As far as Valdis Bro\u017ee remembers himself, he always bended pieces of wire into small rings and gave as gifts to his mother. He had no doubt he was going to be a jeweller. Valdis Bro\u017ee works with gold, silver, different precious and semi-precious stones. His gold castings stand out with exquisite sense of material and plastic. Works with enamel has been constantly present in Bro\u017ees art.
\u201cI work with colour. Sometimes I juxtapose rather risky tones. Why? Maybe because of this climate of ours, the greyness around. Colours add joy to my jewellery.\u201d Bro\u017ee\u2019s design can be characterised as surrealistic. Why? One can only guess.
\u201cI don\u2018t create similar items. I like to come up with new ideas all the time. Only some elements, details can look alike in one jewellery collection.\u201d
The designer tells that he has spent a lot of time studying books of anatomy in order to know better the human hand. This knowledge is needed when making two finger rings.
Valdis compares jewellery art to the process of creating a sculpture. The source of inspiration he finds in himself.
\u201cOf course, I am influenced by the things around me but I even cannot name my favourite artists. I like lots of different things.\u201d
Bro\u017ee regards himself as an urban artist \u2013 since childhood he has been attracted by the smell of fuel in the air of big cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n