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Velta Emīlija Platupe

Rīga, Latvia •
Artist (Painting, Sculpture) •
Born 1981 •
Art is more dangerous than love. You are transformed by creating it.

Multidisciplinary artist Velta Emīlija Platupe has a special ability to evoke a magical mood in space and plane where baroque splendor allows the beautiful and the eerie to mingle. She graduated with a MA in Contemporary Art from the Ecole Supérieure d’Arts & Media de Caen/Cherbourg in France, and obtained a master's degree in painting at the Latvian Art Academy. Velta Emīlija has been active in the Latvian art environment for more than ten years. Public attention has been attracted by her personal exhibitions ("Proofs of the Official Death of Love", "Forgiveness is Not Possible", "Invertebrates", "Magical Sea Creatures. Wher to Find Them?", "Unveiling for Night Birds") and the visuals of theater performances ("Casanova", "Persian Lessons", "The Tale of Old Death" (nominated 2014/15 for the "Gamers' Night" award of the year) etc.). The artist created objects from different materials which are sometimes difficult to perceive as sculptures or dolls, so as not to create redundant word (too narrow or broad) connotations. Her figures are able to come to life both in the theater and in the exhibition hall, reminding about an important tradition of puppetry in the world and in Europe, which is unfortunately scarcely represented in Latvia. Velta Emilija Platupe says about herself that she can (and does) paint with her whole body, supplementing it with a brush, needle, or other tools if necessary.

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Painting titled "Magician" by Velta Emīlija Platupe, Original Artwork, Watercolor
Magician - Painting, 44.9x26 in ©2023 by Velta Emīlija Platupe - Symbolism, symbolism-1020, Esotericism, wizard, green, dragon, flowers, octopus, underwater, babies, spirituality, mysticism, symbolism, tarot, major arcana, fantasy

Velta Emīlija Platupe

"Magician"

Watercolor on Paper | 44.9x26 in

$1,707.55
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Painting titled "Emperor" by Velta Emīlija Platupe, Original Artwork, Watercolor
Emperor - Painting, 44.9x26 in ©2024 by Velta Emīlija Platupe - Figurative, figurative-594, Fairytale, fantasy, yellow, red, lion, tarot, major arcana, surrealism, king, predator, evening sun, power, animal, symbolism, mysticism, spiritual

Velta Emīlija Platupe

"Emperor"

Watercolor on Paper | 44.9x26 in

$1,707.55
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Painting titled "Orange Sunset With…" by Velta Emīlija Platupe, Original Artwork, Watercolor
Orange Sunset With Mercenaries - Painting, 44.1x22.8 in ©2021 by Velta Emīlija Platupe - Figurative, figurative-594, Fantasy, still life, laying men, sunset, Carthage, Gustave Flaubert, French literature, vines, temple, exotic, feast, dark blue, men figure

Velta Emīlija Platupe

"Orange Sunset With Mercenaries"

Watercolor on Paper | 44.1x22.8 in

$1,211.35
Prints available
Painting titled "Last Evening Before…" by Velta Emīlija Platupe, Original Artwork, Watercolor
Last Evening Before The War - Painting, 25.2x44.1 in ©2022 by Velta Emīlija Platupe - Impressionism, impressionism-603, Portrait, girl, child, doll house, daffodils, still life, fruits, angel, wings, peacock feathers, watercolour, velta emilija platupe, surrealism, symbolism

Velta Emīlija Platupe

"Last Evening Before The War"

Watercolor on Paper | 25.2x44.1 in

$1,253
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Painting titled "Archangel Uriel" by Velta Emīlija Platupe, Original Artwork, Watercolor
Archangel Uriel - Painting, 27.6x31.5 in ©2022 by Velta Emīlija Platupe - Spiritual Art, spiritual-art-1040, Fantasy, flowers, angel, archangel, yellow, mysticism, symbolism, feathers, birds, green, profile, portrait, wings, fantasy architecture

Velta Emīlija Platupe

"Archangel Uriel"

Watercolor on Paper | 27.6x31.5 in

$1,089.98
Prints available
Painting titled "Boy Observes Nature" by Velta Emīlija Platupe, Original Artwork, Watercolor
Boy Observes Nature - Painting, 27.6x44.9 in ©2023 by Velta Emīlija Platupe - Symbolism, symbolism-1020, Fantasy, adolescent, portrait, boy, lily, yellow, wings, angel, fantasy, goddess, nude, woman

Velta Emīlija Platupe

"Boy Observes Nature"

Watercolor on Paper | 27.6x44.9 in

$1,734.92
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Painting titled "Angel Of Infinite P…" by Velta Emīlija Platupe, Original Artwork, Watercolor
Angel Of Infinite Possibilities - Painting, 27.6x44.9 in ©2022 by Velta Emīlija Platupe - Figurative, figurative-594, Fantasy, portrait, boy, angel, wings, leopard, blue, orange, squirrel, symbolism

