This exhibition of paintings and drawings by the artist and art critic V. Poškaus has nothing to do with monarchs, nor with nudism (and all its manifestations). The famous H.Ch. Andersen's fairy tale "The King's New Clothes" has no direct impact either - except indirectly, almost through subconscious impulses.
The idea is very simple, even household. On the morning of 11 January 2023, his colleague Aistė Kisarauskaitė wrote a message to the author, stating: 'Good morning, I dreamt that when I got up this morning I saw that you had painted a huge painting (3×2 m) called "The King Naked", it was very powerful. These are the wishes from my dreams". So this exhibition is an attempt to visualise a single vision... But again, it must be repeated - there is no attempt to depict the rulers and their see-through clothes, and the above-mentioned format is simply too large in the technical sense (of creation, of display).
On the other hand, V. On the other hand, Poškus's works contain both kings (as if allusions and quotations from the past, as well as reminiscences of living reality), and nudity (as a spiritual state, when an individual stands before the crowd completely naked and disarmed), and even Andersen himself (the literary layer, or rather, the lining, which is a major influence in the creation of the paintings and drawings).
In a plastic sense, the artist develops the idea of multifigured compositions, small and large formats, inspired by motifs influenced by mythology and personal experiences. This seems to him relevant and meaningful. Drawings also act as equal characters in the exposition and in the overall "chemodan" of his work, with a focus on two cycles - one of which is dedicated to V. Poškaus's inhabited street, Vilnius Gediminas Avenue (one end of which is used for living and the other for working), as well as Virgil's classic poem The Aeneid.
Whether a large painting depicting a naked king, perhaps even from a fairy tale, has made its appearance in the exhibition, we will have to see for ourselves.