▁performance ▁artist . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁he ▁and ▁L ī ga ▁Pur male , ▁his ▁wife ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁started ▁a ▁new ▁tr end ▁of ▁phot ore al ism ▁in ▁Lat v ian ▁painting . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁he ▁turned ▁to ▁performance ▁art , ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁most ▁notable ▁performances ▁being ▁The ▁Bron ze ▁Man , ▁where in ▁he ▁ro amed ▁the ▁streets ▁of ▁R iga , ▁Lat via , ▁in ▁a ▁bronze ▁suit , ▁covered ▁from ▁head ▁to ▁toe ▁in ▁bronze ▁paint . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁after ▁Lat via ▁reg ained ▁independence , ▁Pol is ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Lat v ian ▁" court ▁painter ," ▁receiving ▁comm issions ▁to ▁paint ▁the ▁port ra its ▁of ▁the ▁Lat v ian ▁el ite , ▁including ▁former ▁pres idents ▁G unt is ▁Ul man is ▁and ▁V ai ra ▁V ī ķ e - F rei berga . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 4 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁R iga ▁Category : Lat v ian ▁pain ters ▁Category : Per formance ▁artists <0x0A> </s> ▁Sh um ia ▁( , ▁also ▁Roman ized ▁as ▁Sh ū m ī ā , ▁Sho omi ya , ▁and ▁Sh ū m ī y ā ; ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁Sh ū m ā ) ▁is ▁a ▁village ▁in ▁A hl amer esta q - e ▁Jon