Arsen Pochkhua was a multifaceted artist and musician. He was born in Kutaisi, Georgia, and lived his entire career in this region. He studied at the Tbilisi State Conservatory and worked as a musician in the Georgian State Symphony Orchestra. Simultaneously with music, he began to engage in art and became a famous engraver, graphic artist and sculptor.
Arsene Pochkhua created amazing works of art, including carvings of boxwood, mother of pearl, crystal glass and many other materials. His works were recognized as unique and were presented at exhibitions both in Georgia and abroad.
5. "Grand master Arsen Pochkhua" was the name of the
exhibition organized at the National Museum of Georgia in
2023, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the artist's birth
7. Arsen Pochkhua was born on August 22, 1923 in the city of Kutaisi (Georgia).
In 1944 - 1949, he studied at the orchestra faculty of the Tbilisi State
Conservatory "V. Sarajishvili" - in the viola class. In 1945 - 1982, he worked
as a musician in the State Symphony Orchestra of Georgia and as a viola and
chamber ensemble teacher in the Tbilisi Music School "D. Arakishvili".
In 1946, the artist Lado Gudiashvili became acquainted with Pochkhua's
graphics and invited him to participate in the painting of the Kvashet Church.
In 1951, Pochkhua participated in the Republican Poster Contest and won
First Prize. Subsequently, he participated in several more republican and all-
Soviet poster exhibitions. In 1955, Pochkhua for the first time exhibited at the
general republican exhibition his works in carving technique - carving on
boxwood and mother-of-pearl. In 1960, he became a member of the Union of
Artists of the USSR. In 1978, at the invitation of the glass factory in Kutaisi,
Pochkhua began his creative experiments with carving on crystal glass - in the
style of the nationally characteristic plastic ornament.
The Arsen Pochkhua House Museum in Kutaisi, Georgia is a place dedicated to
the outstanding Georgian artist and musician Arsen Pochkhua. This unique
museum allows visitors to immerse themselves in the creative world and life of
this remarkable multifaceted artist and musician
His works were recognized as unique and were presented at exhibitions both in Georgia and abroad.
49. Sound: Episcope Zenon & Quartet Kesane - As sun incoming in the morning (03)
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