ARTIS BUTE
Born: March 30, 1958, Riga, Latvia
Work: Painting, stage design, exhibition design, posters, monumental painting
Education: 1970-1977 Janis Rozentals Riga Secondary Art School
1977-1984 State Academy of Art, Diploma—stage designer
Prizes: 1987 Theatre Show Prize in the Republic for the year’s best stage sets for the State Liepaja Theatre production of A. Chekhov’s «The Seagull» 1988 Baltic Theatre Show prize in Kaliningrad for the State Liepaja Theatre production of A. Chekhov’s «The Seagull»
Most important exhibitions, theatre productions:
- 1981
Art Day exhibition, Riga - 1982
Art Day exhibition, Riga
«Gesta Berling» by S. Lagerief, State Liepaja Theatre - 1983
«I’m 40 already, but still looking young» by V. Slavkin, State Liepaja Theatre «The Wizard of the Emerald City» by V. Slavfein, State Liepaja Theatre Art Day exhibition, Riga
Baltic States Poster Show, Vilnius - 1984
«The Eighteenth Camel» by S. Aloshin, State Liepaja Theatre Art Day exhibition, Riga
«The Zitari CIan» by V. Lacis, State Liepaja Theatre
Personal show, Museum of Art, Tukums Branch - 1985
«Dot and Anton» by E. Kestner, State Liepaja Theatre
Art Day exhibition, Riga
One man show, Latvian and Foreign Relations and Cultural Society Personal show, Cinematographer Amateur Society Club Design of S. Smidbena’s ceramics show, Riga
Wall paintings, Tume village kindergarten, Tukums Region - 1986
Latvian Stage Design exhibition, Budapest
«Schveik» by J. Hashek, State Liepaja Theatre
«Aija» by J. Jaunsudrabins, State Liepaja Theatre
«King Lear» by W. Shakespeare, State Liepaja Theatre - 1987
«The SeaguII» by A, Chekhov, State Liepaja Theatre
Design of documentary show ((Witnesses of Fate», Theatre Museum
Personal show, Valmiera hospital
«Going to Church with a Shack by P. Putnins, State Drama Theatre - 1988
«One Upon a Time There was a Rider» by A. Geikins, State Drama Theatre
Personal show, Art Museum, Tukums
«The Builder Soulness» by H. Ibsen, State Drama Theatre
«The Jofeen by M. Ziverts, State Liepaja Theatre
Group show, Gallery Majakowski, Citadelle, West Berlin
Stage designer group show «School» (students of A. Freibergs)
Exhibition Autumn-88, Riga - 1989
«The Priestess» by Aspazija, State Drama Theatre
Personal show. Gallery «Transit», Spandau, West Berlin, catalogue «In Fire» by J. Kalnins, Opera Theatre
Art Day exhibition, Riga - 1990
«Earthward with God» by P. Putnins, State Drama Theatre «Aesop» by J. Jurkans, State Liepaja Theatre
Group show, Canberra, Australia (together with I. Blumbergs, B. DeIIe,. A. Bauskenieks and others), catalogue - 1992
«A Midsummer Night’s Dream» by W. Shakespeare, State Liepaja Theatre
Group show, Penta Hotel, Salzburg, Austria, catalogue
Group show, Gallery «Centre», Bradford, England
Group show «Eroticism in Art», Gustavs Skilters Memorial Museum, Riga
Personal show, Latvian Embassy, Stockholm, Sweden
Show together with D. Gudovskis (glass), Gallery Vartai, Vilnius, Lithuania
Show together with wife L. Skarina (ceramics), Gallery M-6, Riga - 1993
Mmabana Culture Centre, Taung Cultural Centre, Thabanchu Sun Hotel
International, Mmabatho, Bophuthatswana (this exhibition was promoted by the government of the Republic of Bophuthatswana)
Show «A Tribute to French Culture», State Art Museum - 1994
Personal show, Gallery “Gila”, Riga, brochure. - 1995
Personal show, Mayfair Society Gallery, London, catalog, publication. - 1997
Personal show, Slovyanskiy Dom, Moskow, brochure. - 1997
Personal show, Hotel Radison SAS “Slovyanskaya”, Moskow. - 2001
Personal show, Baku. Gift for Geidar Aliev. - 2001
Personal show, Gallery “Chiris”, Riga. - 2005
Personal show, Gallery “Bonhanss”, Riga. - 2006
Personal show, Estapona, Albayt Country Club, Spania. - 2008
Personal show, Gallery “Bonhanss”, Riga. - 2011
Personal show, Museum, Pskov. - 2013
Personal show, St.Peterburg, Russia. - 2014
Personal show, Hotel “Promenade”. - 2015
Personal show, Hotel “Promenade”. - 2018
Personal show, Rietumu bankas galerijā.
Rīta Panorāma (video) - 2020
Personal show “ArtIsCool”, Cēsu istāžu zāle. - 2022
Personal show, Rietumu bankas galerijā. - 2022
Personal show, Rezekne GORS. - 2023
Personal show “ArtIsCool”, Liepājas Mūzikas, Mākslas un Dizaina Vidusskola.
Techique – acrylic on paperboard
Member of the Latvian Artist Union
Publications:
Avots, V (Penetrating the essentials of life» («Rigas Balss», 1987, Dec 28)
Krumins, J. «Expressinterview with A. Bute» («Liesma», 1988, Nr. 12)
«Artis Bute: Ein Lob der Farbe – ein Lob der Frau» («Spandauer Volklatt», 1989, Dec 10)
Conrad A. «Visitenkarte A. Bute» («Der Tagesspiegel, Berliner Teil», 1989, Dec 15)
M.K. «Paintings from Latvia» («Australijas Latvietis», 1990, Sep 21)
Avots, V. «A taik with A. Bute» («Latvijas Jaunatne», 1990, Nov 15)
Desmond, M. «Side by Side» («Art Monthly», 1990)
Guste D. «Latvian painters side by side» («Australijas Latvietis», 1991, March 15)
Depkaite, A. «Tokia simones jega» («Menodienos», 1992, geguzes 15)
Steimane, I. «Civilized paintings in galery M-6» («Literatura un Maksla», 1992, Dec 12)
Bankovskis P. «Is he satisfied with life?» («Liesma», Dec 1995)
Jukons D. «Taking another image» («Dzentelmenis», Nr. 12)
Buzinska, I, «Composition with two painters» («Labrit», 1994, July 5)
Buzinska I. «A. Bute’s art» («Maksla», 1995, Nr. l)