Ilgvars Zalāns

Ilgvars Zalāns
Born (1962-09-24) 24 September 1962
Known forPainting
MovementExpressionism
Websiteartmajeur.com/zalans

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. He has stated that his artistic approach is guided by a focus on "images and motifs that are fundamental, archetypal, and universal in human experience, as opposed to those that are socially determined."[2] Since 2007 Ilgvars Zalans had a 33-country world tour with his action-painting performances.[3] 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,[4] Malaysia,[5] China, and Japan[6] than in Latvia, because he has lived and worked while travelling abroad extensively.[7] 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.[8] The exhibitions of the artist regularly take place in Latvia [9][10] and abroad.[11][12] 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.[13][14]

References

  1. ^ "Mūsdienu ekspresionista Zalāna gleznas Rietumu bankas galerijā :: KulturasDiena.lv". diena.lv. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Ilgvars Zalans Artist Page- Singulart". www.singulart.com. Retrieved 2025-08-28.
  3. ^ "About Ilgvars Zalans". Ilgvars Zalans. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  4. ^ "JogjaPages.com: Yogyakarta Online Tourist Guide". jogjapages.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  5. ^ "HOM Art Trans". homarttrans.com. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  6. ^ "in Kamiyama". in-kamiyama.jp. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  7. ^ "DAUGAVPILS MARKA ROTKO MĀKSLAS CENTRS - Ilgvars Zalāns "Bridges"". rothkocenter.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  8. ^ "Ilgvars Zalans". Lost At E Minor: For creative people. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  9. ^ "Rothko Center". www.rothkocenter.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  10. ^ "KDiena". www.diena.lv. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  11. ^ "Jogja Pages". www.jogjapages.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  12. ^ "In Kamiyama". www.in-kamiyama.jp. Archived from the original on 13 May 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  13. ^ "Eventich". www.eventich.ch. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  14. ^ "Latvijas Avize". www.la.lv. Retrieved 15 June 2015.



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