раймонд стапранс (1926)
Raimonds Staprans is a Latvian-born American artist and playwright living in San Francisco, California.
He emigrated from Latvia to the United States in the mid-1940s, and studied art at the University of Washington and the University of California, Berkeley.
Staprans is best known for his depictions of ordinary everyday objects, such as paint cans, chairs and cabinets, which are painted in bright colors and set against a monochromatic background. His work balances on the edge between realism and abstraction. Staprans has also gained recognition as a playwright, having written several plays on the theme of "the Soviet occupation of Latvia.
Raimonds Staprans is a Latvian-born American artist and playwright living in San Francisco, California.
He emigrated from Latvia to the United States in the mid-1940s, and studied art at the University of Washington and the University of California, Berkeley.
Staprans is best known for his depictions of ordinary everyday objects, such as paint cans, chairs and cabinets, which are painted in bright colors and set against a monochromatic background. His work balances on the edge between realism and abstraction. Staprans has also gained recognition as a playwright, having written several plays on the theme of "the Soviet occupation of Latvia.
