From October 18 to February 1, the solo exhibition “Journey in Silence” by painter Valdis Kaprālis is on view at the Taurupe Manor Granary, organised by the Ogre History and Art Museum in cooperation with Taurupe Manor Granary. This is the first exhibition created by the Ogre History and Art Museum in this newly opened cultural space, and the collaboration is expected to continue as a tradition.
Valdis Kaprālis (born 1954) is best known as a landscape and still-life painter. In his oil paintings, motifs from nature acquire symbolic and generalised meaning, shaped by the principles of tonal painting. Painting has been his way of life and passion since childhood. The works presented in the exhibition resemble personal stories rooted in the artist’s lived experience. His self-portrait, along with the paintings “Cesvaine Castle” and “Autumn Evening”, reveal both his professional mastery and his deep connection with the landscape and environment in which he lives and works.
“I seek nature’s energy and its connection with humans. If a person tries to perceive it within themselves, they don’t feel superfluous; they draw energy from it for themselves. And if you put this energy into your work, it remains there. Then the person who comes tolook 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 Popular Front of Latvia, served as head of 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 has recently undergone restoration and been transformed into a multifunctional community centre. In the second-floor exhibition spaces, characterised by light and openness, Valdis Kaprālis’s works create a distinctive meditative atmosphere that resonates harmoniously with the spirit of the place.
The exhibition is open to visitors from October 18 to February 1 The exhibition opens on October 18 at 13.00
Exhibition organisers:
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