Laima Bikse

Laima Bikse 

With paint on canvas, less often on a wooden surface, Laima Bikse creates her world of stories. The layers in her paintings are added one after another, their surface is carefully treated - polished, scratched, glazed; in some places layers of paint can be so thin, that the canvas is left completely bare, its roughness contrasting with the fine drawing.
The title of the new exhibition “Small Sculptures” tells about Laima Bikse’s openness to a brand new, three-dimensional space. The monumental form in small sculptural rendition and Laima Bikse's feminine sensibility have created a new quintessence. (Ilze Zeivate)

Laima Bikse (1970) graduated from the Painting Department of the Art Academy of Latvia, professor Imants Vecozols workshop (1997). Participates in exhibitions since 1997 and has organized 27 solo exhibitions in Latvia, Norway and Germany. Laima Bikse has illustrated several books, including her own book “Be My Friend” (“Esi mans draugs”), for which she received the “Zvaigznes grāmata 2008. Latvian Original Literature for Children and Youth” award in 2008.
Laima Bikse's works are included in public collections: Bank of Latvia (Riga, Latvia), Swedbank Contemporary Art Collection (Riga, Latvia).