It is surprising to what extent the traditional culture and folklore serves as an inexhaustible source of inspiration for Latvian arts, design and architecture. And so does the complex history of Latvia – it provides never-ending food for thought, the content for plays, poems, novels, even musical compositions and visual art. One should note that the Latvian art scene, especially visual arts, and to a lesser extent literature, went through a period of disorientation during the socialist years, with its attempts to instrumental arts by preferring one kind of esthetics and prohibiting another. Thus, resistance became a driving force for art and artists for a significant amount of time.