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Pastmarka. Latvijas tēls. Artas Ozolas-Jaunarājas versijas

Pastmarka. Latvijas tēls. Artas Ozolas-Jaunarājas versijas Mākslas galerija MuseumLV un Kultūras centrs Grata JJ 9.06. – 29.07.2023. Mākslas galerijas MuseumLV un Kultūras centra Grata JJ telpās līdz 29. jūlijam iekārtota vērienīga mākslinieces Artas Ozolas-Jaunarājas personālizstāde “Pastmarka. Latvijas tēls. Artas Ozolas-Jaunarājas versijas”, kurā pirmo reizi tik izvērstā ekspozīcijā parādīta autores sadarbība ar Latvijas Pastu. Māksliniece turpat trīsdesmit gadu laikā darinājusi ap 100 pastmarku ar ļoti daudzveidīgu tematiku. Izstāde iekārtota atbilstoši tēmām, pie kurām māksliniece strādājusi īpaši nozīmīgi. Skatītājiem iespēja aplūkot Dziesmu svētku 150. gadskārtai veltītās jaunās pastmarkas oriģinālus kopā ar izcilās porcelāna mākslinieces Zinas Ulstes figurālo kompozīciju “Dejotāju pāris” (1954). Tā klātbūtnei izstādē ir dziļi simboliska jēga parādot ne tikai mūsu tautas tradīciju noturību, bet arī personiskā aspektā – tas ir cieņas apliecinājums autores mātei un tēmai, ar kuru Arta Ozola-Jaunarāja uzsāka sadarbību ar Latvijas Pastu. 1993. gadā māksliniece uzvarēja skiču konkursā ar piedāvājumu radīt pastmarkas ar tautastērpiem. Šajā laikā radītas atsevišķas pastmarkas un sērijas “Tautastērpi”, “Ziemassvētki”, ”Līgosvētki”, “Lieldienas”, “Cimdi”, “Etnogrāfiskās rotas” – daļa šo pastmarku skices un oriģinālzīmējumu tāpat ir atlasīti izstādei un parādīti kopā ar tajās attēlotajiem priekšmetiem. Artai Ozolai-Jaunarājai daudzu gadu garumā izveidojusies sekmīga sadarbība ar Tautas tērpu centru “Senā Klēts“. Viņa ir iekārtojusi grāmatu “Latviešu cimdi”, kas jau izdota septiņās valodās. Tālab arī Tautas tērpu centrs ar lielu atsaucību piedāvāja eksponēt dažādu Latvijas novadu cimdus, Nīcas no-vada tautas tērpus un rotas no savas kolekcijas. Atsevišķā telpā izvietotas pastmarkas no sērijas “Lat-vijas Nacionālie bruņotie spēki”, “Saeima” un sociālām tēmām, ko zīmīgi raksturo instalācija – māks-linieces sadarbībā ar Vari Dzērvi pērn radītais Zolitūdes traģēdijas piemiņas vietas noformējuma mets. Ekspozīcijas turpinājumā otrajā stāvā skatītāji vispirms var aplūkot pastmarkas no sērijas “Izcilas Lat-vijas zinātnes un kultūras personības”. Atsevišķā telpā kopā ar karti ar bākām un fotogrāfijām izvieto-tas pastmarkas no mākslinieces pašas 2004. gadā iniciētās sērijas “Latvijas bākas” – uz dažām no tām arī ir redzami eksponāti no Rīgas vēstures un kuģniecības muzeja krājuma. Nākamā telpa aplūkojama pastmarku sērija “Latvijas muzeji”. Medicīnas un Porcelāna muzeja pastmarkās attēlotie priekšmeti rosināja ekspozīcijā iekļaut mākslinieces sadarbībā ar Vari Dzērvi radīto grafikas ciklu pēc F. Garsika Lorkas dzejas motīviem “Kasida par tumšām dūjām” un porcelāna atlējumu formas no Rīgas porcelāna muzeja krājuma. Līdzās Latvijas Pasta bērnu literatūrai un lellēm veltītām pastmarkām sērijā “Europa” parādīta pavisam neliela daļa no Artas Ozolas-Jaunarājas bērnu grāmatu ilustrācijām – tā ir kolāžu sēri-ja viņas pašas sarakstītai un ilustrētai grāmatai “Kurmītis un sudraba kurpes” (Zvaigzne ABC, 2020), kā arī Latvijas Pasts izdotai, speciāli pasta tematikai veltītai Rutas Svažas bērnu grāmatai “Brīnumu diena” (2022). Vēl viens izstādi vienojošs spilgts un tikpat raksturīgs pasta simbols – šajā grāmatā attēlotie baloži – instalācijas ar tiem redzamas abos galerijas stāvos. Mākslinieces pastmarkām raksturīga informatīvi un vizuāli piesātināta izvērsta kompozīcija, līdz filigrānai meistarībai izstrādātas detaļas, spēja radīt spilgtus vēstījumus – miniatūrus stāstus par mūsu valsti, mūsu vērtībām un ideāliem. Tālab Artu Ozolu-Jaunarāju pamatoti var uzskatīt par vienu no vadošajām Latvijas kā valsts vizuālā tēla veidotājām. Izstādes atklāšanā 9. jūnijā notika mākslinieces Artas Ozolas-Jaunarājas darinātās Dziesmu svēt-ku 150. jubilejai veltītās pastmarkas prezentācijas pasākums, kurā piedalījās LR Kultūras ministrs Nauris Puntulis un Latvijas Pasta valdes priekšsēdētājs Mārcis Vilcāns un Latvijas Nacionālā kultūras centra pārstāvji. Izstādes kuratore Irēna Bužinska, scenogrāffija - Jūlija Eresko, Irēna Bužinska. Par mākslinieci Artu Ozolu-Jaunarāju. Arta Ozola-Jaunarāja dzimusi 1963. gada 10. janvārī Jelgavā. Beigusi Latvijas Mākslas akadēmiju grafikas specialitātē (1988), ieguvusi humanitāro zinātņu maģistra grādu (2003). Darbības jomas – stājgrafika (oforta, aukstā adatas, augstspiedes u.c. tehnikas), grāmatu ilus-tratore (sadarbība ar Jānis Roze, Jumava, Daugava, Valters un Rapa, Alberts XII, Artava, Preses Nams, Rasa ABC, Zvaigzne ABC, Nordic, Vaga u.c); reklāmas un grafiskais dizains, iepakojuma un monētu dizains. Izstādēs piedalās kopš 1986. gada. Latvijas Mākslinieku savienības biedre kopš 1993. gada. Sarīkojusi personālizstādes Rīgā, (stājgrafikas; 1994), galerijā “Senā klēts” (tautas tērpiem veltīto pastmarku sērija, 1997), Jelgavas Vēstures un mākslas muzejā (kopā ar V. Dzērvi gleznu cikls “Doriana ceļojumi”, 2021), “Apokalipse. Jātnieks Nr.4”, Rīgas Centrālās bibliotēkas Izstāžu zāle (ar pseidonīmu Marija Antuanete, kopā ar V. Dzērvi gleznas, objekti, instalācijas, video, 2022). Grāmatu konkursa Zelta ābele, kā arī starptautiskā Baltijas valstu grāmatu konkursa žūrijas locekle (2014, 2020). Guvusi starptautisku atzinību kā grāmatu ilustratore, tai skaitā 1. godalga 21. starprepubliku grāmatu dizaina un ilustrāciju konkursā (1988), diploms 2. Rīgas miniatūrgrafikas triennālē (1990); diploms grāmatu mākslas triennālē Viļņa-90; diploms un prēmija Baltijas valstu grafikas triennālē Zviedrijā (1993); vairākkārtēja konkursa Gada skaistākā grāmata (2001–2005) balvas ieguvēja; galvenā balva grāmatu mākslas konkursā Zelta ābele (2008), diploms Rīgas bilžu grāmatu kvadriennālē (2014). Latvijas bankas kolekciju monētu sērijā tapis dizains monētām “Krišjānis Barons”, “Krišjānis Valdemārs”, “Rainis” un “Rainis un Aspazija”, kas ieguva godalgu starptautiskajā monētu konkursā “Coin Constellation 2016”. Latvijas Pastam darinājusi ap 100 pastmarku un mākslinieces sadarbība ar Latvijas Pastu turpinās. Mākslinieces pastmarkas vairākkārt ieguvušas Gada skaistākās pastmarkas vērtējumu (2011, 2013, 2019).

