Exhibitions

The exhibition “Art on the Platter” at the Liepāja Museum is a retrospective of Anita Arbidāne’s work, which spans 16 years of active artistic pursuit since her graduation from the Art Academy of Latvia in 2008 until the present day.

The exhibition mainly features paintings by Anita Arbidāne from the “Zuzeum” Art Centre’s collection of art and several of the artist’s latest works, created especially for this exhibition at the Liepāja Museum.

Anita Arbidāne’s work is characterized by restrained, aristocratic, finely crafted paintings with exquisite details and images. It combines the style of classical painting and the historical period with contemporary details, which are so seamlessly and naturally introduced into the works that the epochal barrier is seamlessly broken down.

Anita Arbidāne’s paintings are fascinating for their decorativeness and variety of subject matter, but the unifying element is her interest in people, figurative painting, classical subjects, and classical academic execution.

Gastronomic motifs permeate many of the works, with semi-nude women tempting the viewer with boiled lobster, eclairs, peaches, and aubergines, juicy fruits juxtaposed with rotting ones as if reminding us of the impermanent and fragile nature of secular life.

“Art on the Platter” is like a combination of Holy Communion and a buffet, where everyone can choose how they like to perceive what they see, delve into the symbols and subtexts of art history, or simply enjoy visually aesthetic pictures.

Her studio is a sanctuary. There, among oil paints, brushes, and art books, she can feel truly at peace with herself. Only when she paints does she encounter inspiration – the beautiful feeling when the creative process takes over completely, and all she has to do is follow it and paint.

Exhibition scenography by artist Kristians Brekte.

Entrance fee: adults EUR 3,50, schoolchildren, students and senior citizens EUR 3,00.