contemporary art project
WHAT? Cooperation with Art Gallery ART PLATZ. Exhibition "The Discovery of Spacetime" and "The Trajectory of Myth" by Kalvis Zalitis
WHEN? 07.09.2019 - 15.12.2019
WHERE? Alberta iela 4, Riga, Latvia
To view more about project's impressions click here.
(ENG)
At the end of the summer, a new art space "Art Platz" will be opened in Riga in a building designed by the architect Mikhail Eisenstein (Mihails Eizenšteins) on Alberta Street 4. It will be a venue for cultural events where innovative art experiments will be modeled and new thematic discourses will be created. Whilst creating the content of exhibitions and organizing cultural events, the art space intends to focus on collaboration with young artists to bring exhibitions, master classes and various other activities to life. Our vision - to become a place where creative people can meet and engage in lively discussions about the importance of art in the historical and contemporary context.
During the first months, Art Platz will offer a series of exhibitions combined under a single name "The Discovery of Spacetime". In addition, to the information about the architect Mikhail Eisenstein, there will be artworks of the artist Ivars Heinrihsons and the landscapes of Riga painted by the old master Edgars Vinters. A separate room will accommodate Kalvis Zalitis (Kalvis Zālītis) personal exhibition "The Trajectory of Myth" ("Mīta trajektorija").
Although Edgars Vinters is more known as a landscape artist, this exhibition highlights a less-known theme in the artist's work - the urban environment of Riga. The focus element of "The Discovery of Spacetime" is a horse: "Bucephalus" - the head of a bronze horse, which has acquired Egyptian features in the interpretation of Kalvis Zalitis, providing an association with Pharaoh's attributes. As for Ivars Heinrihsons painting, his horses are strong, with tense muscles, rushing. A horse - an idealized representation, an image of inspiration, victory, status and confidence, galloping through the eras.
MITA TRAJEKTORIJA by Kalvis Zalitis Themes reflected in the artwork of Kalvis Zalitis (1976, Member of the Artist Union of Latvia) usually include the roots of European cultural traditions. The works presented in the exhibition are equivocal and exceed the unspoken boundaries: vision versus reality. Contradictions. Ideals, rituals, customs change and continuation of stories.
"The Trajectory of Myth" ("Mīta trajektorija") is an exhibition in which religious motifs and myths reveal themselves in their timelessness and eternity. Anyone can ask a question: "Is this the only "real story" version?" One answer is not provided, there are many different versions. The content and shape of the paintings to be viewed in the exhibition is characterised by polarity.
''Abduction of Europa'' ("Eiropas nolaupīšana"), ''Sisyphus'' ("Sīzifs") and "St. Sebastian" ("Sv. Sebastians") is a return to the roots of myths and religious motifs. These are discussions about the formation and awareness of world views. The contrasts make stories full of secrets - the heavy chain, the airy loin cloth, the sharp arrows and the gentle, prayerful St. Sebastian's face expression, as well as the bronze headless Zeus torso and the grace of the two brightest sisters of the Pleiad Star cluster, or saturated with feelings, plastic-expressive, and monochrome in color Sisyphus - a hero of absurd and at the same time of perseverance and superhuman will. Experimentally, the figures become a single space at the same time.
At first glance, "Phase 2 of the Full Moon" ("Pilnmēness 2. fāze") might seem as a composition demanding display of simple things: a dish, a cup of tea, a slice of lemon, a decanter. Still life. Imitation, perhaps? The seemingly mundane scene, static and lifeless, is an allegory for the full moon illuminated human soul state that lights up on a dark background. The most important element of imagery is light and shadow, dark and bright; together with the round and semicircular shapes, they produce rhythmic acceleration and the effect of movement in static composition.
In terms of shape, Kalvis Zalitis (Kalvis Zālītis) is consistently approaching pure and clear expression; the creation of the overall image, accompanied by finely modeled details, is important. The artist's purpose is not radicalism, but rather the plasticity of the individuals depicted, revealing a melancholic notation. Play of light and dark reveal the physical terrain of the majestic images and the wavy movement as much as the gestures of the figures depicted, or the naturalism of the eyes ("Adam and Eve", "Mary Magdalene"). The elegant and highly idealized style of expression extends beyond a realistic portrayal of things - the bitten apple and the landscape of the Garden of Eden. A fusion of fiction and truth, waking up from a fleeting dream, pleasure and asceticism.
"Apocatastasis" ("Apokastāze") symbolises the return to the beginning. The divine beginning. Circle without beginning and ending, infinity; circle with center. Geometrical order that points to a double and triple meanings. Diptych, not only in external form but also in content. The painting is two interconnected parts that represent two states of soul, balancing in the center and rotating in a circular motion, creating a new aesthetic freedom. "Apocatastasis" ("Apokastāze") is a combination of tradition and innovation, utopian confidence and illusionary irony. Thus, multiple levels of opposites, or "either - or, either - or" become transdimensional; they combine and merge into one whole.
