*   Andris Vītoliņš / Vītoliņš
*   Painting / Photography / Design
*   Andris was born in Liepaja, which leaves a great imprint.  He has a bad temper sometimes, he might call himself difficult.
*   He says : «When a man in our country starts to do something like painting, he becomes different from others. I am proud of this.  Being different is exclusive.»
*   He enjoys swimming and riding bicycle, especially riding it in the center of the city.
*   He says: «I was born in 1975, 28. of September in Latvian port city  Liepaja.  The school i was going to ws situated in Riga. After i graduated from school i went to  crafts school where i learned how to be a decorator. In times of the last socialism period’s i was working at Red Star Factory for one month, putting together motorbikes. Then I was accepted to Latvian Art academy where i spent about 7 years changing faculties. Starting with design and ending with painting faculty. I graduated from the Academy as a master of painting.  In my art, at first i was making different objects and installations. In the recent years i moslty paint.  I am very much attracted by industrial sceneries and different technical stuff and objects. Factories,  oil derricks and cars are as close to me as people.  I explore and photograph these industrial monsters quite often. Later, from the photographs i make i get the inspiration to paint.  Often, i even get to know the history of these objects, this is similar to the process when surgeon before the operation reads the patient’s history.  Then in process I operate just like plastic surgeon,  сonverting objects, giving them new appereance and sometimes even soul.  In the end, these monsters look at you with their new faces and rarely anyone can recognize them.»
*   At the moment Vītoliņš is getting prepared for an exhibition which we will be able to see next year.  He also is in the process of creating a book.
*   He also draws people but does not show those paintigs as often as industrially themed.

You can find him at:

vitolins.lv

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*   Aleksandrs Muižnieks / Boze
*   Photography/ Painting / Video making and edit
*   «I was born, 1991 March 30, in Riga. I still live there,and I really love this city and all who are around – people, nature, city lifestyle and more.»

*  » I am an impulsive man, if something comes to my mind I don’t think very long but just do it now. Besides photography I study in secondary school and plus work in local shop.»

*   «Art for me is something like a toy for little children. When I feel if I need it, I just take it and do something with them, do some scratches on my paper, for example, or I take my camera and make some photos!»
*   «I really can’t remember my first work, but all my life I was painting something on paper and now I do that too.»
*   «Nothing is perfect, but if you got skills you can make something from nothing.»
*   He will never visualise  something that really is not acceptable for people.
*   His inspiration: «I think all photographers which I know! I can learn a lot from them and maybe they can learn something from me.»

You can find him at:

FLICKR / blog

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*  Gatis Kurzemnieks
*  different forms of visual communication
*  «I have studied very different things – starting from 3D graphics to software engineering and real time graphics programming, and the most recent – visual communication in Latvian academy of Art.

*  «I am visual artist because I like everything that is visual. I don’t care what it is, but if it looks good and interesting – I’m in! Pretty pictures – yay!!! »
*  «I don’t think I have ever done a serious piece of art. What is serious anyway? It is always about playing, experimenting and learning. »
*  His perfect model/subject is someone extraordinary.
*  We asked him if he thinks he is different and here is his answer : «Deep down we are all the same. »
*  He gets inspired by Simple things around us, music, movies, books, people.

You can find him at:

faktora.lv / behance

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*   Marc Litvyakoff
*   photography
*   «I love to look around me and to see the beauty in people and objects.. I guess this is why I started to photograph- to find beauty-stop the moment-show it to others, that is the point. I believe that there is a beauty in everything it depends just from which site you are looking on it..
it’s already 10 years that my passion for painting has transformed in photography.. I also dreamed about fashion, I dreamed to design shoes! Today I can say that my dream came true, as my girlfriend is a fashion designer and we are working together a lot. My two big  passions-fashion and photography  transformed into new passion-fashion photography:)
photography is my way to make our world better, this is my credo»
*   «it can be, as well as it is not always has to be a piece of art to be a good photo. I am a commercial photographer, not a «pure art» photographer»
*   «My first big step was my first cover for PODIUM ART magazine 4 years ago, which I like even now»
*   «I prefer color, because I love color itself»
*   «No matter what it is it has to have an influence, to inspire me in order to become a good picture»
*   He will never visualise something that brings bad emotions.
*   He gets inspiration from beauty.

You can find him at :

facebook / fotoblog / litvyakoff.lv

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This amazingly talented artist gave us permission to publish his works, leaving us a little hope to one day also get an interview from him. Let’s hope. And meanwhile..

Born 1981.lives and works in Riga, Latvia
Areas of work:Fine arts, video & illustration.

His website has a long list of places and projects he participated in.

reinispetersons.com

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*   Роман Дриц \ Roman Drits \ Romāns Drics
*   Photography
*   Was born and grew up in Riga; has a decent personality, manly but сapricious, kind, moderately patient.
*   His first conscious photograph:

*   At this time, he tries not to realize what he is photographing.
*   He prefers black and white photography. In color (at least for now) there are too many odd things for him.
*   Despite the fact that he uses film cameras for his works, he does not feel any disgust towards digital equipment.
*   His perfect model must be «out-of-body».
*   All his works are united by defined or undefined atmosphere.
*   He gets inspired by finale of Beethoven’s ninth symphony.

You can find him at:

romandrits.com / Flickr / blogspot

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Poster art by PAL

KUXUMUSU

В честь этого Баскского слова испанцы назвали всемирно известный дизайнерский бренд, одним из главных изображений которого стала корова. Возможно вдохновившись именно её бешеным танцем, под действием KUXUMUSU, мы решили собрать вас 16ого апреля в помещении Медиа Стации на Андрейсале (Andrejostas 4, электроцех №15) в 20:00 вечера.

В программе :

Sun Quay; Very Cool People; Sunday Jam Toast; Blindspot; Robot Plant; Tabea Thoren; Jumpzz; Zara.Za; DJ Funkstrot

На концерте можно будет обзавестить значками listener.lv а так же первый раз будут доступны значки от FILTERED спасибо нашим друзьям ceptuve.lv ;>

На протяжении всего мероприятия Вас ждёт уютный бар-вагончик Coffee Time

Вход – 2 Ls

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Vairāk info – dirtydeal.lv

*   Oskars Pavlovskis
*   Graphics
*   He never limited himself within any particular category. He does whatever he finds interesting for himself.
*   Born in Latvia,Riga. He is involved with art since early childhood. Starting with art schools and ending with LMA. Works professionally as a computer graphics artist. This is exactly what he wants ti be doing in the future. Particularly designing computer games.
*   He gets inspired almost by everything.

You can find him at:

pavlovskis.lv

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Photo by Dmitry Bulkin

*   Regina-Maria Tumova/ illum
*   Photography / Illustration / Design / Make-up / interior design
*   Born in Riga. Loves qualitative beauty, life, peace, harmony and sensitivity. Adores sea. Can not stand milk in any condition.
*   She can not remember her first shot.
*   She loves color. Preferably natural. But sometimes there are moments when you have to replace it.
*   She prefers digital photography.
*   She thinks there is no such thing as a perfect model. And she does not think she will ever meet such. Her task is to understand a person and shoot one, or give one the idea what Maria needs from them.
*  She will never visualise real pain, death, suffering, «trash».
*  She is not a photographer. Her profession is interior design. Photography, illustration, make-up – is another side of her life.
*  All her works are united by her wish to show human’s , life’s and her’s versatility.
*  She gets inspired by beauty. Beautiful people,beautiful things,photographs of other photographer’s,life around her. Music and movies.

You can find her at:

Blogspot / noosfera

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