Vija Celmins is a Latvian-American artist known for her photorealistic paintings, drawings, and prints. Her work often depicts natural landscapes and seascapes, as well as common objects like stones and spider webs.
Vija Celmins was born in Riga, Latvia in 1938.
Her family fled from Latvia to Germany during World War II, and later immigrated to the United States, settling in Indiana.
Celmins studied art at the John Herron School of Art in Indianapolis, and later received her MFA from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Her work has been exhibited in major museums and galleries around the world, and is included in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the National Gallery, among others.
American artist known for his large-scale photorealistic portraits.
American painter known for his photorealistic depictions of everyday life in California.
American painter known for his photorealistic cityscapes and still lifes.
Celmins' paintings often depict natural landscapes and seascapes, rendered in photorealistic detail.
Celmins' drawings often feature simple objects like stones and spider webs, rendered with remarkable precision.
Celmins has produced a large body of prints, including etchings, lithographs, and woodcuts.
Celmins is known for her photorealistic paintings, drawings, and prints, which often depict natural landscapes and seascapes, as well as common objects like stones and spider webs.
Celmins' work has been exhibited in major museums and galleries around the world, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the National Gallery.
Celmins often works with charcoal, graphite, and acrylic paint, as well as various printmaking techniques like etching and lithography.
Celmins' work is often seen as a meditation on the nature of perception and representation, as well as the relationship between art and the natural world.
It is unclear how many pieces of art Celmins has produced, as she has been creating work for over six decades and her output is substantial.