Mamuka Kikalishvili (born November 15, 1971) is a Georgian fashion photographer. His works has been featured in magazines such as L'Officiel (Az), Harper's Bazaar (Ru), Boutique (Az), Nargis (Az), etc. Since August 2013 he became head photographer of L'Officiel (Az).[1]
Mamuka Kikalishvili | |
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| Born | November 15, 1971 (age 52) |
| Occupation | Georgian photographer |
He is also the owner of fashion house "Atelier Kikala". Mamuka Kikalishvili is represented by the VR Fashion Management.
Early life edit
Kikalishvili was born on November 15, 1971, in Tbilisi. Since his childhood, which he spent in Tbilisi, he was having fun in his basement lab, developing and printing photos from his first film camera, photography became his favorite hobby. Kikalishvili studied on Faculty of Power Engineering and Telecommunications at Georgian Technical University. He graduated in 2000 and became the Doktor nauk of Engineering Sciences.[2]
Career edit
Kikalishvili has an invitations from a variety of well-known magazines: Photo Vogue Italia,[3] L'Officiel (Az), Harper's Bazaar (Ru), etc. He filmed such celebrities as Milla Jovovich, Nina Ananiashvili etc. He always dreamt about his own studio. He started readjusted his basement as studio. He went to Germany and purchased his first studio equipment. After visiting Germany, he opened a studio and named it under his nickname – Kikala Studio. He established Kikala Studio, in 2006. One year later it became the most successful studio in Caucasus region. After his first works (Virgin suicide, Les Fleurs Du Mal, Butoh Garden), not only photos were liked by people on the Internet and forums, but the clothes also. Then he came to conclusion, to found fashion house. In September 2012 he founded a fashion house – ”Atelier Kikala”.Creative director in Atelier Kikala is Lado Bokuchava.[4] Kikalishvili has become one of the photographers- contributors in Art+Commerce.
Personal life edit
Mamuka Kikalishvili is married to Natalia Kikalishvili. They have, three children: daughter Nino Kikalishvili, son Lado Kikalishvili and daughter Kesaria Kikalishvili.[5]
References edit
- ^ "VR MANAGEMENT". vrfashionmanagement.com. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
- ^ "როგორ აიღო ენერგეტიკის სფეროში "ოსკარი" "თელასის" ყველაზე..." tbiliselebi.ge. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
- ^ "PhotoVogue". vogue.it. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
- ^ "Новое имя в моде: Ладо Бокучава, Грузия, Buro 24/7". buro247.ru. May 2013. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
- ^ "მამუკა კიკალიშვილი - ფოტოგრაფის გზა ჰობიდან ბიზნესმენობამდეptpress.ge". ptpress.ge. Retrieved 2014-08-26.