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Ģirts Boronovskis Widescreen Landscape. Pastels
Ģirts Boronovskis Widescreen Landscape. Pastels Gallery MuseumLV , April 2023 solo exhibition 06.04.2023. – 27.05. 2023. The artist Ģirts is a born in Riga. His secondary school education began at Riga Secondary School number 24, located at the junction of Tallinas and Krišjāņa Barona street. The drawing teacher, who also headed the voluntary drawing group, proved to be fortunate for him – Vilis Vizulis, who at the time was a young artist in his own right, spotted Ģirts special artistic talent. Ģirts represented his school in the drawing Olympiad competition and Vizulis succeeded in persuading his parents that the young man should further his education at the Jaņa Rozentāla Art School. There was a slight glitch before actually gaining a place there as he had remained first reserve. However, after some discussion, he was duly accepted as a 'Rozentāl' student. Ģirts recalls with the utmost sincerity his class teacher Uno Danilevski, who was most caring towards all his students. At the time too a particular interest in the techniques of graphic art came from another source, Līga Bokalder, who was in charge of the graphics group as well as having her own specialisms. Ģirts was not as successful at painting as his fellow students so he is especially grateful towards his painting teacher Imants Melderis, who really encouraged him not to lose interest but to strive to become a more accomplished painter. Ģirts graduated from the Rozentāls Art School with a linocut work entitled "Factory Work". Further studies continued at the Art Academy of Latvia in the graphics department led by Aleksandrs Stankevičs. Concurrently with graphics and drawing Ģirts was also painting using water colours and gouache. In his final year he increasingly devotes his attention to the medium of graphics, focusing on the printed book. Pēteris Upītis, a graphics specialist, was his teacher and it was he too who oversaw his final graduation work comprising illustrations for Andrejs Upītis's book "The Wheels of Time". Moreover Ģirts was one of his last students. It is worth noting that the artist is now confident enough to strike out on his own, renouncing usual graphology techniques and instead choosing to employ Indian ink drawings. No matter how paradoxical it may seem it was marriage that seemed to stimulate his further artistic development. His parents-in-law are the renowned Latvian artists Rita Valnere and Eduards Kalniņš. In particular it is Valnere who encourages the young artist to try pastels and it is this technique that with time becomes Boronovski's medium of choice through which are mirrored in fine detail his own personal experiences and attitude towards nature. Moreover it is thanks to Eduards Kalniņš's wide experience and technical expertise that Ģirts seriously begins to turn to photography. He not only takes numerous photographs but also develops his own films and colour slides, making copies of black and white photographs in his own workroom. Whilst a student at the Art Academy Ģirts also began work at the Latvian, now National, History Museum. Concurrently with other work this is something he continues with to this day. Chance has meant that his main focus has been on art from a historical viewpoint and undoubtedly much has been achieved in this context. He has curated many historical exhibitions and projects, and is well known and respected in Latvia. Such work has not been just carried out in Latvia but also in other world renowned museums. His art When he was young Riga had many cinemas and 'going to the pictures' was one of the most popular forms of entertainment. One cinema in particular stands out, namely "Palladium" which boasted a flat screen. The image projected on to this screen was so huge that one had to turn one's head from side to side, particularly if you happened to be sitting in one of the front rows. A sensation of this vast expanse of landscape which can seemingly overcome the viewer is a theme in his work. Technology may change, advances may be made offering up panoramic views of the natural world, images captured in flatangled photographic camera work. The question however arises: how to incorporate these feelings of endless landscapes in a work of art? Usually artists do not concern themselves too much about what fits or not on the canvas. Ģirts however is one of those rare landscape artists who strives to capture this elusive emotive endless landscape reality in full in all his work so as to take one's breath away. The artist's main theme is nature's mood and how to recreate this image for the viewer. To achieve this he explores all the many and varied images created by the changing seasons, the way light changes, the different textures. He paints fog, mists, water, sunsets, meadows- simple, peaceful moods. The artist does not paint seascapes because the sea is constantly moving. He also avoids stones for these in nature are hard, but not always so in paintings. He also totally avoids moonlight. This non-depiction does not stem from prohibition but rather from a sense of self – questioning: will I succeed, will I convincingly be able to portray this? The artist's creations always keep the viewer in mind. He is driven not just by his own creativity but also an awareness of judgement from the side-lines. Widescreen Landscape is in it own way a unique exhibition, it being quite a rare occasion. It comprehensively displays the artist's mature craftsmanship. Iveta Laure, artist, Mag. art Riga, April 2023 Vija Zauere-Hughes (Translator)

