In her works, the painter refers to the world around us, but she always does it with a touch of symbolism. Be it floating in the sky or a real-life city scene, the objects seem illusory when represented by soft forms and colors, by juxtaposing light and shade. The atmosphere created by Ilze Smildzina reminds of the fleetingness of life and the necessity to cherish its every moment.
Ilze Smildzina was born on February 17, 1973, in Riga, Latvia. During her student years, she covered several study programs, including a course in glass and ceramics art at the University of Sunderland in the UK. By now, Ilze Smildzina has earned two master degrees from the Art Academy of Latvia, one in printmaking and one in figurative painting.
Ilze Smildzina has participated in numerous international contests and projects, including the “ArtParis”, as a Saatchi gallery participant (2011), the 6th Beijing International Art Biennale in China (2015), „Paint One Another Know One Another” exhibition in Beijing (2016), Art Gemini prize (2017) as well as art symposiums in France, Belarus, Finland, India and Cyprus. Ilze Smildzina has held several solo exhibitions. Paintings are in the private collections in Canada, Belgium, France, Sweden, Germany, Ireland, Belorussia and Latvia, a collection of National Artist association of China and Luciano Benetton Collection.
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