Ceramic designer, Honoured Artist of Georgia (1967). One of the prominent representatives of the Georgian ceramic art; subject-matter of his works is linked with the Georgian folklore – fairy tales. Z. Maisuradze received his education at the Tbilisi Academy of Arts (1932-1938), where he later on lectured (1939-1959). His keen interest towards old Georgian ceramics resulted in his close affiliation with the Institute of History of Georgian Art, where he worked in 1944-1971 and headed Minor Arts Department.
Works: series “Stags”, 1952-1960 (Museum of Fine Arts, Georgian National Gallery); compositions of the Georgian fairy tales theme (minor plastics, 1952-1955), decorative panel “Harvest”, 1953 (Museum of Fine Arts); “Berikaoba”, decorative composition on ceramic tiles, 1957-1959, Georgian National Gallery.
Zacharias Maisuradze
(1912, Tbilisi – 1971, Tbilisi)
Ceramic designer, Honoured Artist of Georgia (1967). One of the prominent representatives of the Georgian ceramic art; subject-matter of his works is linked with the Georgian folklore – fairy tales. Z. Maisuradze received his education at the Tbilisi Academy of Arts (1932-1938), where he later on lectured (1939-1959). His keen interest towards old Georgian ceramics resulted in his close affiliation with the Institute of History of Georgian Art, where he worked in 1944-1971 and headed Minor Arts Department.
Works: series “Stags”, 1952-1960 (Museum of Fine Arts, Georgian National Gallery); compositions of the Georgian fairy tales theme (minor plastics, 1952-1955), decorative panel “Harvest”, 1953 (Museum of Fine Arts); “Berikaoba”, decorative composition on ceramic tiles, 1957-1959, Georgian National Gallery.