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Latvian Artist Lelde Kalmite Seeks Truth in Art at Hyde Park
In a Hyde Park Art Center interview, Lelde Kalmite, a Latvian born artist, discusses women’s art, balancing intellect and emotion, and how her father’s paintings and Latvian heritage shaped her work. She describes art as a life practice revealing inner reality and connection to nature, and notes her Rija symbol as a link to a dying culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lelde Kalmite
Hyde Park Art Center
Blackstone
Germany