1965 Born in Riga, Latvia
1975 – 1982 Janis Rozentals School of Art, Riga
1982 – 1983 Studies at the State University of Latvia (English Philology)
1983 – 1988 Studies at the State Academy of Art, Riga (Painting and Textile Design)
1989 Freelance artist in Riga – Installations, Theatre Costumes, Wax Figures
Since 1990 Painting, lives and works in Berlin
2010 Residency at Santa Fe Art Institute, New Mexico, USA
Light and shadow in their ever-changing dialectic are the main protagonists in Edite Grinbergas painting; her core theme, the fluid space between light and dark. Still life and interiors are her genre; her style combines figurative hyperrealism with minimalistic reductionism. Technical virtuosity grounded in the academic tradition distinguishes her work, but this capability never becomes an aim in itself.
Her painting technique relies on partial transparency and is, in a strange way, invisible. Only occasionally are traces of brush strokes discernable. The white of the base coat illuminates the delicate layer of colour above, creating a picture surface that glows with an inner force. The optical spectrum of the draughtsmanship extends from inexorable sharpness in detail to delicate soft-focus effects in shadows and backgrounds. The subtly modelled half-tones allow volumes to project three-dimensionally from the painting, and spaces to win depth.
Into this almost mystical depth, objects are placed, ever bathed in light and shadow: a sober, analytic dedication to detail and moment. Through the medium of light, time is segmented into its elementary constituents, each constituent dissected with concentrated precision. The unique and transitory, apparently fortuitous, fall of light brings the fragile beauty of the moment into consciousness.
Works in Public Collections: State Fund of Art, Latvia Museum for Medical Science,
Museum for Historical Cars, Riga
Her painting technique relies on partial transparency and is, in a strange way, invisible. Only occasionally are traces of brush strokes discernable. The white of the base coat illuminates the delicate layer of colour above, creating a picture surface that glows with an inner force. The optical spectrum of the draughtsmanship extends from inexorable sharpness in detail to delicate soft-focus effects in shadows and backgrounds. The subtly modelled half-tones allow volumes to project three-dimensionally from the painting, and spaces to win depth.
Into this almost mystical depth, objects are placed, ever bathed in light and shadow: a sober, analytic dedication to detail and moment. Through the medium of light, time is segmented into its elementary constituents, each constituent dissected with concentrated precision. The unique and transitory, apparently fortuitous, fall of light brings the fragile beauty of the moment into consciousness.
Works in Public Collections: State Fund of Art, Latvia Museum for Medical Science,
Museum for Historical Cars, Riga
