To mark the 95th birthday of Pēteris Martinsons, one of Latvia’s most celebrated 20th‑century ceramicists, the Rothko Museum presents “Clay Pixels”, an interactive digital exhibition inviting visitors to engage with and reinterpret the artist’s work.
The exhibition centres on five of Martinsons’s ceramic pieces, each rendered as a 3D digital model. Outlines of these models are printed on special sheets available in the exhibition space. Visitors are encouraged to colour and personalise the towers and crows that were central to Martinsons’s visual language, creating their own unique interpretation within the exhibition.
Contributing your artwork is simple. Scan the QR code on a sheet and follow the instructions on your device to photograph and upload your coloured drawing. Your creation will appear on the exhibition’s screen in 3D, alongside the contributions of other visitors.
“Clay Pixels” is on view and open to visitor participation on the museum’s top floor throughout 2026.
The exhibition has been realised in collaboration with “We Rock” and with the support of Latvia’s Culture Capital Foundation.
Born in Daugavpils on 28 January 1931, Pēteris Martinsons (1931–2013) made history as Latvia’s most internationally celebrated 20th-century ceramicist. His pioneering work transformed Latvian ceramics, establishing it as a vibrant and contemporary artistic medium. The Rothko Museum holds an extensive collection of his works, with hundreds on permanent display in the museum’s ceramic gallery, Martinsons House. Since 2016, the museum has hosted the international Martinsons Award exhibition as part of the Latvia Ceramics Biennale, honouring his legacy and celebrating the enduring vitality of the ceramic medium.
Publicity images: “Clay Pixels” at the Rothko Museum (photographed by Santa Suhanova)
