From 16 May at Dauderi new exhibition “Nature as a Muse: The Place, Where Art is Born” (in Latvian: “Daba kā mūza: vieta, kur dzimst māksla”)

From 16 May the exhibition “Nature as a Muse: A Place Where Art is Born” is on view at the LNMH Dauderi. It is organized as a part of the ArtandFashionRiga art platform “Artists and Their Muses”. The exhibited works are created by outstanding representatives of contemporary Latvian academic art and foreign artists. Overall, the exhibition features works by several dozens of authors. Considering the large number of participants and the limited display space, the artworks will be periodically rotated during the exhibition.

The second – updated exhibition opening – will be held on 6 June at 5:00 PM. Entrance to the opening event is free. On 6 June at 2:00 PM, a painting masterclass under the guidance of Professor Imants Vecozols (tickets: biletes.lnvm.lv) will be held.

The exhibition aims to offer a light yet nuanced view of the relationship between the artist and the muse as a space of inspiration where artists play with ideas and reflect time in their works. The high artistic level of the exhibition is determined not only by the professionalism and skill of the participants involved but also by the stylistic and expressive diversity of the works on display.

Alongside the paintings, the exhibition also feature bronze, glass, and stone sculptures by well-known Latvian sculptors, as well as unique art objects – dresses painted in inspiration from the artists’ works. These Sculptures give the exhibition a significant additional dimension and create a dialogue with the building’s architecture and historical environment.

Among the participants of the exhibition “Nature as a Muse: the Place Where Art is Born” are Honorary Professor of the Art Academy of Latvia Imants Vecozols, Professor Aleksejs Naumovs, Andris Teikmanis, Ieva Krūmiņa, Dainis Gudovskis; as well as their former students and colleagues from different generations.
Participants of the exhibition are Artūrs Akopjans, Visvaldis Asaris, Jekaterina Bai, Maija Bērziņa, Ģirts Boronovskis, Anita Ance Bruņeniece, Kārlis Dobrājs, Evija Freidenfelde, Zoja Golubeva, Matiass Jansons, Jānis Jēkabsons, Dzintars Kalniņš, Varužs Karapetjans, Nikolajs Krivošeins, Ilze Laizāne, Artūrs Lapiņš, Egils Mednis, Oskars Mikāns, Nataļja Neberekutina, Aleksandrs Neberekutins, Raimonds Cīrulis, Ilze Preisa, Kristīne Priedīte, Uģis Šēnbergs, Irina Trumpele, Rita Uļjanova, Dags Vidulejs, Lelde Braķe-Klaverī, Ernests Vītiņš, Zemgus Zaharāns.

Foreign artists will also participate in the exhibition: Marat Gelman (Germany), Steve Vanoni (USA), Mari Zenkova (Ukraine), Yao Baoze (China), Vaidas Žvirblis (Lithuania), Eduard Zentsik (Estonia).

The exhibition is open for viewing until 21 June.