We are pleased to announce that on 5th of October, at 6 p.m. the opening reception of the third international biennial of contemporary metal art “METALLOphone: Bonds” will be held at (AV17) gallery, Aušros Vartų st.17, Vilnius.
When creating, artists often forget that they belong to a large community which brings all the creators together by invisible links. Being in the community inspires, allows to learn and share ideas as well as discover new horizons. To bring artists together to a single event – this was the idea of the contemporary metal biennial “METALOphone” when it was launched five years ago. Today the biennial unites the global community of metal artists and is the only event dedicated solely for metal art in Lithuania.
So it is unsurprising that the third international contemporary metal art biennial taking place in Vilnius on 5-26 October will talk about the metal connection. As a unified speech, this material, having mediational characteristics, not only brings together artists from around the world but also has the ability to embody the intangible connection between the artist and the environment through a creative process. Each person sees the world in his own way, describes different events in his own words so the connections embodied in metal in this “METALOphone” will reveal authentic, unique stories of the artists.
The works presented at the biennial will take visitors aback not only by the variety of shapes but also by unexpected combinations of materials. Here, various metals are combined with organic and synthetic materials, ready-mades, found or recycled items, while the shapes of the creations vary from jewellery works that maintained their functionality to conceptual, small plastic objects. Such a wide variety of metal art, bringing together artists who value a conceptual approach and who work in different areas of the world, will reveal the versatility of metal.
This year “METALOphone” generated especially a lot of interest not only in Europe but also in Asia, Australia, North and South America so the event will feature 63 artists from 28 countries: Turkey, Romania, Poland, Germany, Greece, Belgium, Japan, USA, Sweden, Denmark, Lithuania, Holland, Taiwan, Colombia, Canada, Estonia, Austria, England, Latvia, Pakistan, South Korea, Israel, Italy, Brazil, Thailand, Finland, Spain, New Zealand.
The exhibition will run until 26th of October at (AV17) gallery, Aušros Vartų str. 17 and Lithuanian Artists Association gallery, Vokiečių str. 2, Vilnius, Lithuania.
All updates and information about the lectures can be found on METALOphone’s website at www.metalofonas.com !
Project is supported by Lithuanian Council for Culture.