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Meža noskaņa

Vakara noskaņa

Ziemas noskaņa

Ziemas vakara noskaņa

Zilā noskaņa

Dzeltenā pļava

Gaujas līči pie Turaidas

Tumšie koki

Mežezers

Vakars uz ezera

Ziemas vakars

Bērzi ziemā

Egles miglā

Migla pie Ventas

Migla pļavā

Saulriets Tūjas jūrmalā

Magones

Personālizstāde. Ilze Preisa. "Metaforiskās spēles"

Solo show. Ilze Preisa. "Metaphorical games" 25.01.2023. – 22.03.2023. Symbol is the key word for Ilze Preisa's artistic practice, which includes painting and graphics. This concept can be applied to all the elements we encounter in Preisa's art - the depicted objects and the colors used. They are combined in compositions full of surreality, which encourages the viewer to indulge in the excitement of translating the content of the works. Ilze Preisa uses Greek myth and biblical motifs in her works, but without setting specific boundaries for the understanding of the offered symbols. Often, the characters of biblical plots and ancient mythology in the modern context become accurate exponents of the current ideas of the era. The presence of mythological motifs, which we encounter in the works of Preisa, is a common phenomenon in modern art, indicating the timelessness of mythological themes. The works are dominated by references of the world's cultural heritage, but highlighting this or that plot, the artist emphasizes personal stories that are important to her. Through mythological characters, the artist talks about human nature, human qualities - passion, betrayal, anger, love. Human nature does not change. Consequently, the associations created by these images are perfectly useful for highlighting one or another aspect of human nature. In the art of Ilze Preisa, the iconography includes a wide variety of images - a bull, a symbol of power and the strength of the earth, which causes tension with its presence of power, a dress as a symbol of transformation and disguise suggests with its irritating energy, exotic birds, which are beautiful and scary at the same time, the beautiful Medea, whose head is decorated the elegant snakes that repel and tempt at the same time, the curtain that covers the unknown space and encourages you to make a decision - to open it to view or not, cats with wings - the effective symbols of power. A significant element in almost every work of this exhibition is the black-and-white floor arranged in a checkerboard pattern, where we recognize well-known environments in the history of art, from Renaissance rooms to today's modern rooms. This element tends to combine the works of the exhibition into one story consisting of many continuations. An important element of Ilze Preisa's art is color, which the artist organically incorporates into her theory of symbols. It is almost impossible to determine which of the elements used in artistic practice more accurately expresses the symbolic message of Preisa's artworks - color or the depicted object. Ideally, they complement each other and live in perfect symbiosis. I.P.: "The series of works Red/Black/White was created by reflecting on the events of recent years, what is happening in the world, around us and in Me. I chose these three colors because, in my opinion, they best allow me to express this story, reveal my feelings and show my perspective on it. They are strong colors with versatile symbolism in art and culture. Colors that will always contrast with each other. Applying this spectrum of three colors and combining them in different variations, a different story is formed every time. This is my conversation with the viewer". The exhibition exhibits lithographs made by Preisa, in which the artist continues the themes realized in the paintings, but thanks to the technique and black and white aesthetics, other intonations are formed. I.P: "In these works, I seem to rest myself, in this way also resting my mind from the saturation of the world's "colors". Art scholar Diana Barčevska In the exhibition "Metaphorical games" five musical compositions of the Swedish musician and composer Fredrik Carlquist (clarinet, saxophone) are played, which were inspired by the paintings of the painter Ilze Preisa. This music was played for the first time in Barcelona, at her exhibition “Metaphorical Space”.

