About

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)