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Kristine Abika

Kuldīga, Latvia •
Artist (Painting, Sculpture) •
Born 1975 •
The tin surface inspires to continue and shows itself HOW to do it - the starting point is always given before, life is embedded in the plate itself - metal never feels as a "white sheet".

I am a professional painter and stage designer and continue to work in both fields, but in recent years I have been fascinated by tin, aluminum and copper as well as metal objects.

Metal is the material that fascinates and inspires me.

The first "tin memories" are from my early childhood in the countryside of Latgale, when my grandfather patched the inside of the garage roof with pre-war English tin plates, stamped with ink blue emu.

I looked at my metal sky and blue star stamps, and made up my own stories.

Later, during the study years I visited the market “Latgale”, where there were piles of used metal objects lying in the rain. Each of us, the different stakeholders, found something useful and valuable for ourselves.

My attraction to metal is like a double-sided magnet - we are attracted to each other.

It is the same with my passion for things and objects that are not classified as valuable antiquities: I create an imaginative story for each of them to include in my work - portraits of small, unnecessary things which are observed in monumental size; I've always been fascinated by the importance of close-ups and framing in composition and life in general.

It is important for me to see and continue interact with this material, which shows its earlier texture, substance, durability. By drawing I create a new linear mesh on an existing tin.

It is interesting to experiment and to create a new space with a few lines in the plate, using texture and roughness of the surface.

The tin surface inspires to continue and shows itself HOW to do it - the starting point is always given before, life is embedded in the plate itself - metal never feels as a "white sheet".

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Biography

I am a professional painter and stage designer and continue to work in both fields, but in recent years I have been fascinated by tin, aluminum and copper as well as metal objects.

Metal is the material that fascinates and inspires me.

The first "tin memories" are from my early childhood in the countryside of Latgale, when my grandfather patched the inside of the garage roof with pre-war English tin plates, stamped with ink blue emu.

I looked at my metal sky and blue star stamps, and made up my own stories.

Later, during the study years I visited the market “Latgale”, where there were piles of used metal objects lying in the rain. Each of us, the different stakeholders, found something useful and valuable for ourselves.

My attraction to metal is like a double-sided magnet - we are attracted to each other.

It is the same with my passion for things and objects that are not classified as valuable antiquities: I create an imaginative story for each of them to include in my work - portraits of small, unnecessary things which are observed in monumental size; I've always been fascinated by the importance of close-ups and framing in composition and life in general.

It is important for me to see and continue interact with this material, which shows its earlier texture, substance, durability. By drawing I create a new linear mesh on an existing tin.

It is interesting to experiment and to create a new space with a few lines in the plate, using texture and roughness of the surface.

The tin surface inspires to continue and shows itself HOW to do it - the starting point is always given before, life is embedded in the plate itself - metal never feels as a "white sheet".

Influences

Richard Serra, Francisco Goya, Joan Miró, Giorgio Morandi, Alberto Giacometti, Henri Cartier-Bresson

Education

1999 - 2001 Art Academy of Latvia, Painting Department, MA Riga, Latvia
1995 - 1999 Art Academy of Latvia, Stage Design Department, BA Riga, Latvia
1988 - 1995 Jan Rozentals Art High School Riga, Latvia

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Prizes and Awards

2005 “Creative Strength”, 7Th Small Form Exhibition Riga, Latvia
2003 “Chaika” Award For Costumes For Theather Play “Nights Of Cabiria”- “Prêt-A-Porter Of The Year” Moscow, Russia

Collective Expositions

2019 “Sea Of Memories” Jurmala, Latvia
2018 “Kur Zeme?” Kuldiga, Latvia
2016 “Early Realism” Ventspils, Latvia
2014 Gallery’s 10Th Anniversary Exhibition Riga, Latvia
2011 “He Does Not Seek The Truth, He Wants To Impress?” Riga, Latvia
2009 “Istaba’s Mailboxes” Riga, Latvia
2008 “Inverted Enjoyment” Jekabpils, Latvia
2006 “Clocks” Riga, Latvia
2005 “Animal Planet” Riga, Latvia
2005 “7Th Small Form Exhibition” Riga, Latvia
2005 Latvian Culture Festival “Etonnante Lettonie” Paris, France
2004 “Court Carnival” Riga, Latvia
2004 “Absolute Things” Riga, Latvia
2004 “Midnight Serenade” Riga, Latvia
2004 “Autumn 2004” Riga, Latvia
2003 “Artist’s Self Portrait” Riga, Latvia
2003 “6Thsmall Form Exhibition” Riga, Latvia
2003 “Meeting Palce - North Europe Art” Stavanger, Norway
2003 Latvian Artist’s Group Exhibition Tartu, Estonia
2003 “24 Frames Per Second” Riga, Latvia
2002 “Paintings On Boards” St.Petersburg, Russia
2001 “Parking Lot” Riga, Latvia
2001 “Creative Studio” Riga, Latvia
2001 Young Artist’s Group Exhibition Pedvale, Latvia
2000 Latvian Young Artist Group Exhibition Cologne, Germany
2000 “Six Rooms” Pedvale, Latvia
1999 “Latvian Stage Designers For Praque Quadriennal” Riga, Latvia
1999 Praque Quadriennal 1999 Praque, Czechia
1997 “Scenobox” Riga, Latvia

Solo Expositions

2020 "2” Riga, Latvia
2020 “Brasilwood: Part L”, Together With Photographer Maris Ločmelis, Concert Hall “Great Amber” Liepaja, Latvia
2018 “Trophies” Kuldiga, Latvia
2018 “Antennas And Satellites” Riga, Latvia
2017 “Crystal Grid” Kuldiga, Latvia
2016 “Tin Landscapes” Riga, Latvia
2007 “Dupuz’s Expeditions” Riga, Latvia
2006 “Sea Affairs” Riga, Latvia
2005 “Portraits” Riga, Latvia
2001 “Inventory” Riga, Latvia

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