Mikelis Murnieks ''Contemporary Vandalism''
       
     
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Mikelis Murnieks ''Contemporary Vandalism''
       
     
Mikelis Murnieks ''Contemporary Vandalism''

The exhibition inspired by continuous chaotic city street repairs and other Riga city's government wasteful improvements.

The exposition consists of works made based on the "Ready made" principle. By using everyday life objects, from the street environment, that we are used to pass, not paying attention, thus ignoring their aesthetic and dynamic nature. These industrially produced leftovers are selected as artwork materials, randomly and without issues taken out from their intended urban environment.

The author calls this creative process "Contemporary Vandalism" because, with his unique work style, it changes the configuration of objects found on the street and gives them a new function, but above all - the chance to stand them out as independent, aesthetic objects.

This year, Mikelis Murnieks gratueted Latvian Academy of Arts Bachelor's program in ''Motion.Picture.Sound.'' Also has studied in exchange program at Univeristy of Porto and has participated in several group exhibitions, both in Latvia and abroad. So far the most successful work of the author is considered the installation "Art to winning" at the Latvian Academy of Arts graduates exhibition in June 2019.

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