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ეს კი ჩემი მეზობელი იყო - ლადო გუჯაბიძე, 6 წლის ვიყავი თბილისიდან რომ წავიდნენ მთელი ოჯახი - ლადო, მისი მეუღლე და შვილი. ამერიკაში ერთ-ერთი ცნობილი მოქანდაკეა
About Lado V. Goudjabidze
Born in the Republic of Georgia (in the former USSR) in 1945, Lado V. Goudjabidze graduated from the College of Visual Arts in Tbilisi, Georgia in 1965. He married the former Shake Abajian in 1968, and in 1971 celebrated with her the birth of their first daughter, Marina. He hosted the USSR's Georgian Contemporary Art television show in 1972, the year he graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Tbilisi. After a year of military service, Lado and his family emigrated to the United States in 1976.
Lado started his career in the U.S. in 1977 as an art director and production manager for ALVA Museum Replicas, Inc, in New York. By 1980, he was representing the New York Times Restoration Group to the Hermitage in the USSR – and in that same year, he and his wife welcomed their second daughter, Iris.
In 1982, Lado brought his artist's senses and years of experience together in his own sculpture reproduction company, opening Art Deluxe Co., Inc. in Queens, New York. Since then, Lado and Shake have built the family business on a foundation of quality and service. All work is done under the direct supervision of Art Deluxe's team of highly skilled, experienced artisans to ensure every piece meets the company's strict standards.
The Artist
When asked what he wants to communicate through the forms of artistic expression he's chosen, Lado says, "Art is a tool and language for feelings and individual life philosophy... I am there for those who want to discover meaning in art and to see the artist's spirit and soul present in his work."
Lado's artistic philosophy has guided him across diverse creative and intellectual disciplines. Besides his primary dedication to sculpture, Lado has expressed his imagination in oil paintings, drawings, murals, mosaic, stone, wood carving, metalwork, bronze casting and ceramics – plus chemistry, engineering design, inventions and poetry. As an artist, Lado demonstrates remarkable versatility as he explores classic realism, abstract, free form and surrealism in his work.
Awards
Monument Rustavelli, 2nd place – Tbilisi, Georgia (1969)
Competition Baratashvili Memorial, winner – Tbilisi, Georgia (1970)
Fine Arts Award, winner – Cooperstown,NY (1981)
Knickerbockers Artists, gold medal – New York (1982)
Rodin Award, 3rd place – Tokyo, Japan (1990)
Utano Award, winner – Royal Museum. Japan (1990)
Council of American Artist Societies for Sculpture – New York (1993)
Exhibitions
1960-1970
The Non-Conformist Artist Exhibition – Tbilisi, Georgia
1970
One-Man Show – Tbilisi, Georgia
1975
Georgian Folk Art Exhibition – Osaka, Japan
Person Show Art Palace – Tbilisi, Georgia
Galeria Gallo – Rome, Italy
1981
Eleventh Annual SISA – New York, NY
Cooperstown Fine Art Exhibition – Cooperstown, NY
Allied Artist Exhibition – World Trade Center, New York, NY
Knickerbockers Art Exhibition – Sal Mugundy Club, NY
1982-1984
National Sculpture Society – New York, NY
1986-1988
Personal Exhibition Art Expo – New York, NY
1987
Ukrainian Institute of America – New York, NY
1987-1988
International Gallery 57 – New York, NY
1988
Sockolsky Gallery – New York, NY
Arts and Crafts Gallery – Bridgeport, CT
1989
Armenian AGBU Gallery Art Show – Saddlebrook, NJ
1990
Hakone Open Air Museum – Tokyo, Japan
1991
Holy Martyn's Armenian School – New York, NY
1993
NASSA Art League Museum – New York, NY
1994
NALS Exhibition at Library – Garden City, NY
1994-1995
Sculpture Case Gallery – New Hope, PA
1997
National Sculpture Society – New York, NY
Commissions
1970
10 Murals of Lenin, Monument – Tbilisi, Georgia
Sunrise Bookstores (chain), Interiors – USSR
1971
Institute of Cybernetics, Conference Auditorium Mural – Tbilisi, Georgia
1971
Restaurant Tbilisi – Baku, Azerbaijian
1974
Airport Center, Interiors & Exteriors – Orenburg, USSR
Georgian Section, Central Part, Art Expo – Moscow, USSR
1979-1980
Alva Museum, 11 Sculptures – New York, NY
1984
Art Deluxe Co., Inc., 60 Sculpture Designs – New York, NY
1985
Heisman Trophy, Reduction – New York, NY
International Humanitarian Award – Los Angeles, CA
1985-1986
Flushing Council on Arts Award – New York, NY
1986
Trammel Crow, Inc., "Muse" 9' bronze sculpture – Chicago, IL
1987
Queens Child Center Award – New York, NY
1988
Presentation bust of Samantha Smith – Kremlin, Russia
1989
5' statue of Mother Teresa – Sherborne, MA
1990
Bust of Oscar Romero – El Salvador
"Muse," 9' bronze sculpture, series of 4 – U.S.
"Untethered," 9' bronze sculpture – Tokyo, Japan
1991
Sony Music Production Award – New York, NY
1992
Peace "Courage and Conscience" Award – MA
1994
Pacifist Memorial, 9' statue of Gandhi – Sherborne, MA
Circle in the Square Theater, series of busts – New York, NY
1995
Kennedy Center, portrait of John F. Kennedy – Washington, DC
Robert Kennedy Foundation, portrait of Robert Kennedy – MA
1996
Harvard University, 27" portrait of John F. Kennedy – Boston, MA
1997
United Nations, "Sanction for Nonviolence" bust of Mahatma Gandhi – New York, NY
1998
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Award – VA
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