Valdis Kaprālis – Journey in Silence

From October 18 to February 1 The solo exhibition Valdis Kaprālis by painter “Journey in Silence” is on view at Taurupe Manor granary until February, organized by the Ogre History and Art Museum in collaboration with Taurupe Manor granary. This is the first exhibition created by the Ogre Museum in the newly opened cultural space, and such collaboration will most likely become a tradition.

Valdis Kaprālis (b. 1954) is best known as a landscape and still life painter. In his works, created in oil technique, nature motifs acquire symbolic and generalized meaning, following the principles of tonal painting. Painting has been a way of life and passion for Kaprālis since childhood. The exhibition works are like personal stories rooted in the artist’s life experience. Both the self-portrait and the paintings “Cesvaine Castle” and “Autumn Evening” reveal Kaprālis’s professional mastery and deep connection with the landscape and environment where he lives and works.

“I seek nature’s energy and its connection to man. If a person tries to perceive it within themselves, they don’t feel superfluous; they also take energy for themselves. And if you put this energy into your work, it remains there. Then the person who comes and looks can also take a little for themselves,” says the artist.

Valdis Kaprālis was born in Amur Oblast, where his family was exiled in 1949. He returned to Latvia at the age of four and continued his life in Cesvaine, where he was active both as an artist and a public figure. Kaprālis was one of the founders of the Cesvaine branch of the Latvian Popular Front, led the municipality, and held positions at the Environmental Protection Fund and Riga City Council. Since 2001 Valdis Kaprālis has lived in Ikšķile.

The exhibition venue, Taurupe Manor granary, is a significant cultural and historical site that recently underwent restoration and has been transformed into a multifunctional community center. On the second floor, where light and spaciousness abound, Valdis Kaprālis’s works create a unique, meditative ambiance that harmonizes with the atmosphere of the venue.

The exhibition is open to visitors from October 18 to February 1 February Exhibition opening: October 18 at 13.00

Exhibition organizers:
Ogre History and Art Museum in cooperation with Taurupe Manor Granary

Exhibition curator:
Elīna Cērpa

Exhibition scenography:
Ineta Sipunova

Graphic design:
Anitra Eglīte–Poikāne / SIA “Bumbierkoks”

Public relations specialist:
Laura Tuča

Exhibition supported by:
Ogre Municipality