Mārītes Guščikas exhibition “Hanging by a thread”

23.01.-02.03.2025. 11.00-18.00

From 23 January to 2 March, Mārīte Guščika's exhibition "At the End of the Hair" is on view in the Intro Hall.

The theme of painter Marīte Guščika’s new exhibition “Hanging by a thread” is motion and time, which is elusive and fleeting. Moment as a point of reference that determines the course of events where everything can become different in the span of milliseconds. 

In her early works, Marīte focused on elements of a geometrical nature that made up an urban environment with recognisable characters, defined by neutral emotionality and photographical ambiance. Her art was associated with techniques of photorealism (participation in LNMA exhibition Hyperrealism and Acquisitions (Jaunieguvumi) in Arsenāls, 2017.). With time, the artist has moved away from realistic depictions of environment and turned to the portrayal of the abstract, all while maintaining her monochromatic palette, which has now become a signature element of her art. 

In her newest exhibition the centre of expression has become the flamboyant line around which the space of paintings emerges. Whirls of movement and tangles of lines make up contrasting flashes. They can represent both physical and emotional processes as they create a notion of the brevity of their existence. The presence of shadow in seemingly ephemeral objects is also meaningful, as it signifies the presence of space. The gesture of painting in many works has become unpredictable, inviting the viewer to examine the smallest of lines. The works are intertwined with mystical feelings full of tension; most of the action takes place in darkness… something should happen any moment… 

Mārīte Guščika’s world of characters is visually unfamiliar, yet the imagery she creates is so alluring that it seems just one more moment of observation will make it possible to recognize some of the world’s known matter. 

 

Artist: Mārīte Guščika

The exhibition is organised by the Exhibition Hall "Riga Contemporary Art Space" of the Association of Cultural Institutions of the Riga State Municipality and supported by the Riga City Council.

Pēteris Sidars "The right place at the right place"

23.01.-23.03.2025. 11.00-18.00

From 23 January to 23 March, the exhibition "'The Right Place in the Right Place" by Pēteris Sidars is on show in the Great Hall.

The exhibition "The Right Place in the Right Place" is based on the artist's "golden fund" of inspiration and experimental materials - large-scale sculptural installations made of peat pots and "stochastic" fractal paintings made of traces of crow excrement.

"Fractalism, which can be found in nature, has entered my inner art space and has become an indispensable source of inspiration for me. I find myself in a 'space of movement' that allows me to expand my curiosity about life in art, and the fractals I make make me look at the art world with different eyes."

The exhibition will be on view until 23 March 2025.

Organised by the Riga Contemporary Art Space.
Supported by Riga City Council, VKKF, AKKA/LAA.