WHEN? 07.09.2019 - 15.12.2019
WHERE? Alberta iela 4, Riga, Latvia
To view more about project's impressions click here.
(ENG)
At the end of the summer, a new art space "Art Platz" will be opened in Riga in a building designed by the architect Mikhail Eisenstein (Mihails Eizenšteins) on Alberta Street 4. It will be a venue for cultural events where innovative art experiments will be modeled and new thematic discourses will be created. Whilst creating the content of exhibitions and organizing cultural events, the art space intends to focus on collaboration with young artists to bring exhibitions, master classes and various other activities to life. Our vision - to become a place where creative people can meet and engage in lively discussions about the importance of art in the historical and contemporary context.
During the first months, Art Platz will offer a series of exhibitions combined under a single name "The Discovery of Spacetime". In addition, to the information about the architect Mikhail Eisenstein, there will be artworks of the artist Ivars Heinrihsons and the landscapes of Riga painted by the old master Edgars Vinters. A separate room will accommodate Kalvis Zalitis (Kalvis Zālītis) personal exhibition "The Trajectory of Myth" ("Mīta trajektorija").
Although Edgars Vinters is more known as a landscape artist, this exhibition highlights a less-known theme in the artist's work - the urban environment of Riga. The focus element of "The Discovery of Spacetime" is a horse: "Bucephalus" - the head of a bronze horse, which has acquired Egyptian features in the interpretation of Kalvis Zalitis, providing an association with Pharaoh's attributes. As for Ivars Heinrihsons painting, his horses are strong, with tense muscles, rushing. A horse - an idealized representation, an image of inspiration, victory, status and confidence, galloping through the eras.
MITA TRAJEKTORIJA by Kalvis Zalitis Themes reflected in the artwork of Kalvis Zalitis (1976, Member of the Artist Union of Latvia) usually include the roots of European cultural traditions. The works presented in the exhibition are equivocal and exceed the unspoken boundaries: vision versus reality. Contradictions. Ideals, rituals, customs change and continuation of stories.
"The Trajectory of Myth" ("Mīta trajektorija") is an exhibition in which religious motifs and myths reveal themselves in their timelessness and eternity. Anyone can ask a question: "Is this the only "real story" version?" One answer is not provided, there are many different versions. The content and shape of the paintings to be viewed in the exhibition is characterised by polarity.
''Abduction of Europa'' ("Eiropas nolaupīšana"), ''Sisyphus'' ("Sīzifs") and "St. Sebastian" ("Sv. Sebastians") is a return to the roots of myths and religious motifs. These are discussions about the formation and awareness of world views. The contrasts make stories full of secrets - the heavy chain, the airy loin cloth, the sharp arrows and the gentle, prayerful St. Sebastian's face expression, as well as the bronze headless Zeus torso and the grace of the two brightest sisters of the Pleiad Star cluster, or saturated with feelings, plastic-expressive, and monochrome in color Sisyphus - a hero of absurd and at the same time of perseverance and superhuman will. Experimentally, the figures become a single space at the same time.
At first glance, "Phase 2 of the Full Moon" ("Pilnmēness 2. fāze") might seem as a composition demanding display of simple things: a dish, a cup of tea, a slice of lemon, a decanter. Still life. Imitation, perhaps? The seemingly mundane scene, static and lifeless, is an allegory for the full moon illuminated human soul state that lights up on a dark background. The most important element of imagery is light and shadow, dark and bright; together with the round and semicircular shapes, they produce rhythmic acceleration and the effect of movement in static composition.
In terms of shape, Kalvis Zalitis (Kalvis Zālītis) is consistently approaching pure and clear expression; the creation of the overall image, accompanied by finely modeled details, is important. The artist's purpose is not radicalism, but rather the plasticity of the individuals depicted, revealing a melancholic notation. Play of light and dark reveal the physical terrain of the majestic images and the wavy movement as much as the gestures of the figures depicted, or the naturalism of the eyes ("Adam and Eve", "Mary Magdalene"). The elegant and highly idealized style of expression extends beyond a realistic portrayal of things - the bitten apple and the landscape of the Garden of Eden. A fusion of fiction and truth, waking up from a fleeting dream, pleasure and asceticism.
"Apocatastasis" ("Apokastāze") symbolises the return to the beginning. The divine beginning. Circle without beginning and ending, infinity; circle with center. Geometrical order that points to a double and triple meanings. Diptych, not only in external form but also in content. The painting is two interconnected parts that represent two states of soul, balancing in the center and rotating in a circular motion, creating a new aesthetic freedom. "Apocatastasis" ("Apokastāze") is a combination of tradition and innovation, utopian confidence and illusionary irony. Thus, multiple levels of opposites, or "either - or, either - or" become transdimensional; they combine and merge into one whole.