Show of Works by Yuris Dimiters in Tsereteli Art Gallery

Tsereteli Art Gallery presents an exhibition of works by Yuris Dimiters, a distinguished master of posters, theatre designer, graphic artist and painter from Latvia.

Yuris Dimiters is a representative of the Sculme family dynasty of Lettish artists.  He started out in the 1970s as an animated cartoon painter. Later, following in his  family’s footsteps  he devoted himself to the theatre. At the Art Theatre in Riga, where his grandfather and father had worked, he executed set designs for a number of performances excelled in a peculiar novelty and refinement.

In the early 1980s,  Yuris Dimiters took a great interest in the art of posters which was a marked event in the culture of Latvia.  In his social and political posters the artist combines various epochs, social and political structures depicted with humorous intonations. At present,  Yuris Dimiters is mostly keen on painting, his favorite genre is a still life with erotic elements.

Solo exhibitions of works by Yuris Dimiters have been held in many countries. He is a winner of many international prizes and awards.






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