Christmas Exhibition of Lithuanian artists

jewelry

2011 11 11 - 12 01

Algirdas Taurinskas

painting

2011 10 21 - 11 10

Klaudijus Petrulis

painting

2011 09 30 - 10 20

Jūratė Mykolaitytė

painting

2011 09 02 - 09.29

Monika Furmanavičiūtė

"Gravity"

painting

2011 08 12 - 09 02

Marija Švažienė

textile/painting

2008 07 25 – 08 20

International art project “Aquarium 4”

The project, that is being organized at the time of Klaipeda’s sea festival, has already became a traditional Klaipeda region artists association,Baroti gallery and Klaipeda exhibition hall’s organized art project.

This year more than 30 artists from Germany, Finland, Denmark and Lithuania are participating.On the first floor of Klaipeda exhibition hall and exhibition hall of Baroti gallery you’ll see paintings, sculpture, video, photography, ceramics, textiles, installation.

Dalia Kleinaityte “Droplet”

2008 07 11 – 07 24

International art project “Flight stroke”

It’s “extreme art” project, whose main accent – jump from a plane with a parachute.

Since Klaipeda is a port,city on the shore of the Baltic sea, it’s very interesting how that kind of landscape will look from a “bird’s flight”. Unrepeatable emotions,felt at the time of flight,can inspire very original,unexpected and interesting creative solutions.

Karin Hahn "Line"

2008 06 22 – 07 10

Photography exhibition “German jazz”

At the time of “German Cultural Spring” and 15 Klaipeda castle jazz festival a photography exhibition “German jazz” was opened at the Baroti gallery.

Goethe institute co-operating with Baroti gallery has presented an exposition of photography where all the history of German jazz and its artists are presented.While exhibition will take place, visitors will have a perfect chance to get to know German jazz clubs, festivals, publishing companies and artists.

Exhibition reveals exceptional personalities and types of this music, besides it gives us opportunity to understand the importance of radio in jazz history.

Jazz came to Germany in the 1930s.It was forbidden by the Third Reich and after the war it was sign of democracy and freedom, in the ‘70s jazz kept developing with the examples of American jazz.Today it would be hard to imagine Germany without jazz.

In the life of German culture jazz takes very strong and important position.Jazz musicians like Albert Mangelsdorff, Peter Brötzmann or Till Brönner are well known worldwide.

Bigbands of German radio stations like NDR, WDR and HR gave lots of new ideas and inspired all modern bigband jazz.Publishing companies Enja, ECM or ACT earned a worldwide recognition by presenting music programmes – for their international audience they presented not only American artists but also interesting music projects from Germany.

Exhibition “German jazz” explaines why at this time German jazz is one of the most vital types of music in Europe.This exposition illustrates individual achievements, backstage of regional music, East and West structures, tells us about music,which in many years developed people’s trust,changes.At the exposition you can see reflections of the changes in jazz artists,their music and audience.

Short introductory texts in german, english and lithuanian languages and more exhaustive explanations on specific themes are writen to awake interest in German jazz.Photos of personal archieves made the exhibition even more special.Jazz lovers had a chance to look through the exposition and at the same time listen to jazz.This exhibition was dedicated to all the curious, interested in music and jazz music experts.

2008 05 30 – 06 21

Rytis Martinionis “Safari of subconsciousness”

In 1985 artist graduated from Estonia Republic Talin art institute,artistic glass studio.Participates in exhibitions rom 1989.Mostly creates paintings, stained-glass, assemblage.

2008 05 09 – 05 29

Vilmantas Marcinkevičius “ Without a registration place”

You don’t have to present Vilmantas Marcinkevičius to lithuanian audience.He is one of the most famous artists nowadays,whose creations are loved and appreciated in Lithuania and abroad.

“Without a registration place”- it’s emotional and physical state of people marked by war and love.Worry, expectation, disillusion, tiredness, synthetical passion and faded hope – these words could perfectly describe the exhibition.”Death and love – strongest challenge for a human. By choosing the combination of these two themes,I have chosen the privilege of an artist to ask the viewer uncomfortable questions.This time – about nation’s, state’s and individual’s history, price of political,economical and personal victories and losses”,- that’s how the artist comments his exhibition’s theme.

