New Images: June 2006

New Images

30 June 2006

Nice Skull

What happened ? Why it died ? Look at this strong and clear white teeth of this young animal. Found near Gergeti, Kazbegi, Georgia

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28 June 2006

Büro Sayat Nova

My new office. By the way, who was Sayat Nova ? A famous singer and songwriter of the Caucasus in the 18th century. The narrow street in Old Tbilisi, where my office is located is named after him. More on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sayat_Nova
A famous film by Sergei Parajanov " The colour of pomegranates" describes scenes of Sayat Nova's life.

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Shalva Kikodze 1894- 1921

Self-portrait

Restaurant

A short article on this talented artist at Wikipedia here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shalva_Kikodze

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Girl on Horseback

Girl on Horseback. H.H.Buhr 2006

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Patrol wins Defender

2006, Hans Heiner Buhr

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27 June 2006

Interieur

Part of the Studio of Georgian painter Ushangi Khumarashvili

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Black Sea Fight, Batum and Unknown Russian Soldier

Unknown Russian Soldier, 1945, painted by an unknown Georgian Paintress,
Collection Hans Heiner Buhr

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Black Sea, Hans Heiner Buhr 2006

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Batum, Hans Heiner Buhr 2006

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Explore Kavkas

2006

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26 June 2006

Studiovisit at Mamuka Tskhetsladze

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Mamuka has an opening on June 28th at 5 pm at TBC building in front of Marjanishvili Theater

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22 June 2006

Guardian Angel by Beshan Shvelidze

A Guardin Angel by Beshan Shvelidze, Tbilisi

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21 June 2006

I think this blog needs some more pepper or art ?

Lately these sites lack art completely. Visitors: 21 a day ;-=0

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Terek

Michael Lermontov

Gifts of the Terek

Mid huge rocks, the Terek, leaping,
Onward courses, wild and fierce.
Like a storm he howls, and, weeping,
Sprays the cliffs with angry tears.
But he broadens out on reaching
The great steppe and waxes meek.
To the sea in half beseeching,
Friendly tones we hear him speak:

"Give my waters refuge, ancient,
Give them shelter, Caspian Sea.
Long enough have they, impatient,
Roamed the hills, it seems to me.
Sired by peaks Caucasian soaring,
By the clouds above them fed,
They dispute man's rule, and, roaring,
Rush impetuous ahead.
They have robbed Daryal of treasure,
Herds of boulders, free of fear,
For your sons' delight and pleasure
Driving off year after year."

But the Caspian Sea is drowsy
And he does not seem to hear,
And the Terek, his friend rousing,
Murmurs softly in his ear:

"Here's a gift, a rich one, for you -
A Kabardian who fell
On a battlefield. Before you
He is lying, cold and still.
Precious is his mail of iron;
On his elbow guards - behold!-
Lines from the Koran incised are,
All in lettering of gold.
Dead, he wears a look unbending,
Knit his brows are, while a trace
Of dark blood his lip stains, lending
Something solemn to his face.
On it enmity is graven,
And 'tis mirrored in his stare.
Round his neck there steals a raven
Lock of wet and matted hair."

But the Caspian Sea is pensive
And to answer does not deign,
And the Terek, apprehensive,
Pauses and then speaks again.

"Look, O sea, I have another
Gift to offer - take it, pray.
From the world, my friend and brother,
I have kept it hid away.
Tis a Cossack maid, a daughter
Of the steppes. Long has she been
Cradled by my friendly waters,
Long no man the maid has seen.
Fair is she, her hair a gleaming
Mass of gold, and seems at rest,
With the blood still thinly streaming
From the wound that mars her breast.
On the shore, come night, come morning,
Crowd her people, young and old.
All save one her death are mourning,
All save one young Cossack bold.
The Chechens he battles, smiting
Right and left, his sword held high.
In the hills he is and fighting,
And 'tis fighting he will die."

Low the Terek's voice is growing
As the sandy shore he laves,
While a maid's head, pale hair flowing,
Bobs and bounces on the waves.

And the sea, huge billows raising,
Fearful as a thunderstorm,
Starts awake, his blue eyes blazing,
Full of passion newly born.

Swept by sudden joy and rapture,
With love's tenderest whisper, he
Folds the waters and their capture
To his old heart eagerly.

1839

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18 June 2006

Relax the Caucasus

I've been with German botanists on a 2-weeks journey through Georgia, it was work and exitement and of course we relaxed.