Rocko Iremashvili (b. 1979)

Studied at the Iakob Nikoladze Art School, the Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, and completed postgraduate studies at the State Academy of Fine Art Stuttgart under Professor Holger Bunk, including a DAAD scholarship. Iremashvili’s work reflects a profound engagement with human experience under systemic and technological pressures, exploring themes of social unrest, historical trauma, and the tension between individual agency and autonomous societal mechanisms. Through a distinctive visual language, his practice investigates the anatomy of violence, the architecture of absence, and the metaphysics of light, creating immersive compositions where urban existentialism intersects with mystical voids. Rooted in reflection and philosophical inquiry, his art confronts the mechanisms of control and ethical boundaries, while simultaneously affirming the humanist capacity for freedom and authentic identity. Iremashvili’s work is both a diagnostic and a creative revolt, offering viewers a space to confront contemporary crises while seeking moments of liberation and soulful reflection.

Auction

2019
Untitled, Bonhams Auction, London (sold)

Public Space Sculptures

2021
Sculpture Urban Sounds, Shalva Amiranashvili Museum of Arts of Georgia

2017
Shalva Kikodze Memorial Sculpture, April 9 Garden, Tbilisi

2016
Irakli Charkviani Sculpture (co-authored with Vladimer Imerlishvili), Deda Ena Park, Tbilisi

2014
Niko Gomelauri Sculpture, Gomelauri Square, Tbilisi

Solo Exhibitions & Projects (selected)

2023
For Our Own Safety, Baia Gallery, Tbilisi

2022
Buffer Intervals, Georgian National Gallery

2021
Above The Waters, Gala Gallery, Tbilisi

2020
Antigravity, Gamrekeli Gallery, Tbilisi

2018
Lama Sabachthani, Artarea Gallery, Tbilisi

2017
Fatal Threats, Tbilisi History Museum

2015
EXIT TO FIRE, Museum of Literature of Georgia

Duet, YooArt, Hamburg

FREI SEIN, Galerie PER-SEH, Hannover

2013
Parallel Mode, Vanda Gallery, Tbilisi

2012
GEMISCHTE GEFÜHLE, Galerie PER-SEH, Hannover

2011
Claustrophobia, Tbilisi History Museum

2010
Apathy, Gallery 9, Tbilisi

2008
Abortion, Vanda Gallery, Tbilisi

Group Exhibitions (selected)

2022
Personal Structures, Biennial Contemporary Art Exhibition organized by the European Cultural Centre in Venice, alongside the 59th Venice Art Biennale, Palazzo Mora, Italy

2018
Artisterium, David Kakabadze Fine Arts Gallery, Kutaisi

2016
Artisterium, Tbilisi History Museum

Kubus Gallery, Hannover, Germany

2015
Heavy Move, Gallery OVERGROUND, Vienna, Austria

2014
Plastic Idols, Writers’ House, Tbilisi

2013
Moon Museum, Georgian National Gallery

2011, 2012
Nord Art Carlshütte, Büdelsdorf, Germany