Henrijs preiss biography of alberta

An interview with Latvian born artist Henrijs Preiss

Juste Kostikovaite
21/12/ 

According to the Saatchi gallery's online profile, Henrijs Preiss studied set design in his native Latvia before coming to London to study art.

Henrijs preiss biography of alberta

He thinks about his paintings in relation to theater: his abstract shapes look like blueprints for stage settings in which the viewer might imagine actors’ movements or different possible stories. 

Preiss’s work is influenced by a wide variety of cultural sources, from religious painting to urban architecture and computer game graphics.

Preiss uses the imagery and styles of these references to make his abstract patterns. Each of his paintings is based around a central motif that suggests a mystical emblem. Preiss creates his designs to question ideas about power and belief.

We meet with Henrijs Preiss in a café called “Hackney Pearl”, near the artist