Vija Celmins
, by Celmins, Vija- ISBN: 9780714842646 | 0714842648
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 12/1/2004
Primarily a painter of still-life and landscape, Vija Celmins (b. 1938, Latvia; moved to the US in 1949) is a major international figure associated with 1960s Pop art.Her unique, technically impeccable paintings and drawings choose as their subject matter impossible imagery': from exploding planes and burning house from her childhood memories in wartorn Latvia; to vast natural landscapes such as open seas, deserts and night skies; to undefinable spaces like the LA freeway; and natural objects, including desert rocks and spider webs.