Photo reportage from 16th International Vilnius Painting Triennial ‘Nomadic Images’ exhibition at the Museum of Applied Art and Design, Vilnius

December 15, 2016
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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.

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Žygimantas Augustinas. Anthropometric Portrait of King Sigismund Augustas (by Ž. Augustinas), felt, 2015. King Sigismund Augustas (by Ž. Augustinas). oil on canvas, 2015.

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Alma Heikkilä, Microbiota, installation, 2016

Alma Heikkilä, Microbiota, installation, 2016

Alma Heikkilä, Microbiota, installation, 2016

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Alma Heikkilä, Microbiota, installation, 2016

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Alma Heikkilä, Microbiota, installation, 2016

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Andris Vītoliņš, New Experience, oil on canvas, 2014

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Bronius Gražys, Decoration, oil on canvas, 2016

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David Schnell, Cut, oil on canvas, 2010

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Eberhard Havekost, Free. 2009, Cologne. 2013, Elephant. 2015

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Ewa Juszkiewicz, Girl in Blue, oil on canvas, 2013

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Gintaras Palemonas Janonis, The Seaside. 2016, Windowsill. 2016, Table. 2016

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Jan Poupě, Flow III. 2016, Flow IV. 2016

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Jens Fänge, Palm, assemblage, 2016

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Jens Fänge, Parvenu, assemblage, 2015

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Jens Fänge, Our Luminous Room, mural (wallpaper) and paintings, 2016

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Jens Fänge, A Play Within a Play, oil on linen, 2012

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Jolanta Kyzikaitė, Hunting, 2016. Demonstrative Game, 2016

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Jonas Gasiūnas, Alpine Shooter Passed by, 2015. Policeman fell asleep, the other two remember nothing, 2015

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Jonas Gasiūnas, Alpine Shooter Passed by, 2015

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Jonas Jurcikas, Space Traveller, acrylic on canvas, 2015

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Konstantinas Gaitanži, Terramorphis II, 2015-16. Terramorphis IV. 2015-16

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Kristaps Ģelzis, The River Incupe, polythene, plastic adhesive, acrylic pigment 2015. Patchwork, polythene, plastic adhesive, acrylic pigment, 2014

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Kristi Kongi, I’m there and I Smell that Fragrance. Thoughts from the Room, installation, 2014

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Kristi Kongi, I’m there and I Smell that Fragrance. Thoughts from the Room, installation, 2014

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Laisvydė Šalčiūtė, The Kiss, 2015. Love is in the Air, 2015

Markus Åkesson, Sleepwalker, 2015. The Room of Life and Death, 2014

Markus Åkesson, Sleepwalker, 2015. The Room of Life and Death, 2014

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Linas Jusionis, Idols, acrylic and oil on canvas, 2016

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installation view, Linas Jusionis, Idols, 2016. Tomek Baran, #111514, enamel on wooden stretchers, 2015

Tomek Baran, #111514, enamel on wooden stretchers, 2015

Tomek Baran, #111514, enamel on wooden stretchers, 2015

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Rafał Bujnowski, Down, oil on canvas, 2016

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Rafał Bujnowski, Landscape Perspective, 2012. From the Bamboo series, 2012

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Merike Estna, Blue Lagoon, installation, 2014. Courtesy of Art Museum of Estonia

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Merike Estna, Blue Lagoon, installation, 2014. Courtesy of Art Museum of Estonia

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Merike Estna, Blue Lagoon, installation, 2014. Courtesy of Art Museum of Estonia

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Merike Estna, Blue Lagoon, installation, 2014. Courtesy of Art Museum of Estonia

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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

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Mircea Suciu, The Iron Curtain (1), 2015. The Iron Curtain (2), 2015

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Mircea Suciu, Still-life, 2015

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Mykola Bilous, Optimism, acrylic on canvas, 2015

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Ragna Bley, Crust-to-Core, acrylic on canvas, 2016

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Ragna Bley, One to Three Oktas, acrylic on canvas, 2016

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Ramūnas Čeponis, Landmarks, installation, 2016

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Ramūnas Čeponis, Landmarks, installation, 2016

Photography: Gintaras Janavičius