E L M A R M A G E R R A M
VISUAL ARTIST / RESTORER OF OIL PAINTING
"We are all different and in that diversity, the uniqueness and beauty of our planet."
About Me
Artist Statement
Hello everyone! I am figurative and landscape painter. I've Master’s degree in Art History and Restoration. Took part in a various projects of the preservation and restoration of significant cultural sites of Latvia, Russia, Germany, France, Italy, UK. Also I am a researcher specialist of 16-19th c. painting. During my research and restoration work were restored and rediscovered for art world paintings by Sir Francis Grant PRA (1803 – 1878), Luigi Salvatore Gentile(Primo) (1606 - 1667), Pietro da Cortona(1597 – 1669), Carlo Francesco Nuvolone(1609 - 1702), Wilhelm Timm(1820-1895) and others.
Background in academic painting have provided a good base for my art, firmly grounded in the realism traditions. Art turned to social themes, such as ethnicity, religion, traditions and humanity. Through my art, I strives to convey the diversity of people and cultures, to show things that people have in common, as human beings.
I think that the main condition for maintaining balance in an ever-changing world is Respect and Gratitude for the culture that has become your home. Respect for inner and outer Nature. With my art, I appeal to humanity, I try to serve the understanding that life is diverse, but important in any form. We are all different in this diversity, uniqueness and beauty of our planet. But it is important to remember that each person has his own deep heritage. And only respect for another culture will help make our world more peaceful for us, our children and future generations.
Events
Contemporary Art Curator Magazine Award - 2020
Miami Art weeks – Miami, USA, 2019
Swiss Art Expo 2019 – Zurich, Switzerland, 2019
Riga Wings – Airport "Spilve", Riga, Latvia, 2019
Art Riga Fair 2018 – Museum of Railway history, Riga, Latvia
International Contemporary Jurmala Art Fair – Jurmala, “LEGEND.Beach”, Latvia, 2017
The Gestures in Art – Made in.. Art gallery, Venice, Italy, 2017
Unity in variety VII – The Nehru centre, London, UK, 2017
Autumn 2016 The artist is.. – Annual exhibition of Union of Latvian Artists, Riga, Latvia
St. Petersburg Art Week 2015 – Union of St. Petersburg artists, St. Petersburg, Russian federation, (second prize in the category - portrait painting)
Art Riga 2014 Fair – Museum of Railway history, Riga, Latvia
Autumn 2013 – Annual exhibition of Union of Latvian Artists, Riga, Latvia
Education
Master's degree in Art History and Restoration (Humanities, Fine Arts, Visual Plastic, Restoration), Latvian Academy of Fine Arts.