Irakly Shanidze Explained

Irakly Shanidze
Birth Name:Irakly Shanidze
Birth Date:18 October 1968
Birth Place:Tbilisi, Georgia
Field:Photography
Training:Moscow State University
University of Michigan

Irakly Shanidze (born October 18, 1968) is a creative director and an advertising, fashion, and portrait photographer.

Biography

Shanidze was born in Tbilisi in 1968. He graduated from Moscow State University with an MS in chemical enzymology. In 1993, he moved to Detroit, Michigan, USA, where he pursued a PhD in pharmacology/molecular biology at Wayne State University and then MPH/MHSA at the University of Michigan, School of Public Health. Concurrently he studied at New York Institute of Photography, graduating in 2000.

At the age of 12 Shanidze received a pre-war Reflex Korelle from his grandfather as a gift. While studying at Moscow State University he contributed to the University newspaper Вестник Московского Университета ("Moscow University Bulletin"). When on a military duty (1987–1989), he held the position of staff photojournalist at a regional military newspaper "Слава Родины" ("Motherland's Glory").

In 2000, Shanidze opened a photo studio in Detroit. In 2004, he partnered with Pavel Kiselev to open the International Academy of Photographic Arts. In 2004–2007, he was commissioned by a mime theater "Лицедеи".

Shanidze's photos have been shown at the State Exhibition Center Manezh, St. Petersburg,[1] and at the Museum of Russian Art, Jersey City, New Jersey.[2]

His professional advertising projects vary between the 'straight' (though rarely totally so) style of well-lit and executed studio work and his subversive and symbolic style, sometimes involving complex pseudo-real setups intended to convey the spontaneity and style of street life. As an advertising photographer, he has worked for Japan Tobacco International, Lexar Microsystems, Inc.,[3] and Leica Camera AG.

Much of his personal work is 'street,' though not classical street photography in that he places emphasis on the imagined and the surreal. Whether it is a series of images in which strangers on the subway gradually emerge as though spies, or individual images in which found scenes take on allegorical overtones as a result of the manner in which their elements are juxtaposed. Whether subtly mocking a classical painting or using strongly symbolic elements, Shanidze invites the viewer to subvert their own views of the real in the process of decoding the surreal.[4] [5] [6] [7]

Shanidze has exhibited his work in personal and group shows in the USA, Canada and Russia.

Recently his interest shifted to the visual representation of classical ballet. He has been working with current and former performers of American Ballet Theatre, Mariinsky Theatre, Opéra de Monte-Carlo, and Bolshoy Theatre.He is a visiting professor at Moscow Academy of Photography where he teaches the artistic side of photography online. He also holds seminars and workshops across the US and Europe.

He lives and works in Detroit, Michigan, USA.

