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IEVA ILTNERE

 
IEVA ILTNERE: "I am fascinated by the meeting point of rationality and mysticism, perfection and spontaneity, irony and tragedy, beauty and ugliness, trivial and important, moment and eternity.
Painting for me is a kind of hypnosis session in which I am both the doctor and the patient."
 


Ieva Iltnere (b. 1957) entered the Latvian art scene in the early 1980s. Together with other young painters of her generation she attracted much attention and radically changed prevailing conceptions about the Latvian figural painting. The fame of this generation of artists has not diminished since that time.

In 1988 Ieva Iltnere took part in the young artists’ exhibition “Post-Traditionalism” at the Central Artists’ House in Moscow as well as in the exhibition “Riga – Lettische Avantgarde” at the Staatliche Kunsthalle in Berlin. It was the first important show of Latvian avant-garde art in Western Europe.

In 1990 Ieva Iltnere and her like-minded contemporaries participated in the famous exhibition-action “Gentle Fluctuations” at the Exhibition Hall Latvija in Riga. This exhibition encouraged radical aspirations of the young painters’ group and promoted the adoption of new influences in Latvian art.

In 1992 there was Ieva Iltnere and Jānis Mitrēvics’ joint exhibition “Works” and in 1994 – her solo exhibition “School” at the Art Museum Arsenāls. She took part in important Latvian art exhibitions at the Zvolle City Museum (2002), Frauen Museum in Bonn (1992), Grand Salle de l’Aubette in Strasbourg, Maison du Danemark in Paris (1997), Städtische Galerie im Buntentor in Bremen, etc.

Ieva Iltnere is one of the most outstanding and creative artists of her generation. Her art is able to communicate great, significant ideas, important to both the individual and the society in general, through intimate subject matter. Iltnere has created a particular imagery that clearly marks her individual style.
Her early works deal with themes of family, mother and child, depiction of intimate aspects of life. The artist raised everyday phenomena to the level of sacredness. Today the artist synthesizes traditional means of painting and conceptual approach, inspired by different cultures, Western avant-garde art of the 20th century and Biblical themes (solo exhibition “Stories”, 2002).
Iltnere’s paintings feature subdued colouring and discrete intonation. The artist pays particular attention to light and composition. Each work is endowed with a personal touch.

Iltnere’s works are found in collections of the Latvian National Museum of Art (previous title - State Museum of Art), the Artists’ Union of Latvia Museum (Riga), the State Tretyakov Gallery (Moscow), Ludwig Museum (Aachen, Germany), Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum (New Jersey, USA) as well as in private collections in Latvia and abroad.

EXHIBITIONS

BEAUTIFUL FRAGILE NATURE
EIGHT ROOMS
THE HAPPY CHILDHOOD
COLLECTION OF EMOTIONS
OBSESSION

IEVA ILTNERE.



IEVA ILTNERE. DARLING, I FETCH A TOWEL FOR YOU. 2010



IEVA ILTNERE. Charisma. 2009



IEVA ILTNERE.



IEVA ILTNERE. About Art. 2011



IEVA ILTNERE. Searching For The Lost Time. 2011



IEVA ILTNERE. Collection. 2011



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IEVA ILTNERE. Vinyl. 2010



IEVA ILTNERE. GOLD. 2011



IEVA ILTNERE. THUNDERSTORM. 2010



IEVA ILTNERE. Trophies. 2010



IEVA ILTNERE. Tio Pepe. 2010



IEVA ILTNERE. SOFA IN THE COLOR OF MUSHROOMS. 2010



IEVA ILTNERE. FOOD FOR THOUGHT. 2010



IEVA ILTNERE. THE LIGHT. 2012



IEVA ILTNERE. OUT OF ORDER



IEVA ILTNERE. WE ARE NOT ALONE. 2010



IEVA ILTNERE. MOTEL. 2009



IEVA ILTNERE. IN THE MOONLIGHT. 2010



IEVA ILTNERE. I CAN'T TAKE MY EYES OFF. 2008



IEVA ILTNERE. Beautiful fragile nature. 2008



IEVA ILTNERE. Coma. 2008



IEVA ILTNERE. There is nothing like it looks. 2008



IEVA ILTNERE. Twins. 2008



IEVA ILTNERE. YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL. 2008



IEVA ILTNERE. HINTERTUX. 2008



IEVA ILTNERE. BOOM OF INFORMATION. 2008



IEVA ILTNERE. TWINS. 2008



IEVA ILTNERE. Hotel. 2008



IEVA ILTNERE. Sunstroke. 2008



IEVA ILTNERE. Bilbao. 2007



IEVA ILTNERE. Hurricane Katrina. 2007



IEVA ILTNERE. Library. 2007



IEVA ILTNERE. Plasma. 2007



IEVA ILTNERE. Ideal Projection. 2007



IEVA ILTNERE. Tenderness and Danger. 2007



IEVA ILTNERE. Fragility of the Fireball. 2007



IEVA ILTNERE. Blood-Puding. 2007



IEVA ILTNERE. Aura. 2004



IEVA ILTNERE. The Unbearable Lightness of Beeing. 2004



IEVA ILTNERE. Sensible otherness limitation. 2004



IEVA ILTNERE. Squirrels. 2004



IEVA ILTNERE. NUCLEAR MODEL. 2004



IEVA ILTNERE. MY DEAMONS. 2002



IEVA ILTNERE. VISUAL COMMUNICATION. 2002



IEVA ILTNERE. An Angel Appears to Mary as a British Royal Guard. 2002



IEVA ILTNERE. CHEMISTRY OF FEELINGS. 2002



IEVA ILTNERE. SISTERS. 2001



IEVA ILTNERE. VENICE. 2001



IEVA ILTNERE. Wine. 2001



IEVA ILTNERE. Danae and the Computer. 1996



IEVA ILTNERE. Garden. 1993