Hand Painted Kimonos by Gigi AEA

Gigi AEA was born in Tbilisi, Georgia, into a fourth-generation family of notable artists. As a child he was trained in the studios of his grandfather and father. His grandfather was a renown Cubist; his father a portrait-painter and set-designer for many national theaters throughout the Soviet Union. His formal art training took place at Nikoladze College and the Academy of Fine Arts in Tbilisi and Hochshule fur Kunste in Bremen, Germany.  AEA has been designing fabrics that are used for women’s fashion for over 25 years; the uniqueness of his textiles combines the effects of his long-time experience and involvement with haute couture textiles and fine art sensibilities.