The painter was happy to open the exhibition on 9th of May, day notable for two occasions.First,it’s a day many years celebrated as the day of Victory against Nazi Germany with parades and red flags.It’s like the works of V.Marcinkevičius are asking,what did it mean then and what does it mean now for the participants of all those events,what was the price of wins and lossesnot in history books,but in curves of people’s lifes.The 9th of May is also the Europe day.In 1950s,at the time when Europe was in presence of Third World War,the first step towards European Union was taken.However, behind exterior of all those celebrations that shine with optimism there’s another,dark- personal stories about hard times of changes- side.Not necessarily clean and pure. That means: to see and hear it you need courage…

So, what is it that the workers of God’s house of rod are dreaming about before going to sleep? And what are the tired and sad, angry and hopeful searching for in there?

On the canvas – theme of war and death.Lots of allusions to various historical eras: antiquity, wars of 20th century, the signs of informational, advertical wars are recognized too.

We should notice the names of works too.”Cursed god of love” and “Blessed goddess of war”, “Knights of the Unhealable wound club”,”Dancer of the killers nation” ,etc.- ironical or poetical,but always precise names open wide opportunities of interpretation and skillfully create intrigue.

Next to his distinctive style (decorative colour consonances,subtle balance between abstract and shape painting, especial lucidity of faces and shapes) V.Marcinkevičius shows a new way of painting.In his creations – new, insolent themes, unexpected colours (synthetic pink, light blue nuances), dense stroke.

“New paintings of V.Marcinkevičius pleasingly surprised. Juicy stroke and new solutions with colours gave painters kitchen new piquant and characteristic spices.Paintings are “heavier”,sensual,demanding more attention and space for themselves”,- said art critic A.Virbickaitė.

2008 04 17 – 05 08

Audrius Gražys “Road”

Art critic Aistė Paulina Virickaitė talking about Audrius Gražys paintings says that he‘s a generous painter.That’s why viewer’s eyes never get tired of roving through created abstractions.He equally enjoys colour and manner of execution,while lightly but ensurely spreading on canvas distinct, rich colours. “Tasty” colouring of the paintings and the impression of a light stroke attracts and doesn’t let go – a journey deeper begins to a world only senced by subconsciousness, misty memories and dreams unexplained by words. To a world, where words and stories don’t have such strong power. Images released from verbal discours create their own language, supported by liberated associations and presentiment. Delicatness, quietness, surroundings’ echo, anxiety of existence, concentration and emotional trepidation inside and aroud you finding new lands – this all easily fits to opened spaces in A.Gražys paintings.

It seems, that artist creates the impression of fantasy lightness just in one breath.But it’s quite deceptive. Enjoying itself eyes always find new painting coats,that intrigue and stimulate you to use your intellectual tools for estimating the view.Take a better look to A.Gražys creations: brush, that leaves light and friable strokes, is controlled skillfully and precisely. Colourful harmony is created a bit coquettish by varying it with from first sight unnoticable interlaces of colour layers: to dominating natural, clear colours, synthetical nuances, like the salt of life, are tied in.The composition based on games of horizontal lines is clear and simple,but in slight waving of those lines,their points of crossing, a strain is created,that stimulates to search and find. Probably there you’ll find a part of yourself too- A.Gražys horizon of paintings is very wide,everyone fits there.

2008 03 28 – 04 16

Virgilijus Bizauskas „In vitro“

An author that is known to klaipėdians and guests of Klaipėda city as designer, photographer and stained-glass artist.

This time artist invited us to exhibition of photography and stained-glass.

2008 03 08 – 03 27

An exhibition of Vytas Karaciejus creations „Seaside landscape“

Life of Klaipėda‘s photography is unimaginable without active and versatile artist, that lifes and works here since 1975.

Since joining Lithuania photography art association Vytas Karaciejus has actively participated in group exhibitions, projects, organizes personal expositions.

Gytis Skudžinskas,talking about V.Karaciejus photographies taken for this exhibition, notices that „in his works artist still leaves some signs of human existence“, but main characters here are „ wind, water and that line where land collides with sea“

2008 02 15 - 03 07

Exhibition of ceramic works by Grazina Svaziene

Gražina Švažienė learned ceramics at Kaunas applied art‘s school, later at Vilnius art‘s institute (now Art‘s academy). In 1970 artist was invited to teach at the Ceramics cathedral and in 1989 gained lecturer‘s degree. From 1963 ceramist actively participates at republican and foreign exhibitions, international symposiums (works displayed in Kanada, Czechoslovaky, Polland, Germany, France, in various former Soviet union republics).

