Event description
The exhibition of thirty paintings is an excellent opportunity to get acquainted with the work of the renowned Vilnius-based artist Ina Budryte (b. 1957 in Šilutė) for the first time in her home region of the Pamarys. Art historian, prof. dr. Raminta Jurėnaitė notes that "I. Budryte's iconography is distinguished by original plots and motifs. Significant and mundane events, natural and urban landscapes turn into mysterious scenes in the artist's imagination. Horror and lyricism, sadness and comedy, the grotesque and the beautiful, are placed side by side here. The artist creates a whole cast of strange characters, both human and animal; men and women dressed in carnival costumes. They are depicted in such a way that the line between living beings and sculptures or marionettes and heraldic signs disappears. Domestic and wild animals take on anthropomorphic features. All the characters perform magical rituals," says Jurėnaitė. Jurėnaitė notes that "in recent years, Budryte has increasingly focused on the theme of aggression. Soldiers, hit men, evil sorcerers, as well as weaponry, are motifs that are varied in many scenes. The atmosphere of danger is also imbued in the buildings depicted by the artist, such as the "lunar energy plant". The boundary between living and inanimate matter is finally blurred. I. Budrytė, who graduated in fresco studies, has a unique ability to generalise and monumentalise compositions and form, also in small-sized paintings. At the same time, she preserves the intimacy and sensuality of the story. The colours, which do not correspond to reality, no less than the grotesque drawing, help Budryte to give her paintings the appearance of riddles," summarises R. Jurėnaitė. The exhibition will be open until 7 July at the Exhibition Hall of the Klaipėda Culture Communication Centre (Didžioji Vandens g. 2, Klaipėda).