Velta Emīlija Platupe

"Angel Of Infinite Possibilities"

Watercolor on Paper | 27.6x44.9 in

$1,496.93
Prints available
Painting titled "Lovers" by Velta Emīlija Platupe, Original Artwork, Watercolor
Lovers - Painting, 44.9x26 in ©2023 by Velta Emīlija Platupe - Surrealism, surrealism-627, Fairytale, pink, love, orange, angels, man and woman, couple, flying, heaven, spirituality, symbolism, intimacy, flowers, sunset

Velta Emīlija Platupe

"Lovers"

Watercolor on Paper | 44.9x26 in

$1,707.55
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Painting titled "Tanita's Temple" by Velta Emīlija Platupe, Original Artwork, Watercolor
Tanita's Temple - Painting, 22.8x44.1 in ©2021 by Velta Emīlija Platupe - Illustration, illustration-600, Mythology, blue, architecture, fantasy, goddess, salammbo, crocodile, interior, orange, sacred, fantasy landscape

Velta Emīlija Platupe

"Tanita's Temple"

Watercolor on Paper | 22.8x44.1 in

$671.12
Painting titled "Even Lovers Will Die" by Velta Emīlija Platupe, Original Artwork, Watercolor
Even Lovers Will Die - Painting, 44.1x22.8 in ©2021 by Velta Emīlija Platupe - Figurative, figurative-594, Fantasy, history, carthage, elephant, love, French literature, Gustave Flaubert, city, war elephant, lion, water, fish, couple, lovers, gold leaves, warriors, Salammbo

Velta Emīlija Platupe

"Even Lovers Will Die"

Watercolor on Paper | 44.1x22.8 in

$1,211.35
Prints available
Painting titled "Don't Wake Up A Sle…" by Velta Emīlija Platupe, Original Artwork, Watercolor
Don't Wake Up A Sleeping Child! - Painting, 44.9x23.6 in ©2023 by Velta Emīlija Platupe - Symbolism, symbolism-1020, angel, sleeping boy, lion, stairs, pink, blue, spiritual art, dreaming, contemporary portrait, surrealism, expressive, children

Velta Emīlija Platupe

"Don't Wake Up A Sleeping Child!"

Watercolor on Paper | 44.9x23.6 in

$1,618.31
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Painting titled "Water Dragons" by Velta Emīlija Platupe, Original Artwork, Watercolor
Water Dragons - Painting, 27.6x44.9 in ©2023 by Velta Emīlija Platupe - Symbolism, symbolism-1020, Fantasy, boy, portrait, contemporary portrait, water, dragon, velta emilija platupe, natural pigments, adolescence, expression, dream, solitude

Velta Emīlija Platupe

"Water Dragons"

Watercolor on Paper | 27.6x44.9 in

$1,170.89
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Painting titled "Girl With Octopuses" by Velta Emīlija Platupe, Original Artwork, Watercolor
Girl With Octopuses - Painting, 28.7x44.9 in ©2022 by Velta Emīlija Platupe - Symbolism, symbolism-1020, Fairytale, girl, octopus, green, trees, cat, sleep, roses, child, portrait, symbolism, velta emilija platupe, summer, dream

Velta Emīlija Platupe

"Girl With Octopuses"

Watercolor on Paper | 28.7x44.9 in

$1,762.29
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Painting titled "Behind The Looking…" by Velta Emīlija Platupe, Original Artwork, Watercolor
Behind The Looking Glass - Painting, 27.6x44.5 in ©2022 by Velta Emīlija Platupe - Impressionism, impressionism-603, artwork_cat.Still Life, still life, portrait, red, green, girl, symbolism, hinduism, idol, mirror, reflection

Velta Emīlija Platupe

"Behind The Looking Glass"

Watercolor on Paper | 27.6x44.5 in

$1,734.92
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Painting titled "High Priestess" by Velta Emīlija Platupe, Original Artwork, Watercolor
High Priestess - Painting, 44.9x26 in ©2023 by Velta Emīlija Platupe - Symbolism, symbolism-1020, Spirituality, blue, moon, night, woman, prayer, Madonna, tarot, major arcana, lizard, solitude, serenity, silence

Velta Emīlija Platupe

"High Priestess"

Watercolor on Paper | 44.9x26 in

$1,707.55
Prints available
Painting titled "Sea Witch" by Velta Emīlija Platupe, Original Artwork, Watercolor
Sea Witch - Painting, 44.9x122.1 in ©2023 by Velta Emīlija Platupe - Figurative, figurative-594, Fantasy, green, yellow, love, couple, magical creature, witch, tantra, erotic, old woman, sea, water, fish, symbolism, surrealism

