Tbilisi: street art

  1. Tbilisi would lose half its charm without street artist Gosha Art. We’ll meet him again more than once.
  2. In the courtyard of the Sioni Cathedral.
  3. “Here, sell it!” A slightly peeling, but still touching, story of the friendship between Valiko and Rubik.
  4. This is what an overindulgence in landscape design leads to. People actually walk here, eh!
  5. Neglect it, let’s waltz!
  6. The glass Bridge of Peace by Italian architect Michele de Lucchi is the calling card of the new Tbilisi.
  7. People actually work here, eh!
  8. It’s delicious.
  9. And soulful.
  10. Shall we dance?
  11. The side facade of the Gabriadze Café.
  12. Rezo Gabriadze’s tiles on the facade of his Puppet Theatre.
  13. For some reason, Cervantes kept silent about this part of the journey.
  14. The piano is scarier than the tiger, I checked.
  15. Queen Tamar by David Matchavariani as an archetype of female power.
  16. Romantic poet Nikoloz Baratashvili was posthumously recognised as a national treasure. He was translated by Pasternak.
  17. Door to heaven.
  18. Basic geometry in the courtyard of the Ceremonial Palace.
  19. The magical Brim Hotel.
  20. Special respect to Gosha for decorating obviously temporary surfaces like construction fencing.
  21. Tree of life in Rike Park. The doggy by the bench is also bronze.
  22. Exhibitions for every taste.
  23. The tram doesn’t run, but it pleases.
  24. Kitty’s nests.
  25. Beautiful stranger.
  26. I hate war.
  27. A useful reminder of bulimic imperial appetite. 20% of Georgia’s territory has been occupied by Russia since 2008.
  28. The rest of the country is occupied by the pro-Russian party Georgian Dream, which is painting over protest graffiti.
  29. The Conservatory is serving Puccini and Verdi today. The soloists are good, the audience so-so, but one can’t have it all at once.
  30. The Dude is honest, and the beer here is delicious.