I have always been fascinated how different people interpret the same art differently, based on their life experiences and knowledge. That`s true even for the artworks, that at first sight leaves no doubt about the things depicted. So the art I create, I create with the aim to provoke associative thinking in the minds of the observers. My art is interwoven with the idea, that reality is a subjective notion which is created by the presence of the observer.
Arvils Linde is a Latvian artist with a background in both fine arts and fashion. He holds an MA in Fine Art, along with a BA and MA in Fashion from the Art Academy of Latvia. Transitioning from a career in fashion design, he has dedicated the past seven years to the visual arts, exploring illustration, painting, and sculpture, and with every new exhibition he aims to blur the lines between the three mediums. Linde's artistic endeavours are often influenced by mythology, folklore, and magic realism.
His approach to figurative subjects involves a distinctive amalgamation of stylisation derived from the fashion industry, combined with classical fine art and applicative painting and drawing techniques. Linde's work often features zoomorphic characters confronted by abstract elements, serving as a means to convey aspects of the human condition and its relationship with the surrounding universe.
Notable exhibition spaces that have showcased Linde's work include the Putti Art Gallery, Berga Bazars, Museum of Art and History in Ogre, and Riga Airport VIP Lounge. His pieces are in private collections across Latvia, Estonia, Netherlands, Italy, the UK, USA, and Germany.
Arvils Linde, born 1987 in Riga. Has a bachelor and Master degrees in Fashion design from the Art Academy of Latvia. And a second Masters degree in painting at Art Academy of Latvia. Lives and works in Riga, Latvia.
CURRICULUM VITAE
2024
Sculptural drawings exhibition “Future Past” at Novira Plaza
Sculptural drawings ''The Laminated Voice of the Plastic Prawns'' at restaurant “Burzujs”
2023
Painting, illustration and sculpture exhibition “The Whishing Apparatus” at Berga Bazars
2022
Painting and sculpture exhibition “The House” at Berga Bazars
2021
Illustration and sculpture exhibition “Hands of Gold” at Art gallery ''Putti''
Illustrations for Raimonds Simanis book “Life trough the eyes of a microbe”
Illustration solo-exhibition “Alien” at restaurant “B- bar”
2020
Illustrations for Andris Bulis poetry book “Erotherica”
Illustration solo -exhibition “Earthsea” at restaurant “Burzujs”
Painting solo-exhibition “Witches” at Art gallery “Putti”
2019
Illustration solo-exhibition “Alien” at restaurant “Burzujs”
2018
Illustration solo-exhibition “Mythago” at restaurant “Burzujs”
2017
Painting solo-exhibition “Black sun 2” at Riga International Airport, VIP lounge
Illustration solo-exhibition “Black sun” at restaurant “Burzujs”
2016
Painting solo-exhibition “Blizzard of souls” at bar “VEST” in Riga
Painting solo-exhibition “Blizzard od souls” in frames of Riga Fashion Week, RISEBA architecture and media centre H20, Riga
Painting solo-exhibition “Blizzard of souls” at Ogre art and history museum
2014
“The Artists' Union of Latvia” 39th annual exhibition of visual art “Fall 2014. “Black dogs”
The Art Academy of Latvia and SEB bank competition exhibition “SEB scholarship in art”, LMA/ Riga.