Velta Emīlija Platupe

"Sea Witch"

Watercolor on Paper | 44.9x122.1 in

$2,003.85
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Painting titled "Melahel Is Reading" by Velta Emīlija Platupe, Original Artwork, Watercolor
Melahel Is Reading - Painting, 22.4x29.9 in ©2022 by Velta Emīlija Platupe - Surrealism, surrealism-627, artwork_cat.Kid, reading boy, pineapple, red, doll house, octopus, yellow, rest, portrait, aquarelle, plants, book

Velta Emīlija Platupe

"Melahel Is Reading"

Watercolor on Paper | 22.4x29.9 in

$1,401.74
Prints available
Painting titled "Watching Telly" by Velta Emīlija Platupe, Original Artwork, Watercolor
Watching Telly - Painting, 27.6x44.9 in ©2023 by Velta Emīlija Platupe - Surrealism, surrealism-627, Portrait, yellow, dragon, lol doll, sleeping girl, brown hair, christmas tree, fairy tale, green, violet, laight blue, children

Velta Emīlija Platupe

"Watching Telly"

Watercolor on Paper | 27.6x44.9 in

$1,687.32
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Painting titled "Give Her a Book and…" by Velta Emīlija Platupe, Original Artwork, Pastel
Give Her a Book and a TV - Painting, 23.6x44.9 in ©2023 by Velta Emīlija Platupe - Symbolism, symbolism-1020, Fantasy, girl, portrait, pastel, reading, book, snail, monster, pineapple, velta emilija platupe, stairs, red, green, dream, tree

Velta Emīlija Platupe

"Give Her a Book and a TV"

Pastel on Paper | 23.6x44.9 in

$1,784.9
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Painting titled "Angel Who Doesn't S…" by Velta Emīlija Platupe, Original Artwork, Watercolor
Angel Who Doesn't Speak - Painting, 44.9x23.6 in ©2022 by Velta Emīlija Platupe - Symbolism, symbolism-1020, Portrait, portrait, boy, bat, symbolism, skull, black, blue, velta emilija platupe, child, ornament, flower, haloween

Velta Emīlija Platupe

"Angel Who Doesn't Speak"

Watercolor on Paper | 44.9x23.6 in

$1,665.9
Prints available
Painting titled "Gatekeepers" by Velta Emīlija Platupe, Original Artwork, Oil Mounted on Wood Stretcher frame
Gatekeepers - Painting, 41.3x70.9 in ©2019 by Velta Emīlija Platupe - Symbolism, symbolism-1020, Fantasy, octopus, men, children, daffodils, fantasy, velta emilija platupe, spring, yellow

Velta Emīlija Platupe

"Gatekeepers"

Oil on Canvas | 41.3x70.9 in

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Painting titled "Empress" by Velta Emīlija Platupe, Original Artwork, Watercolor
Empress - Painting, 44.9x26 in ©2023 by Velta Emīlija Platupe - Symbolism, symbolism-1020, Fantasy, woman, red, pink, breastfeeding, children, flowers, cat, tarot, major arcana, goddess, sensual, spiritual, mysticism, figurative, fairytale

Velta Emīlija Platupe

"Empress"

Watercolor on Paper | 44.9x26 in

$1,707.55
Prints available
Painting titled "The Amazon of Waves" by Velta Emīlija Platupe, Original Artwork, Ink
The Amazon of Waves - Painting, 44.9x104.3 in ©2023 by Velta Emīlija Platupe - Surrealism, surrealism-627, Fantasy, green, red, erotic, witch, magic, couple, love, sea, expressive, amazon, anger, woman, fish, creature

Velta Emīlija Platupe

"The Amazon of Waves"

Ink on Paper | 44.9x104.3 in

$1,761.1
Prints available
Painting titled "Raahel" by Velta Emīlija Platupe, Original Artwork, Watercolor
Raahel - Painting, 23.6x44.5 in ©2022 by Velta Emīlija Platupe - Symbolism, symbolism-1020, Fantasy, girl portrait, teenager, garden, green, angel, wings, roses, falling man, shell, velta emilija platupe, brown hair, surrealism, solitude

Velta Emīlija Platupe

"Raahel"

Watercolor on Paper | 23.6x44.5 in

$1,618.31
Prints available
Painting titled "Pink!" by Velta Emīlija Platupe, Original Artwork, Acrylic
Pink! - Painting, 44.9x27.6 in ©2023 by Velta Emīlija Platupe - Surrealism, surrealism-627, artwork_cat.Erotic, portrait, pink, girl portrait, white rabbit, couple, love, tantric art, tantric sexuality, kamasutra, yellow, silver leaves, flowers, contemporary surrealism

Velta Emīlija Platupe

"Pink!"

