Rezo Kaishauri

Rezo Kaishauri (Georgian: რეზო კაიშაური) (born in 1974 in Tbilisi, Georgia) is a Georgian artist, working in surrealism, symbolism and fantasy art genres.

He graduated from Nikoladze Art School (Tbilisi, Georgia) in 1994 and began to work as a designer for a company specialized in serigraphy printing. In 1995-1998 he created his first surrealistic portfolios, called 'Body Language', 'Black Coffee' and 'Paranoia', representing the three different directions of his artwork. 'Body Language' contains the works which might be classified as erotic surrealism, while 'Paranoia' collates more symbolistically inclined artwork, based on visual insinuations. As to the 'Black Coffee' series, inspired by the actual images from coffee grounds and based on earlier black-and-white sketches, this portfolio significantly differs from the other two, being closer to the spirit of classical surrealism.

The same period Kaishauri, inspired by various fantasy books and artwork, tried his skills in fantasy art, but soon decided to continue with his mainstream, returning to fantasy art only occasionally.

In 1998 he abandoned the serigraphy company and turned to offset printing. Trying several different advertising agencies and printing companies, finally he determined as an independent designer. Presently he tries to maintain the balance, continuing with his design work, but still finding time for the art.

Drawing technique

Rezo Kaishauri draws his pictures on paper using simple media - colored pencils, ball-point pens, gouache, etc. - but the confluent strokes, sharp edges and smooth gradations result in rich and vivid artwork which is sometimes confused with oil paintings when viewed through the Web.

Completed portfolios

*Black Coffee (1995-2000)
*Body Language (1995-1996)
*Paranoia (1995-1998)
*The History of Chthon (1995)
*The Passion for Chthon (1996)
*Master and Margarita (1995)
*Black Coffee With No Sugar (1993-1996)
*Graphic Fantasies, Vol.1 (1993)
*Graphic Fantasies, Vol.2 (1994)
*Graphic Fantasies, Vol.3 (1995)

External links

* [http://www.rezo.ge Official Homepage]
* [http://www.artwanted.com/kaishauri Rezo Kaishauri at ArtWanted.com]
* [http://www.surrealismnow.com/rezokaishauri.html Rezo Kaishauri at SurrealismNow.com]
* [http://www.surrealartists.org/rezokaishauri Rezo Kaishauri at SurrealArtists.org]