Exhibition in Gulbene city church
“We invite you to see the exhibition of paintings by Ilva Ievāne from Gulbene Lutheran Church every day from 10.00 to 20.00. The exhibition is open all September, ”encourages Iveta Zvirgzdiņa, a member of the Gulbene Lutheran Church, through journal Dzirkstele.
I. Ievāne is a former Gulbene citizen who lives in Aizkraukle city. She is a teacher and artist-designer. This is the first time the paintings can be seen in Gulbene city. Work has been done recently - this year during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Theme? My meditation with colors! These are my feelings. These are different states of the soul, "she says to journal "Dzirkstele." (Journal "Spark")
Why is the works "premiere" in Gulbene city and in the Lutheran Church? "I belong to Gulbene myself - I lived there for 30 years. I also regularly go to Gulbene. In the Lutheran Church, my grandmother is married. My parents married there after 50 years of living together. I myself am baptized there. And my mother still attends the Lutheran Church very diligently in Gulbene, ”says I. Ievāne. She does not hide - her mother's idea was for the daughter to organize an exhibition of her works in the church. “The church is the place of self-search, of the spiritual world. Nothing ever happens by accident, everything always matters, ”adds the artist.
She reveals that she is currently at the crossroads of life and is unemployed. Painting for her is like a lifeline to keep inner peace, not to be confused. The moment when "Dzirkstele" journal contacts her by phone, the artist is on the bank of the river Daugava, meditating. However, the conversation continues.
I.Ievāne says that painting and colors are what have always helped her to overcome difficulties in her life in the past as well. "I started painting nine years ago. Even then, there was a difficult period in my life, ”says I. Ievāne. In her art, painting, meditation and prayer are side by side. "Prayers are fulfilled every day," says I. Ievāne.
The method used by I. Ievāne in her latest paintings is called "luid Art". She uses acrylic paints in her works, flowing them. The artist herself calls this method fantastic art therapy. "Fluid Art" comes from Mexico, where in the 1930s the Mexican artist David Alfaro Sigueiros discovered this technique in his studio, which he described as "accidental painting".
"Light and the colors in it, which have life force, play a very important role in my life," explains I. Ievāne.