Ilgvars Zalāns Explained

Ilgvars Zalāns
Birth Date:24 September 1957
Nationality:Latvian
Known For:Painting
Movement:Expressionism

Ilgvars Zalāns (born 24 September 1962) is a Latvian painter. He is generally identified as an Expressionist and is one of the most influential contemporary expressionist painters in northern Europe.[1] In the course of his career he was influenced by Gutai group, Fluxus movement, and other modern art activists and has turned more to the scene of action-painting. Since 2007 Ilgvars Zalans had a 33-country world tour with his action-painting performances.[2] In the past years he has actively taken the opportunities offered by artist residences, thereby traveling almost half of the world.

Lately, his art is better known in Indonesia,[3] Malaysia,[4] China, and Japan[5] than in Latvia, because he has lived and worked while travelling abroad extensively.[6] In his art Zalans focuses on images and motifs that are fundamental, archetypal, and universal in human experience, as opposed to those that are socially determined.[7] The exhibitions of the artist regularly take place in Latvia [8] [9] and abroad.[10] [11] In 2015 his works were showcased at the Scope Basel and Scope Miami Beach art shows during the ArtBasel weeks and at Art Copenhagen, the Scandinavia's International Art Fair for Contemporary & Modern Art.[12] [13]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mūsdienu ekspresionista Zalāna gleznas Rietumu bankas galerijā :: KulturasDiena.lv. diena.lv. 17 April 2015.
  2. Web site: About Ilgvars Zalans. Ilgvars Zalans. 17 April 2015.
  3. Web site: JogjaPages.com: Yogyakarta Online Tourist Guide. jogjapages.com. 17 April 2015. 2 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402100938/http://www.jogjapages.com/event/exhibition-action-painting-performance-indonesian-story/. dead.
  4. Web site: HOM Art Trans. homarttrans.com. 17 April 2015.
  5. Web site: in Kamiyama. in-kamiyama.jp. 17 April 2015. 2 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402203323/http://www.in-kamiyama.jp/en/art/9357/. dead.
  6. Web site: DAUGAVPILS MARKA ROTKO MĀKSLAS CENTRS - Ilgvars Zalāns "Bridges". rothkocenter.com. 17 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402130131/http://www.rothkocenter.com/rmc/ekspozicijas/Zalans/en. 2 April 2015. dead.
  7. Web site: Ilgvars Zalans. Lost At E Minor: For creative people. 17 April 2015. 2 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402163448/http://www.lostateminor.com/2008/11/06/ilgvars-zalans/. dead.
  8. Web site: Rothko Center. www.rothkocenter.com. 15 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402130131/http://www.rothkocenter.com/rmc/ekspozicijas/Zalans/en. 2 April 2015. dead.
  9. Web site: KDiena. www.diena.lv. 15 June 2015.
  10. Web site: Jogja Pages. www.jogjapages.com. 15 June 2015. 2 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402100938/http://www.jogjapages.com/event/exhibition-action-painting-performance-indonesian-story/. dead.
  11. Web site: In Kamiyama. www.in-kamiyama.jp. 15 June 2015. 13 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150513140335/http://www.in-kamiyama.jp/en/art/9335/. dead.
  12. Web site: Eventich. www.eventich.ch. 15 June 2015.
  13. Web site: Latvijas Avize. www.la.lv. 15 June 2015.

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