Art Gallery Putti, located in Riga, Latvia, is owned by Agita Putāne. She has chosen to show only graduates from the Art Academy of Latvia (Latvijas Mākslas akadēmija)or the Estonian Academy of Arts (Eesti Kunstiakadeemia), which is a wonderful limitation to impose. With this concentration, the gallery can claim its unique place in the world, and at the same time, adds to the world view of studio and art jewelry. In this month’s exhibition Thin Thin, the gallery features the very thin work of Valdis Brože, a local artist who shows with at Art Gallery Putti on a regular basis.
Susan Cummins: Where do you live? Can you tell us something about your surroundings?
Valdis Brože: I Iive in the center of Riga. If I want to reach the old town, it only takes 30 minutes. Usually, I ride a bicycle to go across town. The place where I live is very quiet. There are nice old buildings, and the park is five blocks away. The streets are still covered with very old pavement.
Where is your studio located?
Valdis Brože: My studio is just three blocks away from where I live. So, some weeks I only see those three blocks, and I get the feeling that I live in a three-block town.