|
|
| Every Thing has a Story to Tell. Atis Ieviņš Irēna Bužinska Born 6 January 1946 on Saslaukas Farm in Ārlava Parish of Talsi District. 1960-1965 Attended the Department of Decorative Art at Riga Secondary School of Applied Arts. 1966-1968 Military service in the Soviet Army - in the Signals Regiment in Riga, undertaking the duties of an artist, postman and photographer. 1969-1974 Studied in the Textile Art Department of the Latvian Academy of Art, under Professor Rūdolfs Heimrāts, in whose composition classes he experimented with the possibilities of combining photography and painting, utilising the materials and colour technologies available at the time. In parallel with his studies at the academy, he created fine art photo-screens in collaboration with artist and master technologist Aldonis Klucis. 1973-1977 Photo-screen exhibitions together with Aldonis Klucis in Riga, Tukums, Talsi and elsewhere, and joint exhibitions with Aldonis Klucis and Georgs Barkāns in Riga, Madona, Cēsis, Valmiera, Kuldīga and at Dole Museum. 1980-1985 Group exhibitions of prints and posters in Riga, Tallinn, Tartu, Minsk, Lausanne and elsewhere. 1980-1990 Group exhibitions of textile art, posters, applied and book art. 1971-1986 Photo sessions and performances together with Andris Grīnbergs (‘'The Wedding'', 1971), Miervaldis Polis ("The Bronze Man", "A Boxing Match for Women in Traditional Mittens", 1986). Since 1975 works as a press photographer. |
