Marts Daknis

Was born in Riga, Latvia in the late middle of the previous century. Started painting when I understood that I had no other way to talk with people around. Artworks are performed mostly with acrylic on canvas, or plastic panel, or other. Maybe some ten years ago I realised that photography isn't the worst way to talk with folks either, and it's a good helping tool in fine art painting, as well as large format printing. * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
I believe all this now has become as another - contemporary - kind of pencil or brush. Now, mixing it altogether is my basic way and language in art to talk with you.* * * * * * * *
If someone doesn't understand - sorry about that.
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But it surely doesn’t mean that I’m not using traditional methods in my works, too (‘Waterville-Somewhere Over’, ‘Early Silence’ and others which you can check out on my website: daknisart at gmail dot com).
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Special thanks, every day and always /in random order/ to: boldrick, u2, rhcp, kilgore trout, my son martin, astrid lindgren, sixth sense, kurt vonnegut, piglet, tim booth, mr. sander, my wife rita, kurt cobain, whistler's mother, three men in a boat, salvador dali, alan milne, forrest gump...

2011 - University of Liepaja /Liepaya/, qualification: MA
2008 - University of Liepaja /Liepaya/, qualification:
BA in Digital Graphics

Shows:
2009 – one-man art shows 'Painted In' and '4in1'

One man show artwork assembly from 2008 to 2012 RECIPE ( https://www.facebook.com/IzstadeRecepte/ )
*June-July 2013, Paddy Whelans Irish pub, Riga
*August-September 2013, Art gallery 'Zimulis un Ota', Riga

Usually technique is synthesis from several methods, including computer graphics, traditional painting with acrylic color, photography, large format printouts etc., so it could be called multimedial.