Meir Pichhadze

Meir Pichhadze (August 16, 1955, Kutaisi, Georgia - February 4, 2010, Tel Aviv, Israel) was an Israeli artist and painter.

Pichhadze began studying art as a child with the sculptor Razu Ramishvili. He moved with his family to Israel in 1973. There his work revealed influences of the primitivist stylings of Georgian painter Niko Pirosmanashvili.

In 1983, Pichhadze began studying at the Kalisher College of Art. His first exhibition was at the school's newly opened gallery.^[1] He was known for his unusual style, most notably for painting on a black canvas instead of the traditional white canvas.

Pichhadze died after a six-month battle with cancer.^[2]

References

^ Labyrinth of solitude (Interview with painter Tal Mazliach, a Kalisher classmate and friend of Pichhadze's), Haaretz English edition, 26 March 2010
^ Painter Meir Pichhadze dies at 54 YnetNews.com

External links

Short mockumentary portraying Meir Pichhadze

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Name	Pichhadze, Meir
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Date of birth	August 16, 1955
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Date of death	February 4, 2010
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