Jumber Jikia

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Jumber Jikia
ჯუმბერ ჯიქია

Jumber Jikia (Georgian: ჯუმბერ ჯიქია; b. 1950) is a sculptor from Georgia.

Jikia was born on 12 October 1950.[1] He studied at Tbilisi School of Art, and then Tbilisi State Academy of Arts,[2] where he was later a lecturer.[3]

His public works in Tbilisi include a statue of Oliver and Marjory Wardrop,[4] unveiled on 18 October 2015,[5] during the Tbilisoba festival, in Tbilisi's Oliver Wardrop Square; and one of Václav Havel[6] unveiled on 22 June 2017 by President of Georgia Giorgi Margvelashvili and Czech Defense Minister Martin Stropnicky.[7]

Two of his Horses of the Wind are in Rustavi.[8]

Outside Georgia, his works are on public display in Egypt (History Steps 2008), and Cappadocia, Turkey (History Steps 2009).[9]

He also sculpted a 22m tall, 60 ton, colossal steel-framed copper statue of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk for the Assembly Hall at Artvin in Turkey.[10][11]

Dying Centaur is in the collection of the Polish Sculpture Center.[2]

Awards

  • 1985 (1985): Fanano Arte First Prize[3]
  • 1986 (1986): Gold Medal, Warsaw[1]
  • 1984 (1984): Gold Medal Rmn-Grand Palais, Paris[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "ჯუმბერ ჯიქია (1950)". Biographical Dictionary of Georgia. Government of Georgia. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Artyści w kolekcji" (in Polish). Centrum Rzeźby Polskiej w Orońsku. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Aswan International Sculpture Symposium". aiss.gov.eg. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  4. ^ 41°41′46″N 44°47′49″E / 41.695987°N 44.796938°E / 41.695987; 44.796938 (statue of Oliver and Marjory Wardrop)
  5. ^ "The monument to Oliver and Marjory Wardrops opened near the Parliament". Parliament of Georgia. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  6. ^ 41°43′18″N 44°44′43″E / 41.721748°N 44.745336°E / 41.721748; 44.745336 (statue of Václav Havel)
  7. ^ Morrison, Thea. "Statue of Vaclav Havel Erected in Tbilisi". Georgia Today. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  8. ^ "Horses of the Wind, Rustavi by Jumber Jikia to be sold ?". Kaukasus. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  9. ^ "Artists – Jikia Jumber". Georgian Art Portal. Government of Georgia. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  10. ^ "Dünyanın en büyük Atatürk heykeli Artvin'e yapılıyor". Olay53 (in Turkish). 30 September 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  11. ^ See talk page