PhD in Art Studies, teacher of the Christian Art History Course
E-Mail: irma.matiashvili@galoba.edu.ge
Phone: +995 558 91 00 50
Studied at Iv. Javakhishvili house At Tbilisi State University, Faculty of History, Department of Art Studies. In 1986, she received the medal of the Georgian Academy of Sciences for the best paper of the year. In 1998, she defended his dissertation on “Artistic problems in Davit Kakabadze’s easel painting”, and it was published as a book in 2018. Since 1994, she has been engaged in teaching activities in various higher educational institutions of Tbilisi. The app has been working since 2012. Kutateladze house As an invited teacher at the Tbilisi State Art Academy. Since 2009, she has been working at the singing and singing school named after Giorgi Mtatsmindeli.
Field of scientific interests:
Art and culture of modernism, Christian iconography, Christian symbolism, facade decor of Georgian church architecture.
1. Painting of the altar of Kashveti.” Soviet art”, 1986, #12, p. 103-110
2. The artistic world of the creator. “Soviet Art”, 1987, #2, p. 65-69
3. The problem of the synthesis of wall painting and architecture in modern Georgian art.” Theater and Life”, 1993, #3, p. 81-92
4. The structure of artistic face and relation to national traditions in Davit Kakabadze’s easel painting. Scientific session dedicated to Iv. For the 120th anniversary of Javakhishvili’s birth. Work plan and theses of reports, TSU, 1996, pp. 23-24
5. The concept of image in Davit Kakabadze’s theoretical work.” Art”, 1996, #1-2-3, p. 2-12
6. Davit Kakabadze in the context of the culture of modernism.” Theater and life”, 1997, #1, p. 27-48
7. Genre of portrait in Davit Kakabadze’s work.” Monument’s friend”, 1997, #3(98), pp. 34-39
8. “Imereti” series in the works of Davit Kakabadze.” Art”, 1997, #4-5-6, p.33-49
9. Currents of modernism in Davit Kakabadze’s easel painting.” Spectrum”, 1998, #1, p. 22-36
10. Davit Kakabadze’s painting in the 1910s. Tb., 1999
11. For the relationship between the content and fine structure of culture. Issues of the history and theory of culture, XX, 2004, p. 262-269
12. For the issue of form transformation in culture. Issues of the history and theory of culture, XXII, 2005, p. 131-139
13. Ilia Zdanevich and the culture of Georgian modernism. “Spectrum”, 2008, p. 16-24
14. Reflection of contact with the sacred in Christian iconography. International conference “Tbeloba”, Tb., 2008
15. Ilia Zdanevich and artistic cafes of Tbilisi. “Civilization searches”, 2008, #6, p.86-97
16. The theme of covered hands in Byzantine iconography. “Byzantinology in Georgia – 2″ Vol., 2009, p. 377-404
17. The cultural phenomenon of icon and image.” Belief and Knowledge”, 2009, p. 73-80
18. The sign of three crosses on the eastern facade of Samtavis. Humanities in the Information Society, 2. Batumi, 2010, p. 303-311
19. Iconography of the eastern facade of Samtavis. “Byzantinology in Georgia-3”, vol., 2011, p. 301-317
20. The theological idea of the reliefs of the east facade of Samtavis. “Georgianology”, 2011, #2, gv. 44-54
21. Iconography of the facade of Svetitskhoveli d’ouest. Proceedings of the 22nd International Congress of Byzantine Studies. Sofia, 22-27 August. 2011, V. III, p.309-310
22. Griffon figure on the neck of Oshki dome. II International Conference Tao-Klarjeti. Abstracts of reports. Tbilisi-Batumi, 2012, p. 140-141
23. Vegetal symbolism in Samtavisi facade reliefs. “Georgology”, 2012, # 6, p. 89-97
24. Griffon symbol in Oshki facade reliefs, “Antiquities of Georgia”, 2012, # 15, p. 96-106.
25. Facial expression of symbols in the miniature of Basil the Great, (co-author), Christian-archaeological researches. 5/2012, p. 184-201.
