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Temo Svirely (თემო სვირელი)
BornApril 21, 1964
Tskhinvali, Georgia
DiedOctober 21, 2014
Kyiv, Ukraine
Resting placeKyiv, Ukraine
Websitehttps://www.svirelyArt.com

Temo Svirely (Georgian: თემო სვირელი) is a Georgian–Ukrainian artist.

His works were exhibited in United States, Ukraine, France, United Kingdom, Germany, Poland, Russia, Czechia, Spain, Switzerland, in renowned art centers, such as Mystetskyi Arsenal National Art and Culture Museum Complex, Taras Shevchenko National Museum, Museum of Outstanding Figures of Ukrainian Culture, Mikhail Bulgakov Museum, National Art Museum of Ukraine, Vermont Studio Center, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

His artistic style draws from diverse traditions and is characterized by its expressive, tender quality. Svirely's use of bold colors and dynamic compositions often conveys a sense of energy and intensity, evoking deep emotional responses in viewers.[1] Temo developed his artistic practice in various mediums, including painting, figurative and abstract, drawing, collage, print and photo installation. Experimenting with different techniques, he blended traditional motifs with contemporary themes. He is well known for his artistic experiments with energy, space, and expression.[2] He managed to accurately and clearly reveal the subtle sensations of existence, its pain and pleasure, shadow and light, tenderness and infinity [3]. "The uniqueness of Temo Svirely is in the attempt to express the many-dimensioned world, where the game is condensed into ritual." (Igor Dichenko) [4]

Biography

He was born on April 21, 1964[3] in Tskhinvali (Georgian SSR within USSR) [2] [5] and passed away on October 21, 2014 in Kyiv, Ukraine.

He was the son of the football player Guram Tskhovrebov [6][3]

Since childhood, he was passionate about painting, with his favorite artists being Van Gogh and Monet. He studied painting at the M.S. Tuganov Art School in Tskhinvali (1979-1983) and at the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts [7] (1989-1992). [2] [8] [5]

He became a member of the International Federation of Artists of Russia (IFA) in 1993 and the International Federation of Artists of Georgia (GIFA) in 1998. [8] He also participated in the creative association BZH-ART (Ukraine) from 2000.

Ukrainian and Georgian artist Temo Svirely in his workshop on Lukyanivska Street in Kyiv, Ukraine, 2007

From 1993 to 2014, he lived and worked in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Workshop of Temo Svirely on Lukyanivska 69/71, Kyiv, Ukraine, 2013

He participated in peaceful protests in support of the independence of Georgia in Tbilisi on April 9, 1989, as well as civil protest actions during the Orange Revolution in 2004 and the Euromaidan in 2013-2014.[3][9][5]

Main projects and exhibitions

Works about Temo Svirely

Projects featuring paintings of Temo Svirely

Projects dedicated to the memory of Temo Svirely

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Художник с поющим именем".
  2. ^ a b c d "Forms & Metaphors II by Georgian and Ukrainian artist Temo Svirely". 14 November 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Загадочный свет Свирели".
  4. ^ a b "Street theatre". YouTube.
  5. ^ a b c "[:en]The biography of contemporary painter TEMO SVIRELY[:ua]The biography of Temo Svirely[:]".
  6. ^ "Guram Tskhovrebov, World football player summary".
  7. ^ "Tbilisi State Academy of Arts".
  8. ^ a b c d "Спасибо им за то, что им повезло". 2 July 2006.
  9. ^ a b ""To touch the air", film by Stanislav Yasinsky". YouTube.
  10. ^ a b "Темо Свирели: По ту сторону Стикса".
  11. ^ "New York art events July through December 2012".
  12. ^ "Forms and Metaphors" (PDF).
  13. ^ "Темо Свирели в «Атрибутгалерее»". 9 November 2007.
  14. ^ "2004: проект «350 лет спустя»". 10 January 2022.
  15. ^ "2003: Faces of pacifism".
  16. ^ Euroart'98 : II Saló Internacional d'Artistes Contemporanis Independents. BCN Art Directe. 1998.
  17. ^ "Milky bridge, video recording". YouTube.
  18. ^ a b "В Киеве пройдет выставка работ известного художника Темо Свирели". September 2017.
  19. ^ "На «Оскар» от Украины выдвинули фильм «Уровень черного» Валентина Васяновича". 29 August 2017.
  20. ^ "Colour of old city". 22 November 2021.
  21. ^ "video of Georgian traditional ceremony of planting a vine, in memoriam Temo Svirely". YouTube.
  22. ^ "ТЕМО СВІРЕЛІ "По той бік Стіксу"".
  23. ^ "The Orchard of 108 trees, video recording". YouTube.
  24. ^ "В Vozianov showroom представили арт-проект «Сад 108 деревьев»". 11 October 2016.
  25. ^ "«Мистецький арсенал» приглашает на инсталляцию, посвященную памяти Темо Свирели". 13 October 2016.
  26. ^ "В «Мистецьком Арсенале» презентовали проект «сад 108 деревьев»". 17 October 2016.
  27. ^ "Федор Возианов устроил на UFW перфоманс «Сад 108 деревьев»". 13 October 2016.
  28. ^ "Квітучий сад та спортивна романтика. Як відкрився Ukrainian Fashion Week".
  29. ^ "Ван Гог путешествует, inший Kyiv, 2017-04-10".
  30. ^ "Ірина Плехова про вокальні мініатюри Валентина Сильвестрова та "Жовту Симфонію" Темо Свірелі". YouTube.
  31. ^ "Video from the concert of the National philarmonic of Ukraine". YouTube.
  32. ^ "Concert of Victoria Poleva in the Church of SS Afanasy and Cyril, St. Cyril's Monastery, Kyiv". YouTube.