Elina Titane

Arise. Stone mass, porcelain, h 57 cm; W 21 cm; D 25 cm

Elina Titane represents the younger generation of modern ceramic art in Latvia. Emotional and sensually high-strung ceramic artworks by Elina Titane always kindle imagination of the viewer and create an idle flow of associations. She lets us have a look in her inner world of anxieties and emotions, seeking for answers in harmonic silence. Throughout her artworks, she seemingly poses a definite question to the viewer: Is it possible to compare creative work with phenomena, which are existent in nature? Creativeness to her is a source of nature, inherent in each of us, it is like rain, which awakens the inner potential of ideas, makes ideas come to life, grow, transform and materialize in art objects. The indirect, associative, fragmentary way she applies in conveying the artistic idea is a consistent and convincing instrument of her artistic expression. For her it is a certain way to avoid analytical thinking and develop a more profound insight. She releases the flow of free associations, where countless parallels and dimensions merge, and there are no definitely set borderlines between Time and Space, Beginning and End. What is going on under one sphere keeps going on also under millions of others. Everything is bound together in Infinity. Nature processes are working analogous to thinking. Education 2006-2008 Latvian Academy of Art, Ceramics Department, Masters 2002-2006 Latvian Academy of Art, Ceramics Department, Bachelor's Degree 1998-2002 Riga School of Art and Design, Ceramics Department 1996-1998 Ziemeļrīgas Arts and Crafts School, Ceramics Department Experience 2014 09-11 Art residence in Lovisa Artists studio, Lovisa, Finland 2014 08 Workshop in the “Lode” brick factory, Liepa, Latvia 2014 02 14 International Ceramic Symposium. Egypt, Dahab 2013 09 3 International Ceramics Symposium, Tunisia, Tunis 2013 08 International Symposium "АРТ ЖЫЖаЛЬ", Belarus 2012 10 International symposium “Navigating 4” Ventspils, Latvija 2012 08 48th International Ceramics and Sculpture Symposium, Bolieslawiec, Poland 2011 07 International Symposium "АРТ ЖЫЖаЛЬ", Belarus 2010 10 International Ceramic Symposium "Navigating 2" Ventspils, Latvia 2009 07 International Symposium "АРТ ЖЫЖаЛЬ", Belarus 2008 10 Meissen porcelain factory visit the project "300 Jahre Meissen", Meissen, Germany 2008 08 Participation in the sculptures fire "Ferryman" shaping and firing. Salacgriva, Latvia 2008 07 Ceramic and Textile Symposium "Fire Disasters 10th dimension " Ogre, Latvia 2006 08 10-day workshop "European ceramic context 2006", island of Bornholm, Denmark 2005 08 Symposium "Together" Zvartava Castle, Latvia 2004 04 2-week educational trip to the "Instituto d'Arte di Porta Romana", Florence, Italy 2003 08 International Student Symposium "Together" Zvartava Castle, Latvia Latvian Artists' Union member since 2007. Year Personal exhibition 2015 03-06 “Flowering”, Jocker club, Riga, Latvia 2015 01-03 “White Footprints”, Riga Porcelain Museum, Riga, Latvia 2014 12- 2015 03 “Celebration Time”, Jocker club, Riga, Latvia 2014 11 “In the way” s/c Oga, Preili, Latvia 2012 03 “Steps”, Centre mc2 decorum hall, Riga, Latvia 2011 12 “Steps”, Jelgava School of Art, Jelagva, Latvia 2011 05 “Infinite loop”, gallery, “Antonia”, Riga, Latvia 2009 10 “After the Rain”, gallery, “Apsida”, Riga, Latvia