{"id":725,"date":"2015-04-15T09:30:31","date_gmt":"2015-04-15T09:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zura.work\/?page_id=725"},"modified":"2025-04-06T22:10:03","modified_gmt":"2025-04-06T22:10:03","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/zura.work\/?page_id=725","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\">\n<p><strong>Zura Mchedlishvili<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zura Mchedlishvili is a Georgian painter and printmaker based in Tbilisi, renowned for his thought-provoking, dynamic and dramatic artworks. His portfolio includes paintings, printmaking and book illustrations, each reflecting a unique blend of traditional techniques and contemporary themes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zura\u2019s artistic education includes studying at N. Pirosmani&#8217;s School of Arts, J. Nikoladze\u2019s College of Arts, and a Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Easel Graphics from the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His work often delves into the complexities of modern life, exploring themes of modern greed, the fragility of existence, and the consequences of unchecked power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zura, through his art, encourages the audience to reflect on social issues, the absence of ideals, and to transform a fragile and distrustful world into one that is solid and peaceful.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1019\" src=\"https:\/\/zura.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/03-About-Me-Cover-1024x1019.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zura.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/03-About-Me-Cover-1024x1019.png 1024w, https:\/\/zura.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/03-About-Me-Cover-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/zura.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/03-About-Me-Cover-1000x996.png 1000w, https:\/\/zura.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/03-About-Me-Cover-768x765.png 768w, https:\/\/zura.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/03-About-Me-Cover-1536x1529.png 1536w, https:\/\/zura.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/03-About-Me-Cover-2048x2039.png 2048w, https:\/\/zura.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/03-About-Me-Cover-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zura Mchedlishvili Zura Mchedlishvili is a Georgian painter and printmaker based in Tbilisi, renowned for his thought-provoking, dynamic and dramatic artworks. His portfolio includes paintings, printmaking and book illustrations, each reflecting a unique blend of traditional techniques and contemporary themes. Zura\u2019s artistic education includes studying at N. Pirosmani&#8217;s School of Arts, J. Nikoladze\u2019s College of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-725","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zura.work\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/725","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zura.work\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zura.work\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zura.work\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zura.work\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=725"}],"version-history":[{"count":31,"href":"https:\/\/zura.work\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/725\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1416,"href":"https:\/\/zura.work\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/725\/revisions\/1416"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zura.work\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}