Submission
July 13, 2023

Torņkalns’ Drive

Ieva Putniņa at 427, Riga, Latvia
June 07 — July 08, 2023


Installation view

Tina Turner’s “It’s simply the best” is playing from the next room. That is enough for Ieva to have woken up and already got out of bed! “Well, this magical day has begun!” Ieva with 5 camels and 3 blind people (the number of steps) reaches the coffee machine, which it turns out Zane and Putriņa have put there during the night, non-stop rummaging in the workshop and drinking coffee. “Heh, heh, that’s nothing,” thinks Ieva, “I can pour coffee beans into my mouth and chew them properly”.
And it’s done.
After drinking coffee, Ieva starts packing her jeep full of painting supplies and CDs. “You never know how long the road will be, it’s better to take more music,” Ieva thinks wisely.
After throwing only 2 circles around Torņkalns, Ieva realizes that everything is so abnormally beautiful, so she quickly turns the corner to the right, easily jumps over the curb and enters the nearby snake grove to paint.
This exhibition features paintings where the study of nature competes with the imagination.

– Margrieta Griestiņa

Installation view
ONCE IN LATVIA, 2023, oil on canvas
Installation view
Installation view
SUDMALIŅAS, 2023, oil on canvas
GATHERING OF PIGMENTS, 2023, oil on canvas
Installation view
STORM, 2023, oil on canvas
LUNA, 2023, oil on canvas
EDUARDIŅŠ AND LEONARDIŅŠ, 2023, mixed media
EDUARDIŅŠ AND LEONARDIŅŠ, 2023, mixed media
EDUARDIŅŠ AND LEONARDIŅŠ, 2023, mixed media
EDUARDIŅŠ AND LEONARDIŅŠ, 2023, mixed media
SUDMALIŅAS (Detail), 2023, oil on canvas
SUDMALIŅAS (Detail), 2023, oil on canvas
ONCE IN LATVIA (Detail), 2023, oil on canvas
ONCE IN LATVIA (Detail), 2023, oil on canvas
ONCE IN LATVIA (Detail), 2023, oil on canvas
GATHERING OF PIGMENTS (Detail), 2023, oil on canvas
STORM (Detail), 2023, oil on canvas
STORM (Detail), 2023, oil on canvas
LUNA (Detail), 2023, oil on canvas
Installation view

Torņkalns’ Drive
Ieva Putniņa

427, Riga, Latvia
June 07 — July 08, 2023


Text: Margrieta Griestiņa

Photography: Līga Spunde

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