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ANDRIS ZACESTS
Born in 1950.
Professional training – Janis Rozentals Art School of
Riga (1962 – 1969), Latvian Academy of Arts, Painting
Department (1969 – 1975) – graduated from prof. I.
Zarins Master Studio. Enhanced his skills at the St.
Petersburg Art Academy and Vilnius Art Institute.
Has been contributing to exhibitions since 1974. Member
of Association "B – 13" since 1993.
Has had four solo shows in Latvia and participated in
group exhibi- tions in Riga, Moscow, Germany.
His works are to be found in the collections of the State
Art Museum and Latvian Artists' Union as well as in
private collections in Latvia and abroad.
Currently teaching at the Latvian Art Academy.
"I am enthralled by the classical values of
painting, meta- physical nature of things and their
symbolic significance. In my work I am trying to combine
that with the paradoxical thinking of contemporary
art."
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Getting Across. 1992. Oil on
cardboard. 125 x 170 |
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Still Life. 1993. Oil on
canvas. 80 x 100 |
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Still Life. 1993. Oil on
canvas. 80 x 60 |
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Self Portrait. 1994. Oil on
canvas. 45 x 35 |
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Still life. 1993. Oil on
canvas. 60 x 80 |
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