Irakli Gamrekeli

Scenographer - One of the founders of Georgian theater art, Irakli Gamrekeli was born in 1894 in Gori. From 1920 onwards, he was actively involved in the artistic life of Tbilisi, and participated in exhibitions of Georgian artists.

Irakli Gamrekeli's path to a successful painting

Gamrekeli was fascinated by modernism. After Kote Marjanishvili saw Oscar Wilde's "Salome" illustrated by Gamrekeli, he invited him to Rustaveli Theater. Soon he became the main artist at this theater and made a remarkable contribution to the development of Georgian theater in general.

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Gamrekeli worked on some world-famous plays too including Shakespeare's "Hamlet" and "Othello," Shanshiashvili's "Anzori," Robakidze's "Lamara," and Schiller's "The Robbers." He worked in Rustaveli Theater until the end of his life. He is buried in the Didube Pantheon of Writers and Public Figures in Tbilisi.