Vija Celmiņš – Latvian-American painter and graphic artist, who has gained international recognition thanks to her special signature – reproductions of endless expanses (the sea, sky, desert). Her works have been included in the most significant modern art collections and displayed in retrospectives the world over. For the filmmakers, visiting Vija Celmiņš in New York was a rare opportunity to come in close proximity to this artist’s creative process and unique personality.
Olafs Okonovs
Director, Writer
180° South72%
A Plastic Ocean75%
Directed by John Ford70%
The Class of ‘9271%
In the Realms of the Unreal71%
Voyeur59%
Maternal Instinct71%
My Mom Jayne80%
Above Majestic73%
John Candy: I Like Me78%
Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present73%
McQueen74%
Seduced and Abandoned62%
Tricked: The Documentary61%
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition86%
Sherman's March67%
Love, Antosha74%
Room 23761%
I Am Heath Ledger74%
The Carter Effect70%