Irakly Shanidze

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Irakly Shanidze
File:Irakly Shanidze 2.jpg
Born
Irakly Shanidze

(1968-10-18) October 18, 1968 (age 57)
Tbilisi, Georgia
EducationMoscow State University
University of Michigan
Known forPhotography
Websitewww.shanidze.com

Irakly Shanidze (born October 18, 1968) is a creative director and an advertising, fashion, and portrait photographer.

Biography

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Shanidze was born in Tbilisi in 1968. He graduated from Moscow State University with an MS in chemical enzymology. In 1993, he moved to Detroit, Michigan, USA, where he pursued a PhD in pharmacology/molecular biology at Wayne State University and then MPH/MHSA at the University of Michigan, School of Public Health. Concurrently he studied at New York Institute of Photography, graduating in 2000.

At the age of 12 Shanidze received a pre-war Reflex Korelle from his grandfather as a gift. While studying at Moscow State University he contributed to the University newspaper Вестник Московского Университета ("Moscow University Bulletin"). When on a military duty (1987–1989), he held the position of staff photojournalist at a regional military newspaper "Слава Родины" ("Motherland's Glory").

In 2000, Shanidze opened a photo studio in Detroit. In 2004, he partnered with Pavel Kiselev to open the International Academy of Photographic Arts. In 2004–2007, he was commissioned by a mime theater "Лицедеи".[citation needed]

Shanidze's photos have been shown at the State Exhibition Center Manezh, St. Petersburg,[1][failed verification] and at the Museum of Russian Art, Jersey City, New Jersey.[2]

His professional advertising projects vary between the 'straight' (though rarely totally so) style of well-lit and executed studio work and his subversive and symbolic style, sometimes involving complex pseudo-real setups intended to convey the spontaneity and style of street life. As an advertising photographer, he has worked for Japan Tobacco International, Lexar Microsystems, Inc.,[3] and Leica Camera AG.[citation needed]

Much of his personal work is 'street,' though not classical street photography in that he places emphasis on the imagined and the surreal. Whether it is a series of images in which strangers on the subway gradually emerge as though spies, or individual images in which found scenes take on allegorical overtones as a result of the manner in which their elements are juxtaposed. Whether subtly mocking a classical painting or using strongly symbolic elements, Shanidze invites the viewer to subvert their own views of the real in the process of decoding the surreal.[4][5][6][7]

Shanidze has exhibited his work in personal and group shows in the USA, Canada and Russia.[citation needed]

Recently his interest shifted to the visual representation of classical ballet. He has been working with current and former performers of American Ballet Theatre, Mariinsky Theatre, Opéra de Monte-Carlo, and Bolshoy Theatre. He is a visiting professor at Moscow Academy of Photography where he teaches the artistic side of photography online.[citation needed] He also holds seminars and workshops across the US and Europe.[citation needed]

He lives and works in Detroit, Michigan, USA.

Awards

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  • 2006: Sony International Contest "Like. No. Other.", Special prize for the most original work[citation needed]
  • 2007: Professional Nomination, B&W Spider Awards[8]
  • 2007: Photograph of the year 2007, category photo d'art, agence ArtIndex, Saint Petersburg.[9]
  • 2008: SPJ Excellence Award, First Prize[10]
  • 2009: Best Photographer, Real Detroit Weekly Readers Poll, 2009[11]
  • 2009: Leica Fotografie International Editor's Choice Award[12]
  • 2010: Professional Nomination, B&W Spider Awards[13]
  • 2011: Best Local Photographer, Real Detroit Weekly Readers Poll, 2011[14]
  • 2011: Trierenberg Super Circuit, gold medal portrait category, 2011[15]
  • 2014: Премия "Лучший фотограф". Шорт-лист номинации "Концептуальная фотография"[16]

Shows

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  • 2003 Chaplin Club, St. Petersburg, Russia; show «Fine Play» 10/2003[17]
  • 2007 Panhorama Gallery, Tempere, Finland; personal show 5/2007[18][19]
  • 2007 Фестиваль современной фотографии, Центр Современного Искусства «Винзавод», Москва, Россия; featured artist, 5/2007[20]
  • 2007 Univers d’Artistes; featured artist, 11/2007[21]
  • 2007 Fotoloft, Moscow, Russia; permanent collection show 11/2007[22]
  • 2008 Dirty Show Detroit; special quest artist, 2/2008[23][24]
  • 2008 Fotoloft, Moscow, Russia; featured artist for the first issue of Portfolio Magazine, 6/2008[25]
  • 2008 International Photo Festival in Estremos, Portugal;[26] куратор, 9/2008
  • 2008 Leica Fotografie International Magazine, Leica Master Shots permanent collection, 9/2008[27]
  • 2008 Free Range Photo; 9/2008[28]
  • 2009 Human. Circles of Life. Exhibition Hall Manezh, St Petersburg, Russia, 8/2009[29][30]
  • 2010 Personal show «М8Ж», Leica-center «Яркий Мир», St Petersburg, Russia, 5/2010[31]
  • 2010 Photo exhibition to benefit the Museum of Russian Art (MORA) July 20–30, 2010[32][33]
  • 2010 Invito Alle Nozze, Personal Show / Fotoloft / Art-Moscow, Moscow, Russia, 9-10/2010[34]
  • 2011 River Edge Gallery, Wyandotte MI USA, 1/2011[35]
  • 2011 PhotoVoice Auction 2011 Preview Exhibition 11/2011[36]
  • 2011 Dirty Show Detroit; special guest artist; 2/2011[37][38]
  • 2014 Империя абсурда; Khabarovsk 6/2014[39]
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