Exhibition of works by Evaldis Dajevskis (1914–1990) “Dajevskis in America
2022-06-19, 10:00
Liepaja Museum, museum philately
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The exhibition “Dajevskis in America” features paintings, sketches and sketches by Latvian painter and set designer Ēvalds Dajevskas (1914-1990), which were made in the United States, where most of the painter’s life and art period took place.
After World War II, the artist worked as a set designer and painter in the United States, inspiring him, but New York took over completely. However, even the work on Broadway and the Lincoln Center did not make us forget the Latvian theater, which is the great love of Evaldis Dajevskis. He has created scenery for more than 20 Latvian plays in America.
Arriving in New York in 1951, Ēvalds Dajevskis encountered landscape painting, which was radically different from those known in Europe. His artist’s eye was drawn to New York’s visual complexity with its many buildings, bridges, tunnels, chimneys and industrial areas. He was particularly attracted to the industrial districts, inspiring fantastically new forms of work related to the city he soon adopted as his home.
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