"Captain" Original Oil on Canvas by Nick Japaridze Art Size: 42"x 28" Canvas Size: 34" x 20" Hand Signed by the Artist Condition: MINT Certificate of Authenticity and appraisal is included Nick Japaridze Born in 1971 in Tblisi, Georgis, Nick Japaridze learnt painting with a group of famous artists in 1985 and between 1989 and 1994 he studied Fine Arts at Tbilisi State Academy. Nick Japaridze’s work is a combination of traditional Georgian murals, Asian decor and a medieval painting technique. Nick shows his emotions, moods and dreams through the symbolic language of his paintings. The artist gets inspiration by listening to meditation music while working. All the details of these works have a symbolic meaning and the characters created by Nick are variations of his moods. Nick Japaridze biography Birth date 23.02.1971 Birth Place Tbilisi(Georgia). 1985-1988 S.Kobuladze fine art studio (Artist Central House, Tbilisi,Georgia) 1988-1989 B.Shvelidze private fine art studio (Tbilisi,Georgia) 1989-1994 Tbilisi State Fine Art Academy ,Monumental Decorative Art Faculty, monumental decorative artist Starting 1990 until today I participate in various art expos in Georgia, Russia, Italy and Germany.My works can be found in many private collections all over the world. Personal Exhibitions 1990 - Art gallery "Merani" Tbilisi, Georgia 1995 - Business Center Tbilisi, Georgia Group Exhibitions 1990 - Central artist house Tbilisi,Kiev 1991 - Central artist house Tbilisi, "Hammer Center" Moscow 1992 - "mostra antolologica di pittori georgiani" Rome, Brindizi, "Hammer Center " Moscow, Tbilisi, 1993 - Tbilisi ,Moscow 1994 - Rome, Brindizi, Moscow,Tbilisi 1995 - Munich,ST. Petersburg, Tbilisi, 1996 - "Alter Ego",Gallery "karvasla", Gallery "Hobby" Tbilisi 1997 - Munich,Gallery "Hobby" Tbilisi 1999 - gallery "Hobby" Tbilisi, Frankfurt 2000 - gallery "Hobby" Tbilisi 2001 - Tbilisi, Moscow 2002 - Tbilisi 2003 - gallery "Universe" Tbilisi, Prague 2004 - Tbilisi 2005 - Tbilisi 2006 -"The new generation in contemporary georgian" gallery Kopola" Tbilisi 2007 - Tbilisi gallery "Universe", gallery " Kopola"