Me and Girls from Riga

1999, oil on canvas, 90x90 cm (with frame 94x94x5 cm ) /// Painter Kārlis Siliņš (1958) stands out for his expressiveness, vivid use of colour and, at times, a witty perspective. The painting “Me and Girls from Riga” forms a dynamic and slightly ironic composition in which a grotesquely stylised female figure is set in sharp relief against the backdrop of a classic Riga panorama. The central character’s markedly distorted facial lines, the spiral accents around her eyes and the intense palette create a theatrical, lightly caricatured figure that reflects the artist’s playful interpretation. The darkly toned silhouette blended into the left side of the painting is the artist himself, depicted as a quiet, almost imperceptible presence observing the world he has created. /// The artist’s signature is located in the lower right corner of the painting.