For various creative works in 1970 she was awarded with Lithuanias art fond prize, in 1982 - Lithuanias culture‘s ministry diploma and prize.

According to A. Dapkutė „Works of Gražina Švažienė tell about loyalty to old ceramic‘s art from prehistorical times. In works of artist civilization‘s, city culture‘s signs and nature fuse to one , which to lithuanians still is the source of artistic inspiration.

In all works we see sculptural forms, graphic elements and painting‘s combinations. That unity almost always turns to cheerful painting totality, where colourful glaze gives shine and beauty, colouring joins separate elements. Frequent G. Švažienės work – like bright water-colour, playful miniature. This decorativity reminds forgotten relation with art – she‘s ment to be admired, to feel the pleasure of watching .“

2008 01 25 - 02 14

„ALBUM OF VILNIUS“ – art-book No.1.

„Album of Vilnius“- art-book No.1 – it‘s a part of a long-lasting Vilnius graphics art centre organized project,that seeks to propagandize the art of graphics and techniques.

Extraordinary albums of graphics in Lithuania have deep traditions. XIX c. a lithography and copper woodcut collection „Album of Vilnius“ ,published in series from 1846 by Jonas Vilčinskis, became very popular.Six different volume and format series were published, including over 350 graphics creations.

Lithuanian connections with the publishing of albums of graphics also are in XX c.: in 1982 by the initiatives of Jonas Mekas 26 known USA artists (such as Joseph Beuys, Claes Oldenburg, Robert Rauschenberg, James Rosenquist, Richard Serra, Andy Warhol and others) gathered and published album of graphic works.

This „Album of Vilnius“ presents the creators of elder generation (drawers, sculptors, photographers, art critics, graphics, composers, poets) collection of 37 silkographies.

According to poet Sigitas Geda this album doesn‘t have ambitions to modernism, postmodernism, avangard, doesn‘t seek to shock. It reveales different creators as they are – that is what is our culture.

2007 11 30 - 12 31

Lithuanian artists Christmas exhibition „Horizonts of the year“

At the exhibition best works of the year will be shown not just by the old residents of the gallery (A. Rutkus, A. Petrulis, K. Petrulis,V. Viningas and others), but also new artists that started to work with the Baroti gallery just this year (M. Gaubas, V. Kreizyte and others)

As it is custom for the end of the year, this will be a great chance to look over and appraise the art tendency these days and to enlarge your collection with an impressive work of art.

2007 11 09 - 11 29

Exhibition of Telesforas Kulakauskas works of art

Exhibition is dedicated to authors 100 years anniversary.

Drawer Telesforas Kulakauskas was born in 1907 in Mažeikiai district, Akmene district, Klykoliai town. Drawer studied at Mstislav Dobužinski, Adomas Galdikas and in 1933 graduated Kaunas school of arts graphics studio.

T. Kulakauskas one of the firsts in lithuanian graphics history successfully tried out the ofort technique, which requires a hand of a skilful drawer. He created a lot of works dry needle, that today enter the golden fond of our graphics: it‘s "Goats", "Girl reads a letter", "Hammerers of poles", "Portret of a wife".

2007 10 15 - 11 08

Exhibition of Isroildžon Baroti art works "12th day"

I. Baroti, famous ceramicist and exhibition curator in Lithuania, was born in the Republic of Tajikistan, Nou city on the 10th of October 1957. During the year 1974 – 1978 he studied ceramics in Dushanbe Art School. Afterwards in 1979 he came to Vilnius and entered Vilnius State Art Institute (now Vilnius Art Academy) where he chose ceramicist specialty and successfully graduated from the Institute in 1984.

I. Baroti meets his first anniversary line being full of huge experience in mastering the handicraft, raising extraordinary ideas and themes, having his creative work firmed among the contemporary Lithuanian ceramicists and, according to his latest works, continuously seeking for the new ways of expression.