26. One idea aspect of the miniature of the writings of Basil the Great (Gr.48). International conference, “Georgian manuscript”, theses of reports, Tbilisi, 2013, p. 25-27
27. Iconographic aspects of the miniature of Basil the Great in Gr.48 manuscript. International conference “Byzantinology in Georgia – 4”. Abstracts of reports. Tbilisi, 2013, pp. 95-96
28. The image of the griffon in the Georgian relief of the Middle Ages. “Georgology”, 2014, # 3, p. 91-105.
29. Character of symbolic signs in the architectural relief of the beginning of the XI century. “Georgianology”, 2015, # 1, p. 49-57.
30. Symbolism of red color.” Alaverdi”, #1/9, 2015, p. 87-92.
31. The symbolism of the vineyard. “Alaverdi”, 2015, #2/10, p. 16-23.
32. Royal signs in the Georgian zoomorphic repertoire of the Middle Ages. “Culture and art: research and management”, conference materials, Batumi, 2015, p. 9-14.
33. Sasanian Fantastic Creature “Baškuč (*Pasku(n)č) in Christian Georgian Material Culture (co-author), Chancen und Scwierigkeiten des interkulturellen Dialogs über ästhetische Fragen, Unter besonderer Besonderer Besichtungen der Entwicklungen in der Kaukasusregion. Band 13, Dato Barbakadse, Jürgen Trinks (Hg.), Wien, 2016. p. 145-158.
34. The Iconographic Program and Theological Meaning on the East Façade of Samtavisi Cathedral. Iconographica. 2016, p. 30-45.
35. An embroidered cross in the facade decoration of Oshki. IV international conference Tao-Klarjeti. Abstracts of reports. Tbilisi, 2016, pp. 113-115.
36. Book on Georgian engraving art (review), Georgianology, 2017, # 6, pp. 141-145.
37. Painting of the cross on the neck of the Oshki dome, ACADEMIA, 2017-2018, p. 78-91.
38. The rule of rubbing hands in iconography and ritual, ed. “Alilo”, Tbilisi, 2018.
39. Artistic issues of Davit Kakabadze’s easel painting, “Universal” publishing house, Tbilisi, 2018.
40. Miniature of Basil the Great in Gr.48 manuscript. “Byzantinology in Georgia – 4”, 2018.
2. The artistic world of the creator. “Soviet Art”, 1987, #2, p. 65-69
3. The problem of the synthesis of wall painting and architecture in modern Georgian art.” Theater and Life”, 1993, #3, p. 81-92
4. The structure of artistic face and relation to national traditions in Davit Kakabadze’s easel painting. Scientific session dedicated to Iv. For the 120th anniversary of Javakhishvili’s birth. Work plan and theses of reports, TSU, 1996, pp. 23-24
5. The concept of image in Davit Kakabadze’s theoretical work.” Art”, 1996, #1-2-3, p. 2-12
6. Davit Kakabadze in the context of the culture of modernism.” Theater and life”, 1997, #1, p. 27-48
7. Genre of portrait in Davit Kakabadze’s work.” Monument’s friend”, 1997, #3(98), pp. 34-39
8. “Imereti” series in the works of Davit Kakabadze.” Art”, 1997, #4-5-6, p.33-49
9. Currents of modernism in Davit Kakabadze’s easel painting.” Spectrum”, 1998, #1, p. 22-36
10. Davit Kakabadze’s painting in the 1910s. Tb., 1999
11. For the relationship between the content and fine structure of culture. Issues of the history and theory of culture, XX, 2004, p. 262-269
12. For the issue of form transformation in culture. Issues of the history and theory of culture, XXII, 2005, p. 131-139
13. Ilia Zdanevich and the culture of Georgian modernism. “Spectrum”, 2008, p. 16-24
