An edition with critical articles by Uga Skulme has been published

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The articles are complemented by an illustrative booklet, which gives the modern reader the opportunity to view both the publications in which Skulme published and the works of art about which he wrote.

The compiler of the publication is Astride Skulme, the artist is Zane Ernštreite.

“Uga Skulme was not only a painter and graphic artist, but also an art critic who expressed the views of his generation – classical modernism – on art. It can be said that he also did educational work, trying to reveal to the general public the values ​​that art can provide, “points out Laima Slava, editor – in – chief of” Neputna “.

Skulme was perhaps the most prolific critic of works of art in many interwar editions. For this publication Astride Skulme has selected more than 300 publications – reviews of exhibitions and books, theoretical reflections, reviews of foreign trips, descriptions of ethnographic subjects, detailed “stories of one work of art”, etc. Uga Skulme writes wisely, intellectually and versatile. His writings include art history and theory, personal memories of contemporaries, and educational and anecdotal tours of European art history.

The publication is supplemented by an introduction by the scientific editor Stella Pelše, in which the theoretical foundations of Skulme’s articles, the range of reviews, the networking of used analogies, etc. are carefully studied. aspects, thus showing Skulme’s place in the art criticism of his time.

The book also provides brief explanations of Astride Skulme and Stella Pelše in connection with the terms, names, events, as well as the index of persons most frequently mentioned in the publication.

Uga Skulme’s articles are published in the artist’s 125th anniversary year.

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