Exhibition THE SUN, THE MOON, AND ALL THE STARS
This is one of the first attempts in Lithuania to present and discuss outsider art. The exhibition features drawings, paintings, sculptures, and objects created by eighteen authors. Some of the works can be categorized as outsider art (e.g., Antanas Liutvinas, Ina Sauksciute, Vladas Juodagalvis, and Svajunas). Others are more likely the creations of talented, self-taught individuals who were not influenced by folk art traditions (e.g., Gediminas Borisevicius). Ona Paulauskiene, a folk artist, is also represented in the exhibition. The sculpture displayed here was likely a playful sketch for her, which might explain why she gave it away without hesitation.
We are also showcasing car rim caps painted with heraldic symbols by Rimantas Tevelis. His skill as a painter was so remarkable that, if you didn’t know he was an electrician who painted only on weekends and during vacations, you might mistake him for a professional artist. Irena Miseviciene graduated from art school, but her life and work were transformed by religious enlightenment. Kristina Latakaite began drawing angels after experiencing epileptic seizures at the age of eighteen.
Thus, the exhibition presents a wide range of cases—works that exhibit, to varying degrees, the characteristics of outsider art.
The exhibition is curated and organized by artist Oksana Judakova.
