I was born in year 1980 in Latvia, a small country in the North-East
of Europe, which was at that time under soviet occupation.My
inspirations have been as diverse as: folklore fairytales, children
book illustrations, imaginative soviet animation films and
supernaturally real classical painting; the colorful forbidden rare
secret imagery of the western pop culture surrounded by mystical,
almost religious tone for us, soviet children; the terrifying war
and deportation stories that my grandparents, and their little
brothers and sister witnessed as small children; pompous alienated
eerie atmosphere of the catholic church ceremonies, and the
breathtakingly beautiful ballet performances in the opera house,
where I was taken since the age of two etc. – all the bitter-sweetness
and irreality of the every day.But most of all, life is my
inspiration. The way I comprehend it, and myself. People are my
inspiration. The state of a human soul - dreams,
longing, love, pain - that
is what my visual images are about.
I have been exhibiting my artwork internationally since age of
15.Till now, my work’s been exhibited and can be found in
collections all across Europe – Italy, Belgium, UK, Switzerland,
Germany, Lithuania, Russia, Finland, Spain, etc. – as well as in USA
and Australia.
Website: www.JanaBrike.com
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