2007 08 24 - 09 20

Klaudijus Petrulis and Vladas Urbanavičius Exhibition “TWO”

This common Exhibition of Klaudijus Petrulis and Vladas Urbanavičius is not an accident. It’s a conscious choice, a wish to get to know each others work. Both artists created their works specially for BAROTI Gallery and Klaipėda Art Exhibition Court spaces.

Painter Klaudijus Petrulis takes part in exhibitions since 1978. His individual Art Language formed itself after long and erroneous searchings. Defiant soul reached to recede from traditional Lithuanian painting school, from the known artists, who were teaching him, fetish. Klaudijus Petrulis creation-it’s an attempt to prove himself and others, that a different creation is possible.

Sculptor Vladas Urbonavičius also takes part in exhibitions since 1978, but this exhibition is his first presentation in BAROTI Gallery.

Those who survived spontaneous contact with Urbonavičius work, will understand, that sculpture is the „bodyest“of all art forms, they‘ll feel, how important the material and scale is for it. They will appreciate also the fact , that no size or technologies work, if the talent of artist don‘t fan them life. Only a talented creation make you feel dizzt with its size, force, weight, quality Pyramids or American skyscrapers. (by Giedrė Jankevičiūtė, ART 2007/1)

Exhibition works from 24th of August to 20th of September.

Organizers: Klaipėda Art Exhibition Court, BAROTI Gallery.

2007 08 04 – 08 24

Jolanta Kvašytė Exhibition

The Exhibition is set for Artist 30 Years career as an Artist Commemoration.

In the Ceramics of Jolanta Kvasyte you can see that all the Characters candidly enjoy the fullness of sinfulness Life. The Works emit Joy with surprisingly live Plastics – flexible, Porcelain not afraid of its fragile nature. Crested Creatures, that look much like Chicken, as Gypsies Tabor Travel from one Plot to another, adapting it for their Needs and Temperament (doesn’t matter what is shown – “Sodoma” or “Kalvarijos”). Jolanta Kvasyte Heroes that look like Goddesses of Crete, always show off their fancy Carnival Dresses, Harem Décor and odd Accessories,so it leads People to usual Reaction: understand their existans as intriguing orient Tale, with its moral Rules. Author also doesn’t seem to be strictly resolved to ironize her sinners: their Forms make us laugh, but also admire, are pitiful and fatal, childish and erotic, aristocratic and poor.

2007 07 18 – 08 03

Juozas Adomonis retrospective Exhibition

The Exhibition is organized achieving the Republic Project „XX c. Lithuanian Art Classics“.

Juozas Adomonis – Ceramist, Vilnius Academy of Arts Professor, the Steward of Ceramics Cathedra, Member of the Lithuanian Artists Association, international Ceramics Simpoziums abroad and in Lithuania Participant and Organizator. From 1957 takes part in Exhibitions in abroad too, made Works , intended for Architecture, made some Albums and Catalogs, wrote Manuals and Articals.

„The Works of Juozas Adomonis always distinguish high – minded Expression, are intellect and aristocratic in its own way. Their simplisity – not poor, playfulness – not trite, melancholy – blackouted and delicacy not gentilited. Artist avoids sophisticated forms, organic Nature Motives, retro Style Elements. Maybe because of that, in Spite of changing Styles and Orderers Taste, many Works of Juozas Adomonis and today, after long Years, don‘t seem morally old.“(A. Aleksandravičiūtė)

2007 07 11 - 07 17

Arūnas Gliaudys Photography Exhibition “JAZZ LIGHT”

In the Exhibition – about 20 black and white Photos pressed on Canvas. All the Works are connected by the Jazz Theme. For the Author it is the first personal Exhibition in Klaipėda.

2007 06 15 – 07 10

“Creative Transformations”

The Exhibition is placed for the BAROTI Gallery 15 years Jubilee.

On the Exposition – the Works of main Gallery Artists (23 Authors), made in Technologies and Genres that are not usual for the Artists. Getting ready for the Exhibition known Lithuanian Painters became Ceramics, Sculptors, Graphics and Video art Makers, known Photographers and Ceramics grabbed Brushes, Jewelers started taking Photos, shed Water – colours.

Organizers: Klaipėda County Artists Association, Klaipėda Art Exhibition Court, BAROTI Gallery.