Mirza Davitaia

Mirza Davitaia’ large format abstract paintings belong to two worlds; his eastern European childhood and the Western European part of his Education. Davitaia has been painting for as long as he can remember. Back when he was a boy, Davitaia Sr., also a painter, ensconced his son in the Elementary School of Art, in Tbilisi, Georgia. Davitia junior came of age when his country was controlled by the Soviet Union. The artist took the best of his Georgian origin to West Europe where he studied painting at the Academy of Nuremberg. Art school in West Germany opened the young painter to the extravagance of creative possibilities in those with a Western mentality. He returned home and took his place in the Georgian fight for independence from Russia. It was a fight for both political and artistic freedom. His decision to come to Los Angeles to paint comes as the ultimate denouement to that quest for artistic freedom. The sweetness of line, color and texture and the plastically of his painting mirrors Davitaia’s inner exploration for non-linear independence. Shown exclusively in Europe until now, this is the painter’s first solo show in the USA.

Filmography

2014 Jacky in Women's Kingdom, executive producer, France, Republic of Georgia

2011 5 Days of War, producer, USA, Republic of Georgia

2009 Misha Versus Moscow: The Battle for Georgia's Future, documentary, executive producer, USA, Republic of Georgia

1995 The Adventures of Max and Molly, TV-Series, layout artist, Germany

1994-1995 Tobias and His Lion, animation artist, Germany

Exhibitions

2014 Group show, "Bloom" GDCA Gallery. Los Angeles, USA.

2013 Hamburg Art Fair by Gallery Brunno Massa Paris, France.

2013 Art study visit, Rome and Civitella D’Agliano, Italy.

2007 Group show, Gallery V.Jiut, Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia.

2007 Annual group show of the Georgian Artist Union, National Gallery of Georgia, Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia.

2006 Annual group show of the Georgian Artist Union, National Gallery of Georgia, Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia.

2005 Annual Group show of the Georgian Artist Union, National Gallery of Georgia, Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia.

2004 Group show “New Generation” National Gallery of Georgia, Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia.

2003 Annual group show, Artist Association of Erlangen, Germany

2002 Participation “Erlangen-Vladimir”, Artist Association of Erlangen, Germany

2001 Participation “Vladimir-Erlangen”, Vladimir, Russia

2001 Solo Show, Kulturdach, Nuremberg, Germany.

2000 Goup show Artistikum Gallery, Nuremberg, Germany

1995 Solo Show, Zeltner Schloss Gallery