Winners of animation contest based on Niko Pirosmani’s works revealed
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The Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of Georgia recently held an animation contest entitled ‘Revived Paintings’ in honor of the 100th anniversary of the death of Niko Pirosmani, renowned Georgian avant-garde artist.
Students from Georgia’s secondary schools were tasked with creating short animations based on the artist’s works. 12 of the contestants were named as winners.
You can view some of the winning contestants’ works on the Agenda.ge website.
Expected to open in March, a dual show of works by Pirosmani and Vincent Van Gogh is being prepared in by the Georgian National Museum (GNM) network in collaboration with the Vincent van Gogh Foundation in Arles, France.
The Georgian artist’s paintings were viewed by art enthusiasts in France as part of a Pirosmani exhibition at Vienna’s Albertina Museum that ended earlier this week.
The Albertina museum exhibition was on display until its conclusion on January 27 and was a great step forward toward bringing Pirosmani’s work to an international audience.
Additionally, one of Pirosmani’s works recently sold for a record-high bid at Sotheby's Auction House in November, 2018.
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The legacy of Georgia’s celebrated 20th century avant-garde painter Niko Pirosmani will continue its journey across Europe to be introduced to museum-goers in France alongside the famed Dutch impressionist Vincent van Gogh.