Ritums Ivanovs in Rhapsody House June 05

Rhapsody House is a gallery located at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England and specialises in original contemporary works of art and selected decorative pieces.
Their philosophy is seeing art not in isolation but as an integral part of living and their art collection reflects this.

Paintings of Ritums Ivanovs relect a significant art trend of Eastern Europe characteristic for the late nineties: a photograph or a photographic picture is taking a very important place not only in the technical solutions of the art but also in the formation of structure of an image.

“I’ve always been interested in the portrait, the reflection of a person, the visual image, facial expressions. A person’s face is an inexhaustible resource to be exploited and used.”