Zita Sudnika, The Moon and the Horse, Oil on Canvas

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Zita Sudnika, The moon and the horse. 2016. Oil on canvas, 71x91 cm

The painting depicts a hauntingly beautiful scene … Read more Zita Sudnika, The moon and the horse. 2016. Oil on canvas, 71x91 cm

The painting depicts a hauntingly beautiful scene of a solitary horse standing in the foreground, its majestic form shrouded in a deep, rich purple fog that seems to envelop it like a misty cloak. The horse stands statue-still, its eyes gleaming with a sense of longing or melancholy. The fog or so called dusty environment is so dense that it partially obscures horse's body, which allows the horse to blend into the background, adding mystery to the picture.

In the background, a massive yellow sun rises over the horse's back, casting a warm glow over the scene that seems to be at odds with the horse's somber mood. The sun's rays are refracted through the fog, casting a kaleidoscope of colors across the landscape - blues, purples, and pinks - that add to the sense of mystery and enchantment. The overall effect is one of eerie beauty, as if the horse has been transported to a dreamworld where time and reality no longer hold sway.

Zita Sudnika (1958)


1976. Janis Rozentāls Riga Art High School;
1983. Painting Department of the Latvian Academy of Arts;
2003. Humanities Master of Arts;
Since 1995 Member of the Artists' Union of Latvia.

Work experience
1984-1988. Artist at "Zinātne" publishing house;
1996-1998. Art gallery manager in Majori, Jurmala;
1998-2005. Head of children's painting studio in Bulduri, Jurmala;
Since 1989 working as a teacher, preparing children for entrance exams in art institutions.

Personal exhibitions
2004. St. Peter's Church in Riga;
2004. Bonn, Germany;
2001. Naukšenes;
1995. Lapmežciems;
1987. Kuldiga;
1994, 1996, 1997. Riga;
1996-2007. Jurmala.

Group exhibitions
2005. Cesis;
2005. Ottawa, Canada;
2003. Ruovesi, Finland;
2002. Tampere, Finland;
2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 1998. Jurmala;

1985 – 2007 in Riga.

Awards:
1st prize at the 11th exhibition of miniature works "River-Human-Life" in Valmiera, 2004; 2005 - Annual award in art for the exhibition in St. Peter's Church in Riga.

Works in collections
Jurmala city history and art museum; in private collections in the USA, Canada, France, Russia, Australia, Sweden, Finland, Germany, Denmark, England. This piece has an attribution mark,
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