14. Reflection of contact with the sacred in Christian iconography. International conference “Tbeloba”, Tb., 2008
15. Ilia Zdanevich and artistic cafes of Tbilisi. “Civilization searches”, 2008, #6, p.86-97
16. The theme of covered hands in Byzantine iconography. “Byzantinology in Georgia – 2″ Vol., 2009, p. 377-404
17. The cultural phenomenon of icon and image.” Belief and Knowledge”, 2009, p. 73-80
18. The sign of three crosses on the eastern facade of Samtavis. Humanities in the Information Society, 2. Batumi, 2010, p. 303-311
19. Iconography of the eastern facade of Samtavis. “Byzantinology in Georgia-3”, vol., 2011, p. 301-317
20. The theological idea of the reliefs of the east facade of Samtavis. “Georgianology”, 2011, #2, gv. 44-54
21. Iconography of the facade of Svetitskhoveli d’ouest. Proceedings of the 22nd International Congress of Byzantine Studies. Sofia, 22-27 August. 2011, V. III, p.309-310
22. Griffon figure on the neck of Oshki dome. II International Conference Tao-Klarjeti. Abstracts of reports. Tbilisi-Batumi, 2012, p. 140-141
23. Vegetal symbolism in Samtavisi facade reliefs. “Georgology”, 2012, # 6, p. 89-97
24. Griffon symbol in Oshki facade reliefs, “Antiquities of Georgia”, 2012, # 15, p. 96-106.
25. Facial expression of symbols in the miniature of Basil the Great, (co-author), Christian-archaeological researches. 5/2012, p. 184-201.
26. One idea aspect of the miniature of the writings of Basil the Great (Gr.48). International conference, “Georgian manuscript”, theses of reports, Tbilisi, 2013, p. 25-27
27. Iconographic aspects of the miniature of Basil the Great in Gr.48 manuscript. International conference “Byzantinology in Georgia – 4”. Abstracts of reports. Tbilisi, 2013, pp. 95-96
28. The image of the griffon in the Georgian relief of the Middle Ages. “Georgology”, 2014, # 3, p. 91-105.
29. Character of symbolic signs in the architectural relief of the beginning of the XI century. “Georgianology”, 2015, # 1, p. 49-57.
30. Symbolism of red color.” Alaverdi”, #1/9, 2015, p. 87-92.
31. The symbolism of the vineyard. “Alaverdi”, 2015, #2/10, p. 16-23.
32. Royal signs in the Georgian zoomorphic repertoire of the Middle Ages. “Culture and art: research and management”, conference materials, Batumi, 2015, p. 9-14.
33. Sasanian Fantastic Creature “Baškuč (*Pasku(n)č) in Christian Georgian Material Culture (co-author), Chancen und Scwierigkeiten des interkulturellen Dialogs über ästhetische Fragen, Unter besonderer Besonderer Besichtungen der Entwicklungen in der Kaukasusregion. Band 13, Dato Barbakadse, Jürgen Trinks (Hg.), Wien, 2016. p. 145-158.
34. The Iconographic Program and Theological Meaning on the East Façade of Samtavisi Cathedral. Iconographica. 2016, p. 30-45.
35. An embroidered cross in the facade decoration of Oshki. IV international conference Tao-Klarjeti. Abstracts of reports. Tbilisi, 2016, pp. 113-115.
36. Book on Georgian engraving art (review), Georgianology, 2017, # 6, pp. 141-145.
37. Painting of the cross on the neck of the Oshki dome, ACADEMIA, 2017-2018, p. 78-91.
38. The rule of rubbing hands in iconography and ritual, ed. “Alilo”, Tbilisi, 2018.
39. Artistic issues of Davit Kakabadze’s easel painting, “Universal” publishing house, Tbilisi, 2018.
40. Miniature of Basil the Great in Gr.48 manuscript. “Byzantinology in Georgia – 4”, 2018.