Awards

Shows

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://archive.today/20120914001017/http://www.real-fair.ru/photograph/photo2009.php Manez
  2. http://moramuseum.org/english/index.php?dir=Benefit%20July2010%2FIrakly%20Shanidze%2FBIOGRAPHY The Museum Of Russian Art
  3. Web site: Irakly Shanidze | Digital Photography . 2012-01-06 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110928032343/http://dp.lexar.com/phro-photo/irakly-shanidze . September 28, 2011 . Lexar
  4. http://www.regnum.ru/news/1344960.html ИА REGNUM
  5. Web site: Журнал Фотодело - фотошкола, уроки Photoshop, фотоконкурсы, фотогалереи, обучение фотографии, фото сайт, уроки фотошопа, фото школа . 2012-01-06 . dead . https://archive.today/20120731020842/http://www.fotodelo.ru/news.php?do=block&joli=art&sim=PCMBAZ117165fZhGaw9600&du=40 . July 31, 2012 . mdy-all . Журнал Фотодело
  6. http://www.vostokmedia.com/n48337.html Восток Медиа
  7. http://www.zwire.com/site/dav.cfm?brd=2925&dept_id=627113&pag=1027&ssid=13997&vw=article Signature Magazine (Page 14-15)
  8. http://www.thespiderawards.com/2007presentation/photoshow/nominations/8_nude/index.htm Professional Nomination Nude
  9. Web site: Победителем номинации "Художественая фотография" стала работа Ираклия Шанидзе . January 4, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120426091654/http://art-index.org/objects/pub/show/?OID=xy1y0yd0pspitocw&PAGE=1 . April 26, 2012 . dead .
  10. Web site: Archived copy . 2012-01-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110728050355/http://www.spjdetroit.org/files/JOY_winners_2009_with_judges__comments.pdf . July 28, 2011 .
  11. "Detroit Art City: The Real Best of Detroit 2009 ", Real Detroit Weekly
  12. http://gallery.lfi-online.de/gallery//index.php?editors_choice&page=1 Leica Fotografie International Editor's Choice Award
  13. Web site: 5th Winners Gallery | Spider Awards . 2012-01-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120109164140/http://www.thespiderawards.com/gallery5/gallery.php?x=p&cid=49&g=n . January 9, 2012 . Professional Nomination Silhouette
  14. "Real Best of Detroit 2011-Arts & Culture ", Real Detroit Weekly
  15. http://www.supercircuit.at/downloads/2011/Ascpr2011_final.pdf List of award winners
  16. Web site: Шорт-лист премии "Лучший фотограф". Концептуальная и абстрактная фотография . April 14, 2014 .
  17. Web site: Новости: Алекс Федечко-Мацкевич - официальный сайт . www.afm.spb.ru . 6 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040217155018/http://www.afm.spb.ru/news.php?code=132 . 17 February 2004 . dead.
  18. Web site: Archived copy . January 5, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923085449/http://www.panhorama.net/kuvat/underground2007-poster_is.jpg . September 23, 2015 . dead .
  19. Web site: Underground Photo Gallery 2007 . January 5, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923085446/http://www.panhorama.net/upg2007_uk.htm . September 23, 2015 . dead .
  20. Web site: ФотоНовости - фото выставки, фото конкурсы, фото искусство, фото творчество, известные фотографы, фото техника, фото бизнес, фотография . January 4, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923062513/http://www.fotonovosti.ru/content/news_one/19/3313/ . September 23, 2015 . dead . mdy-all .
  21. Web site: ExpireSEO .
  22. Web site: Галерея Фотолофт . January 4, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120105213857/http://www.fotoloft.ru/author.aspx?a=d2a49e80-36d3-4884-94f5-f872b4ae4df7 . January 5, 2012 . dead . mdy-all .
  23. http://www.dirtyshow.org
  24. Web site: Motel Bizarre » More info on Dirty Show 9, Detroit . January 4, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100527171240/http://www.motelbizarre.com/2008/more-info-on-dirty-show-9-detroit/ . May 27, 2010 . dead . mdy-all .
  25. Web site: Галерея Фотолофт. Бутик Актуальной Фотографии . January 4, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090102233112/http://www.fotoloft.ru/photo.aspx?id=c647f441-3064-40e4-be7e-a6e1f3f856e3&t=album . January 2, 2009 . dead . mdy-all .
  26. Web site: Archived copy . August 29, 2017 . January 21, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210121055953/http://appaf.eu/ . dead .
  27. Web site: LFI.Gallery | Start.
  28. Web site: FRPH . February 17, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110715165240/http://www.redmarines.com/freerangephoto/ . July 15, 2011 . dead . mdy-all .
  29. https://archive.today/20120914001017/http://www.real-fair.ru/photograph/photo2009.php Еще одна серия американского фотографа Ираклия Шанидзе.
  30. http://www.foto-video.ru/contest/exhibition/52591/ Photo & Video magazin
  31. Web site: Archived copy . January 4, 2012 . April 26, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120426091612/http://www.utronews.ru/news/culture/001270041848430/ . dead .
  32. http://moramuseum.org/english/index.php?dir=Benefit%20July2010%2FIrakly%20Shanidze%2FBIOGRAPHY
  33. Web site: The Museum of Russian Art.
  34. Web site: Invito Alle Nozze. Ираклий Шанидзе.
  35. http://www.artattheedge.com/shanidze.php{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  36. https://web.archive.org/web/20111206073518/http://www.photovoice.org/events/article/photovoice-auction-preview-exhibition PhotoVoice Auction 2011 Preview Exhibition lot 65
  37. http://dirtydetroit.com/
  38. http://m.realdetroitweekly.com/detroit/d-days/Content?oid=1453840{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  39. Web site: Абсурд как предмет искусства представил в Хабаровске Ираклий Шанидзе (ВИДЕО) .

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