Mareks Gureckis

The résumé of Mareks Gureckis is unlike the ordinary life career of a Latvian artist. While his first public appearance on the art scene was together with the female artist Juta Policja, now he is completely independent and reveals his own characteristic features, along with self-exploration and creation of true art of painting.

Mareks is among the painters searching for pure aesthetics, and his artworks are an ode to the picturesque. Just like aesthetes from the 18th century who went looking for the authentic scenic essence in the landscape, Mareks is revealing the true substance through his touch of the colours and painting techniques.

Although his key means of expression are the paints, the compositions are far from pure abstractions. Main subjects of his works – pianos, Greek amphorae with cogwheels on top, chess pieces and boards – can be easily placed among semiotic focal points. Indeed, life is like a chess board with pawns and the royal couple playing strategic games; however, that is not the point of Mareks’ paintings. The surprising filigree virtuosity he produces the painting as if by magic reminds of the once studied Aristotelian catharsis, which the artist experiences at the time of creation. Subjects are only se...

1991-1993 O. Auzers Art College
1994- Latvian Academy of Arts - Restoration
Active participation in artistic life since 1994.

EXHIBITIONS:
• 2011 “Sensual life”, Gallery Birkenfelds, Riga, Latvia
• 2009 “Pokerface”, Gallery Birkenfelds, Reval Hotel Latvia
• 2007 „My town”, Gallery Lita, Riga, Latvia
• 2007 Gallery Mans’s, Jekabpils, Latvia
• 2006 Gallery Elizabeth Couturier, Bourgoin-Jallieu, France
• 2006 Gallery Mans’s, Jekabpils, Latvia
• 2005 „La Lettonie des Peintres”, Bourgoin-Jallieu, France
• 2005 Gallery Mans’s, Jekabpils, Latvia
• 2004 Museum of Tartu, Estonia
• 2004 Gallery Mans’s, Jekabpils, Latvia
• 2003 Ludmila Wagner collection, Spain
• 2002 „Children”, Museum of Parnu, Estonia
• 2001 Radisson SAS Riga, Latvia
• 2001 „Children”, Museum of Parnu, Estonia
• 2000 „Men and women”, Parnu, Estonia
• 1999 Radisson SAS Riga, Latvia
• 1999 „Men and women”, Parnu. Estonia
• 1998 „Men and women”, Parnu, Estonia
• 1997 „Autumn 1997”, Gallery Latvija, Riga, Latvia
• 1997 „Men and women”, Parnu, Estonia

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
• 2016 ”Imprints”, Pop-up Art Gallery, Riga, Latvia
• 2015 ”Intro”, Pop-up Art Gallery, Riga, Latvia
• 2014 Gallery Birkenfelds, Riga, Latvia
• 2014 ”Piano Cycle for Chess”, Gallery LE84, Paris, France
• 2012 ”Piano Cycle”, Gallery Birkenfelds, Riga, Latvia
• 2011 Gallery Pegazs, Riga, Latvia
• 2011 Galerie ...