Aivis Pīzelis “Fighting Spirit” (90×90 cm)
Brief information on the artwork:
My grandfather fought lung cancer many years. He was a real countryside man; he loved nature, work and his closest ones. In the end, the disease was stronger, but he left us all the human values that continue living in our countryside house.
The artwork is an allegory of the fight against the disease, a bird trying to get out of the darkness when its wings are already covered with pitch.
About the artist:
The artist was born in 1988 in Preiļi. He received a master’s degree from the Department of Painting at the Latvian Academy of Arts in 2015. He has been taking part in workshops and exhibitions with other artists since 2007. He has also held solo exhibitions in Rēzekne, Jasmuiža, Daugavpils, Jēkabpils, Preiļi, Varakļāni, Rīga and other cities.