercolor and offers thrilling compositions. I was astonished to discover that she has no academic background… For me personally, watercolor is one of my favorite techniques. It is not so pop-
BY MAKA LOMADZE
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n October 1, Natia Mkheidze’s solo exhibition was opened at Vanda Gallery under the title ‘Landscapes in Watercolor.’ Flowers, boats, reflections on water, roofs of houses in various cities; each picture so brimming with love, warmth and exquisite beauty that one can forget for a time that there is aggression and severity in the world. This is a wonderland. Does it really matter how innovative, or dare I say it directly, insane and anarchic and thus, “original” the pictures are? Is not it better to just relax and enjoy a moment of “art therapy”? Why should we always protest the ugliness, when we can sometimes glory in the splendor? Natia Mkheidze seems to have found an island in an otherwise chaotic world. Each and every brush stroke is as tender as love, peace, freedom, with pastel colors that at times pacify and others offer eclecticism, which itself requires a par-
ticular taste. The artist is married to a German doctor and lives in Germany, but has now come to Georgia with her family and given this marvelous gift to her Georgian audience. It is not surprising to learn she comes from an artistic family. “At
ular now, sadly, but Georgia has very good watercolorists and I think that Natia is among them.” WHERE: Vanda Gallery, Chonkadze Str. 14 WHEN: Until October 8, noon-7pm TICKET: FREE
first, I was afraid of my family and living up to their professional standards. But when they permitted me to carry on, I found courage,” the artist tells us. Givi Toidze, a renowned painter, took a moment to talk to GEORGIA TODAY at the opening of the exhibition, “Natia’s
Tbilisi Jazz Festival to Bring Everlasting Love & People’s Favorite Candy Dulfer BY MAKA LOMADZE
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he Tbilisi Jazz Festival, already holding a considerable niche on the world jazz schedule, is approaching fast, with four concerts scheduled to take place November 10-13. British singer, songwriter and pianist, Jamie Cullum is signed on for the opening performance. Famous for ‘Everlasting love,’ the soundtrack from Bridget Jones’ Diary, the 36-year-old is well-known for his showmanship. “He recently had a concert with the London Symphonic and BBC Orchestras,” Giorgi Kereselidze, Director of Eastern Promotions, the company in charge of the festival, told GEORGIA TODAY. “He is an extraordinary character and a very smart clipmaker, distinguished for his original live concerts. Jamie is a very well accepted artist among high class British society and enjoys being one of the Queen’s favorites.” Day two of the Tbilisi Jazz Festival will see the Event Hall (ground floor of Tbilisi Concert Hall) hosting Nicholas Payton, a trumpeter and keyboardist from the US and the author of numerous soundtracks. The third performer, to present smooth jazz and funk, is saxophonist Candy Dulfer. Now in her 40s, she is a wellloved figure from the soviet past whose songs were shown on TV here often. “This attractive Dutch lady first acquired popularity thanks to her looks,” Kereselidze told us. “However, she is recognized as an exquisite performer who has even had solo performances on the albums of
Prince, proving her popularity with the American school, too. Dulfer is a worldtraveler, loved by all producers and welcomed at many a festival.” November 13 will belong to Gregory Porter, American singer, songwriter and
actor, playing jazz blues, soul and gospel. In 2014, he received a Grammy Award for the Best Jazz Vocal Album. Tickets are available online at tkt.ge and at the Tbilisi Concert Hall box-office on Melikishvili Street.
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