Dzemma skulme biography of abraham

Exhibition "Džemma". Photo: Kaspars Teilāns

Opening of the exhibition "Džemma". 1976. Watercolour and varnish on wood. Design: Juris Petraškevičs. Collection of the Latvian National Museum of Art, Riga. Photo: Kaspars Teilāns

Exhibition "Džemma".

Photo: Kaspars Teilāns

Exhibition "Džemma". Photo: Kaspars Teilāns

Exhibition "Džemma". Džemma. Independent Morning Newspaper. Photo: Kaspars Teilāns

Opening of the exhibition "Džemma". Mistress’ reflections on her life and art are read today with new relevance: “Yes, that’s it.

Photo: Kaspars Teilāns

Exhibition "Džemma". Watercolour and varnish on slate. Photo: Kaspars Teilāns

Exhibition "Džemma". Photo: Kaspars Teilāns

Opening of the exhibition "Džemma".

She used painting as a personal space of exploration and freedom, a means to understand herself and affirm traditions. Džemma Skulme’s art is a testament to how, under conditions of censorship, she gradually liberated herself from the state-imposed Socialist Realist expression, including ideological pathos, through expressive painting language. Photo: Kaspars Teilāns

Opening of the exhibition "Džemma".

Džemma Skulme also played a role in the development of the National Awakening in Latvia and as a deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR and the Congress of People’s Deputies took an active part in Mikhail Gorbachev’s democratic processes of perestroika and glasnost. Photo: Kaspars Teilāns

Opening of the exhibition "Džemma".

Photo: Kaspars Teilāns

Opening of the exhibition "Džemma". Oil on canvas.