Merike Estna, Blue Lagoon, installation, 2014. Courtesy of Art Museum of Estonia
International exhibition of the 16th International Vilnius Painting Triennial ‘Nomadic Images’ presents invited artists from Lithuania and other European countries. The organisers adapt the wandering world vision articulated by the thinkers Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari, in which reality is constantly changing, and is described using notions of the rhizome and the labyrinth, to the field of contemporary painting. In this way, we can understand forms of painterly expression as a potential infinity that can take various configurations, grow freely, and develop in any direction. Innovation in painting, and changes in forms of representation, format and materials, are emphasized.
Artists participating in the exhibition: Alma Heikkilä (FI), Andris Vītoliņš (LV), Bronius Gražys (LT), David Schnell (DE), Eberhard Havekost (DE), Ewa Juszkiewicz (PL), Gintaras Palemonas Janonis (LT), Jan Poupě (CZ), Jens Fänge (SE), Jolanta Kyzikaitė (LT), Jonas Gasiūnas (LT), Jonas Jurcikas (LT), Kristaps Ģelzis (LV), Kristi Kongi (EE), Konstantinas Gaitanži (LT), Laisvydė Šalčiūtė (LT), Linas Jusionis (LT), Markus Åkesson (SE), Merike Estna (EE), Mihkel Ilus (EE), Mircea Suciu (RO), Mykola Belous (UA), Pieter Vermeersch (BE), Ragna Bley (NO), Rafał Bujnowski (PL), Ramūnas Čeponis (LT), Tomek Baran (PL), Žygimantas Augustinas (LT)
International Vilnius Painting Triennial is a continuous event organized by the Lithuanian Artists’ Association every three years since 1969 and it has become one of the most important events in the Lithuanian art scene. The Triennial has been a professional reflection of the main directions and tendencies in the development of painting. It has acted as a mirror of contemporary painting, and predicted its future.
Exhibition is on view at the Museum of Applied Art and Design until 31th December, 2016.
Žygimantas Augustinas. Anthropometric Portrait of King Sigismund Augustas (by Ž. Augustinas), felt, 2015. King Sigismund Augustas (by Ž. Augustinas). oil on canvas, 2015.
Alma Heikkilä, Microbiota, installation, 2016
Alma Heikkilä, Microbiota, installation, 2016
Alma Heikkilä, Microbiota, installation, 2016
Alma Heikkilä, Microbiota, installation, 2016
Andris Vītoliņš, New Experience, oil on canvas, 2014
Bronius Gražys, Decoration, oil on canvas, 2016
David Schnell, Cut, oil on canvas, 2010
Eberhard Havekost, Free. 2009, Cologne. 2013, Elephant. 2015
Ewa Juszkiewicz, Girl in Blue, oil on canvas, 2013
Gintaras Palemonas Janonis, The Seaside. 2016, Windowsill. 2016, Table. 2016
Jan Poupě, Flow III. 2016, Flow IV. 2016
Jens Fänge, Palm, assemblage, 2016
Jens Fänge, Parvenu, assemblage, 2015
Jens Fänge, Our Luminous Room, mural (wallpaper) and paintings, 2016
Jens Fänge, A Play Within a Play, oil on linen, 2012
Jolanta Kyzikaitė, Hunting, 2016. Demonstrative Game, 2016
Jonas Gasiūnas, Alpine Shooter Passed by, 2015. Policeman fell asleep, the other two remember nothing, 2015
Jonas Gasiūnas, Alpine Shooter Passed by, 2015
Jonas Jurcikas, Space Traveller, acrylic on canvas, 2015
Konstantinas Gaitanži, Terramorphis II, 2015-16. Terramorphis IV. 2015-16
Kristaps Ģelzis, The River Incupe, polythene, plastic adhesive, acrylic pigment 2015. Patchwork, polythene, plastic adhesive, acrylic pigment, 2014
Kristi Kongi, I’m there and I Smell that Fragrance. Thoughts from the Room, installation, 2014
Kristi Kongi, I’m there and I Smell that Fragrance. Thoughts from the Room, installation, 2014
Laisvydė Šalčiūtė, The Kiss, 2015. Love is in the Air, 2015
Markus Åkesson, Sleepwalker, 2015. The Room of Life and Death, 2014
Linas Jusionis, Idols, acrylic and oil on canvas, 2016
installation view, Linas Jusionis, Idols, 2016. Tomek Baran, #111514, enamel on wooden stretchers, 2015
Tomek Baran, #111514, enamel on wooden stretchers, 2015
Rafał Bujnowski, Down, oil on canvas, 2016
Rafał Bujnowski, Landscape Perspective, 2012. From the Bamboo series, 2012
Merike Estna, Blue Lagoon, installation, 2014. Courtesy of Art Museum of Estonia
Merike Estna, Blue Lagoon, installation, 2014. Courtesy of Art Museum of Estonia
Merike Estna, Blue Lagoon, installation, 2014. Courtesy of Art Museum of Estonia
Merike Estna, Blue Lagoon, installation, 2014. Courtesy of Art Museum of Estonia
Mihkel Ilus, A1. From Method I series, 2014. D1. From Method I series, 2014. D2. From Method I series, 2014. D3. From Method I series, 2014
Mircea Suciu, The Iron Curtain (1), 2015. The Iron Curtain (2), 2015
Mircea Suciu, Still-life, 2015
Mykola Bilous, Optimism, acrylic on canvas, 2015
Ragna Bley, Crust-to-Core, acrylic on canvas, 2016
Ragna Bley, One to Three Oktas, acrylic on canvas, 2016
Ramūnas Čeponis, Landmarks, installation, 2016
Ramūnas Čeponis, Landmarks, installation, 2016
Photography: Gintaras Janavičius