Valdis Putnins is a Latvian artist whose multidisciplinary approach to visual arts encompasses painting, glass art, photography, and installation. His works are characterized by personal experimentation with oil paints, blending colors in innovative ways to create compositions that explore complex themes such as the symbiosis of sacred and secular elements, the interaction between religion and iconography, and the reflections of sexuality and mental capacity. His paintings offer a deep, semi-conscious exploration of the human condition, often presenting surface-level reflections that hint at deeper psychological and philosophical inquiries.
In glass art, Putnins integrates both traditional and conceptual elements, releasing light and form into the glass surfaces through techniques like melting and stained glass work. His use of theatrical reflections and incorporation of text, photographs, and self-produced body lines creates a complex interplay of light and form. His themes often explore life, death, religious notes, and the paranormal, challenging viewers to reconsider the boundaries between the spiritual and the material world.
Through his photography, Putnins engages in minimalist compositions, exploring the outside world through a lens that captures contrasts and challenges conventional perceptions. His work touches on themes of societal structures, political activity, and divine existence, often framed with irony and semiotic reflections. His photography offers a unique perspective on the mundane, pushing the viewer to question the relevance of everyday events and the importance of human existence in time and space.
