Merab Abramishvili (Georgian:მერაბ აბრამიშვილი; 16 March 1957 – 22 June 2006) was aGeorgian painter whose works were influenced bymedieval arts and Europeanneo-expressionism.
Abramishvili was born inTbilisi, the capital of then-Soviet Georgia. He graduated from theTbilisi State Academy of Arts in 1981.[1] His future aesthetics were influenced by medieval Georgianfrescoes andOrientalist miniatures which were introduced to him by his father, Guram Abramishvili, an expert in Georgian medieval art at theArt Museum of Georgia.
Impressed by the medieval frescoes from theAteni Sioni Church, the artist adopted thegesso technique to create the texture of a mural in hiseasel painting as well. Due to his unique visual language and aesthetics, Abramishvili emerged as one of the leading Georgian artists, who went beyond the established Soviet-era clichés. In the period of post-Soviet political instability, Abramishvili became preoccupied with mystical imagery.[2][3]
His works were displayed as part of solo and group exhibitions in both Georgia and abroad. His paintings are treasured by the Art Museum of Georgia and National Gallery of Art in Tbilisi as well asMuseum Ludwig,Cologne, and private collections inFinland and theUnited States.[1][4]