Painting on Paper | 44.9x27.6 in

$1,687.32
Prints available
Painting titled "Faraway Island" by Velta Emīlija Platupe, Original Artwork, Watercolor
Faraway Island - Painting, 31.5x44.9 in ©2023 by Velta Emīlija Platupe - Symbolism, symbolism-1020, Fantasy, girl, portrait, water, baby, himera, bird, harpy, velta emilija platupe, castle, beetle, green, red

Velta Emīlija Platupe

"Faraway Island"

Watercolor on Paper | 31.5x44.9 in

$1,802.75
Prints available
Painting titled "Lina Counts Pearls" by Velta Emīlija Platupe, Original Artwork, Pastel
Lina Counts Pearls - Painting, 44.9x23.6 in ©2022 by Velta Emīlija Platupe - Symbolism, symbolism-1020, Portrait, girl, child, portrait, skull, velta emilija platupe, grey, orange, fantasy, symbolism, dream, childhood

Velta Emīlija Platupe

"Lina Counts Pearls"

Pastel on Paper | 44.9x23.6 in

$1,665.9
Prints available
Painting titled "Hildegard's Angel" by Velta Emīlija Platupe, Original Artwork, Pastel
Hildegard's Angel - Painting, 36.2x25.2 in ©2022 by Velta Emīlija Platupe - Symbolism, symbolism-1020, Spirituality, angel, blue, harp, yellow, velta emīlija platupe, winter, mystic, music, snow flower, snow, ice, watercolor, portrait

Velta Emīlija Platupe

"Hildegard's Angel"

Pastel on Paper | 36.2x25.2 in

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Multidisciplinary artist Velta Emīlija Platupe has a special ability to evoke a magical mood in space and plane where baroque splendor allows the beautiful and the eerie to mingle. She graduated with a MA in Contemporary Art from the Ecole Supérieure d’Arts & Media de Caen/Cherbourg in France, and obtained a master's degree in painting at the Latvian Art Academy. Velta Emīlija has been active in the Latvian art environment for more than ten years. Public attention has been attracted by her personal exhibitions ("Proofs of the Official Death of Love", "Forgiveness is Not Possible", "Invertebrates", "Magical Sea Creatures. Wher to Find Them?", "Unveiling for Night Birds") and the visuals of theater performances ("Casanova", "Persian Lessons", "The Tale of Old Death" (nominated 2014/15 for the "Gamers' Night" award of the year) etc.). The artist created objects from different materials which are sometimes difficult to perceive as sculptures or dolls, so as not to create redundant word (too narrow or broad) connotations. Her figures are able to come to life both in the theater and in the exhibition hall, reminding about an important tradition of puppetry in the world and in Europe, which is unfortunately scarcely represented in Latvia. Velta Emilija Platupe says about herself that she can (and does) paint with her whole body, supplementing it with a brush, needle, or other tools if necessary.

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Influences

Odilon Redon, Oscar Wilde, Philippe Genty, Handspring Puppet Company, Mythology, Alchemie, Sylvie Guillem

Education

2012 - 2014 Ceramics department of Art Academy of Latvia, Master studies, supplementing experience in visual art Rīga, Rigas, Latvia
2010 - 2011 Diplôme National Supérieur d'Expression Plastique (DNSEP) at Cannes/Cherbourg School of Arts and Media, France (Ecole Supérieure d'arts & médias de Caen/Cherbourg) Caen, Normandie, France
2009 - 2010 Master's degree in painting at Art Academy of Latvia, Rīga, Rigas, Latvia
2008 - 2009 Studies at the Caen Regional School of Arts within the framework of ERASMUS program (Ecole Régionale des Beaux-Arts de Caen) Caen, Normandie, France
2008 - 2009 Studies at the Caen Regional School of Arts within the framework of ERASMUS program (Ecole Régionale des Beaux-Arts de Caen) Caen, Normandie, France
2003 - 2007 Art Academy of Latvia, bachelor's degree in painting Rīga, Rigas, Latvia

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Achievements

Collective Expositions

2023 Unveiling For Night Birds Riga, Rigas, Latvia
2023 Brouhahaart ‘Artist Of The Year’ Virtual Reality Exhibition Rīga, Rīgas, Latvia

Solo Expositions

2023 Magical Sea Creatures. Where To Find Them? Jūrmala, Rīgas, Latvia
2022 “Salambo. The Mystery Of The Lost Kingdom", Commissioned Solo Exhibition At The Memorial Museum Of Andrejs Upīts, Dedicated To Gustave Flaubert's 200Th Birthday Rīga, Rgas, Latvia
2021 "Invertebrates", Solo Exhibition In The Cultural Space "Alksnājs" Rīga, Rgas, Latvia

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