Gustavs Filipsons

Biography

Born in 1974, Riga
When I was a child, I was deeply inspired by the citi’s old architecture and its different moods in different seasons. At that time everything seemed to live its own life and had its special spirit. Dark Jugend style houses in Autumn evenings became alive in feeble lamplight, which was swinging in the wind above the street. Those mythical salutes and symbols at that time had a much greater influence on me than the bypassing Soviet Era. In 2004 I acquired Masters's degree in painting, from the Latvian Academy of Art. Abstract Art is the means for me to let the spectator widen his or her perception of one’s self and the spiritual Universe it inhabits. The sole intention and purpose of my work is to communicate the unknown in my subconscious mind, to find the connection with our, as humans, true self, which I believe is something in common, we all possess. I am inspired by great artists such as K.Malevic, W.Kandinsky, F.Kline, Willem de Kooning, and M.Chagall. My painting technique is to paint unintentionally, covering layer by layer until the actual artwork arises. I am interested in "the pure logic" of the interconnection of certain images that have aroused in the process, most of it being spontaneous.

Artist Statement
"When painting, communicate the Inner Realm, cross the boundaries of the human mind, touch the Soul and find revelation through artwork."

Country Latvia

Website gustavsfilipsons.berta.me