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Baltā kleita

Sarkanā kleita

Meta-telpa

Medūza

Zelta priekškars

Melnā kleita

Red/Black/White

Night Watch

Portrets. Putns

Mēness

Lelle I

Vārna

Vērša kungs

Sieviete Putns

Atpūta karalim

Piramīda I

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Sarkanā kleita

Melnais vērsis

Solo show. Jūlija Eresko. "SOS. Life matters"
Solo show. Jūlija Eresko. "SOS. Life matters"
28.10. 2022. - 11.01.2023.

Наши связи разорваны, затеряны в прошлом ,
Наши корни раздроблены , вырваны, сброшены,
Все мечты наши стёрты в сетях социальных,
Дети наши забыты, дома уничтожены временем.

И не вспомнить нам имени рода начального,
Не следить за картинками неба вечернего,
Ветер тёплый насквозь ощущая всей кожей,
Не читать нам историй и сказок из прошлого.

Где хранятся все тайны о будущем в вечности?
Кто мы будем? - ведь некому помнить хорошее,
Будут смыслы гореть в пустоте бесконечности,
Все вернётся ветрам на Земле Падших Ангелов.

У бездушной вселенной есть план разрушения
Наших чувств, наших мыслей, источника силы -
В нем любовь, доброта, вера , творчество, воля…
Жизнь имеет значенье, только если мы живы.

Лишь пока мы все живы.

JJ (Jūlija Eresko)/ 2022

SOS. Life matters

“I capture the Present as an artefact; I place it into the Future and offer to contemplate a picture where the only deleted variable of the equation is the human being. The being, which has become an artefact.
While not rejecting the Present or creating a different reality, I invite you to glance into a credible Future and to appreciate the loss – the uniqueness of human civilization. A civilization that has created science and religion, art and medicine, technologies and sports... Civilization, whose very existence is dashing to a thoughtless act of self-destruction.
I suggest the formation of one's own opinion regarding the value of each human life, the achievements and uniqueness of the existence of the contemporary civilization, and while relying on the experience and the heritage from the past, to choose the direction towards life. Each life matters. Any life matters now.”
Exhibition “SOS. Life matters” is located on two floors of gallery MuseumLV.
In the halls of the first floor of the gallery there are paintings made in various techniques using both classical and modern materials, as well as original video works by JJ and objects created in collaboration with neon master Janis Brolišs.
On the second floor of exhibition “SOS. Dzīvei ir nozīme”, the author presented the installation “Abandoned city”, which was supported by hundreds of drawings by the children of Riga, as well as KIWIE, an artist working in the street graffiti genre, created his work in the gallery. Each guest has the opportunity to become a co-author of this project, leaving their inscription on the wall as a memory of their stay in this part of the city.
Julija Eresko (JJ) received art education at the Boston Art Institute, the Riga College of Design and the British Academy of Art in Rome, majoring in painting and graphics. She developed her creativity in the field of visual arts, interior design and furniture design, has participated in numerous art exhibitions both in Riga, Jurmala, Daugavpils and outside Latvia. In 2017 Julia Eresko founded the Grata JJ cultural center and the MuseumLV art gallery in Riga (LV) and Switzerland, and in 2018 - the Grata Art Foundation, being the author and scenographer of countless projects of the MuseumLV gallery both in Latvia and abroad up to this day manages the gallery and cultural center Grata JJ.
With gratitude for the creativity and support to: Irēna Bužinska, Laura Tuča, Jānis Pūga, Kristīne Martinova, Didzis Grodzs, Jevģenija Šafraneka, Jānis Brolišs, Aija Rulle, also for translation Dita Lūse, Irēna Petrova, Ilmārs Zvirgzds and for video Aleksandrs Veingarts.

