Showing posts with label Latvian Art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Latvian Art. Show all posts
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Vadim Markevich, 1969

Vadim Markevich was born in Riga, Latvia.
He graduated from the Lyceum of Arts and Restoration in St. Petersburg, and has exhibited since 1994 in the State Museum of Modern Arts, Minsk.
He went on to study at the Royal College in London in 1999, where he received an expert assessment of his work by Sotheby's.
The artist describes his work as neoclassical; a return to the more traditional style of painting.


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Janis Rozentāls | Art Nouveau painter

Janis Rozentāls (1866-1916) was a famous Latvian painter.
Rozentāls was born in Bebri Farmstead, Saldus parish, Courland Governorate in the Russian Empire.
He was the son of a blacksmith. He received the basic education at H.Krause's Elementary School in Saldus and Kuldīga District School.
At the age of fifteen he left for Riga aiming to achieve his dream of becoming an artist, later attending Saint Petersburg Academy of Arts.


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Igor Maykov, 1966


Igor Maykov was born in Riga, Latvia. Study at the Academy, a private studio, open-air... actively exhibiting since 1994 participated in many exhibitions / 19 personal / and international art projects in Latvia and abroad! paintings are in private collections around the world.

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Anita Kreituse, 1954 | Riga, Latvia

Anita Kreituse è nata a Riga, Lettonia. Anita Kreituse si è diplomata nel 1972 J. Rozentals Art School di Riga e ha ammesso l'Accademia delle arti lettone nel stesso anno.
Già dal 1973 partecipa a mostre d'arte.
Dopo Diploma Accademia 1980 inizia a lavorare come art director presso la "Zilite" magazine, dove è attiva fino al 1997.
Anita è membro del Latvian Unione Artisti dal 1992 e ha partecipato a numerose e importanti manifestazioni artistiche mostre nel paese.