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In brief: Neither the twilight of December nor the painful dampness overran two important things: the exposition was unusual – works were presented even outside the church, and the combination of the old and the new surprised pleasantly. The works of L.Oržekauskienė hung on walls, placed in corners burrowed to walls counting hundreds of years. The works became part of the old wall painting and revealed additional meanings which were earlier deadened by sterile environment of exhibition halls.
In brief: Therefore, the author expresses his main wish further on: if one is not allowed to doubt the artistic level of foreign modern dance production and if every criticising and doubting person is called a gander in the field of modern dance, there is a way out of this situation – it should be written in posters that idiots are not allowed in this or that performance and that they may receive a free ticket if they are allowed there. It will be honest, like charity for tramps in a party of elite. However, the organisers want the money of those brainless tramps because of some reason.
It is his main attitude and value in life which he tried to follow even during the New Year’s festival. He strived to dip into the state of creation, to draw a painting – it was vitally important to him. Later – to find “means” in order to grant expression to new works.
After the trip via snow-covered fields when only white colour and wide strokes of a brush – branches of black trees prevailed – Arūnas dipped into thought. He experimented something in silence by watercolours on sheets of paper during days and evenings. He did not hurry to share the ripening idea but he noted that he needed to change the method and tools of painting.
This was how the artist’s road began. Later he wrote in the margin of art history synopsis while studying at art institute: “I was asked at the age of seven whether I wanted to be a painter. I answered no. I was asked why? I explained that artists did not have holidays.”
The time has come to elect and honour the most memorable artist of Kaunas of the year 2007 who has charmed you not only because he/she is a good acquaintance, a friend or a member of the same union, an influential colleague or a simple relative, a leader of a closed circle of friends but because he/she was remarkable by works important to Kaunas and Lithuania this year.
The quartets and the harp player Joana Daunytė had to work hard analysing the complicated score. However, the biggest load was that of A.Krikščiūnaitė. Her soprano shined by lyrical and dramatic colours, the most complicated interval leaps were performed fluently, the singing sounded persuasive and emotional. The intonation of the singer was precise as a Swiss clock.
In brief: It has been a long time since Kaunas was so lively and running a fever of art, galleries were full of artworks and flooded by people, cafes and public spaces of the city were brought to life by intensive discussions, performances and actions. Process, dynamics and rhythmical pulse of art – Kaunas art biennial “Textile’07” vibrates with all of this today. The organisation of the biennial was irreproachable this year. The selection of works and curators’ system was extremely transparent and intellectual. 1
In brief: It has been a long time since Kaunas was so lively and running a fever of art, galleries were full of artworks and flooded by people, cafes and public spaces of the city were brought to life by intensive discussions, performances and actions. Process, dynamics and rhythmical pulse of art – Kaunas art biennial “Textile’07” vibrates with all of this today. The organisation of the biennial was irreproachable this year. The selection of works and curators’ system was extremely transparent and intellectual.
In brief: Technical projects of new objects located at Karaliaus Mindaugo Avenue, in the neighbourhood of Akropolis, strategically important to Kaunas were considered during the last meeting of Kaunas Architecture and Urbanism Experts’ Council (KAUET) of 2007: the reconstruction of Respublika hotel unfinished from the Soviet times (No. 38, designed by G.Natkevičius Office and Partners) and the multifunctional complex with a residential multi-apartment house in place of the forlorn territory (Nr. 35, 37, designed by A.Kančas Studio).