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SOS. Auglība

SOS. Ieroči

SOS. Reliģija. Kultūra. Mūzika

SOS. Sports

SOS. Tehnoloģijas

SOS. Zinātne

Dzimtene

GRANĀTI

Binārais kods: Dzīve, Cilvēks, Nāve, Ādams, Ieva, Ogleklis

SAULLĒKTS

UZ ROBEŽAS #9

Redzes loks

SOLO

LAICĪGS SMAIDS

Pārpasaulīga mīlestība

Te biju es. Viņš

Portāls

Te biju es. Viņa

Medījot miglā

SOS. Nācija

SOS. Reliģija. Kultūra. Teātris

Charity project GRATA BALVA 2022 “#illusory #reality” in support of Ukrainian refugees.
Charity project GRATA BALVA 2022 “#illusory#reality” in support of Ukrainian refugees.

26.08.2022. – 15.10.2022.
Art Gallery MuseumLV and Cultural Center Grata JJ
Andreja Pumpura Street 2, Rīga, LV – 1010
Working hours: Tue. – Fri: 11:00 – 19:00, Sat.: 11:00 – 17:00

The GRATA AWARD is an international project that has become a tradition of MuseumLV gallery and the Grata JJ cultural center, inviting professional artists to create original artworks every year, thereby encouraging creativity. The aim of the project is to provide a platform for artists, for mutual creative communication and exchange of experiences, as well as to introduce a wider audience to these artist’s work. The GRATA PRIZE 2022 visual art competition this year is taking place in a special format - as a charity competition. All the funds that the cultural center GRATA JJ gallery MuseumLV will get from the sale of the works of the competition will be directed as material assistance to Ukrainian refugees in Latvia.
Every year the organizers of the competition choose the theme of the competition, this year it is "#illusory #reality". Everyday we create a reality based on our own illusions. The reality of the modern world, by itself constantly interacting, destroying and creating new conditions, knocks us out of the personal spaces subordinate to our nature and throws us into a world consisting of society's desires and illusions. The creative illusory space is a special world that belongs to each of us, reflecting our beliefs, tastes, concerns, sense of beauty, hopes and dreams. The creative illusory space is a special world in which we exist parallel to the real world.
GRATA AWARD in visual art has two prizes - 500 EUR each. All proceeds of the MuseumLV gallery from the sale of works, including the first of two gallery prizes of 500 euros, will be donated to "Young Folks Lv",

https://youngfolks.lv/

whose enthusiasts work 24/7 directly on the spot (at the station and bus station) with incoming transit Ukrainian refugees.
The fate of the second prize is determined by the vote of the exhibition visitors. In this way, the organizers hope to achieve greater public interest in visual art and its processes, as well as attract a wider audience to the creative environment. To ensure as fair as possible audience voting, all works are exhibited with numbers, without authors' names. Voting takes place in person throughout the duration of the exhibition, as well as on the gallery's MuseumLV website.
During the exhibition, all works are offered for sale to interested parties. Juris Ģermanis, Aleksejs Naumovs, Dita Lūse, Vadims Markevičs, Linda Kozule, Anita Paegle and Ilze Muceniece-Adamaite have already become nominees and winners of previous years. All information about the GRATA charity fund can be found here https://museumlv.com/about_us/ , the GAF "Art helps vision" charity exhibition and the "Art helps vision" charity auction.

GRATA PRIZE competition exhibitions:"Mistērija. Rituālā māksla"
"Spēka avots"
“#artefakts #piektācivilizācija”