Berzinsh art

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"Maybe for detached observer my creative work may seem like some kind of delirium of drunk angels, but actually each work of art I create contains a relevation, which partly is hidden, but other it's parts gets denuded before the viewer. It's such a marginal twilight world which I fill with my metaphors, and then I build these images on them like on frameworks." A. Berzinsh.

Born: April 20th, 1983 in Riga, Latvia.

Education: 2000 - 2005 J. Rozentals Riga Art School.
Since 2005 Latvian Art Academy student. (LMA, Visual Communications Department)

Since 2006 member of LJMA.
Since 2007 works at ZOOM! as an advertising artist.

Sphere of activity:
Painting (oil on canvas or cardboard)
Advertising (graphic design, video clips and animation, advertising art, print design, concept and idea generating, signs and logos, sound)
Video and animation (directing, camera, montage and effects, sound producing, screenplay, location decorating, casting, animation - for music videos, TV commercials, TV graphic visualisations, VJ performances)
Visual communications (graphic, photo art, photo manipulations, computer graphic, interactive design, area decorating, objects and installations)
Audio (music composing, audio communications, sound creating)

Exhibitions:
2001 "Riga 800" ("Pie Lauvam")
2002-2003 Group exhibition cycle at "Pie Lauvam"
2004 "2 Annas" (video art festival)
2005 "Atdzimsana" (group exhibition in memory of M.Vulfson at Riga's council)
2005 "Udensgabali 2005" (video art festival by "NOASS")
2005 "Fresh Ear" (Valnu 23, Riga)
2006 "Laika Zimes" (LMA hall)
2006 "Pura Lade" ("Bonhans S")
2006 "Udensgabali 2006" ("Roza Nams"; k/t "Riga")
2006 "Veltijums Baltu Vienotibas Dienai" (exhibition of A. Berzinsh and A. Kustikova
at "Radi un Draugi")
2006 "The "Suna Sirds" 4 years retrospective" (Andrejsala)
2007 "Uncommercial broadsheet exposition of "Suna Sirds" union" ("Andaluzijas Suns")
2007 "Gariga Kirurgija" (exhibition of Arturs Berzins and Ieva Balode at "Studentu Klubs")
2007 "Ahuns" (Video art festival at Daugavgrivas 31k)
2007 "Udensgabali 2007" (video art festival at AB dambis, Noass, Betanovuss)
2007 "Nieze" (LJMA members exhibition at LMS gallery)
2007 "International Herald Tribune: (at Riga Cinema museum)
2007 "Expression Session" (international art festival at Talsi)
2007 "Rudens 2007" (annual group exhibition at Stacijas Laukums-1)

Worked for:
"New Wave 2006" / "Novaja Volna 2006"
"Cadbury" / "Dirol"
"Nord Productions"
"DA Agency"
"Gothic Productions"
"Scarlet"
"Cinic Network"
"Demolition"
"Father productions"
"Black Masquerade"
etc.
through "ZOOM!":
Latvian Ministry Of Culture
"K-Rauta"
"Magdelenas Nami"
"Salienas pilseta"
"Sky And More"

A lot of rock bands used his artworks for CD covers.

Awards:
1998 1st place in Riga city ("Darbnica Paija" art contest)
1998 Latvian laureate ("Darbnica Paija" art contest)
2004 "KinoPauze" Sympathy award in Latvian video-art festival Annas2.

Works in private collections: Latvia, USA.