Art critic Antanas Ulčinas, who is curating the exhibition, wonders whether drawing in modern times can be a process that opens up possibilities, or is it just a way of representing the past? According to him, “[in] the modern world, which is going through a value crisis, there is an intimate space of drawing that has an inevitable effect on the viewers. In the confrontation with this kind of art, the viewer feels that he has invaded the very personal, intimate space of the creator – a process in which the human body becomes not only a visual spot or an abstraction. It acquires the necessary vitality and subtly open privacy”.
In addition to pencil or charcoal drawings, other techniques are also exhibited – paint, watercolor, etc. – made figurative works that refer to the shift of academic drawing from traditional linearity to the still relevant issue of exposing physicality in art.
The exhibition is part of the creative program of the Union of Lithuanian Artists and the gallery “Arka”. The activities of the organization are financed by the Lithuanian Council of Culture.
