“His eyes glittering, looking away from his reflection in the mirror, a man turns around slowly. A trembling hand grips the image frame.
An irregular landscape shifts in a hotel window, colourful berries flashing among the bush. On the ground floor – a secret terrace within an inner courtyard lit by colourful lights. Mind-massaging memories flutter through the gaps in the surface of an unconventional table. A small mask on the wall grows corresponding to an excessive amount of repetitive radio ads. Before the jingle begins, an airplane screeches as if an eagle in the sky.
The scent of fresh paint lingers in the kitchen – the dining room is masked within asymmetrically repeating graphic patterns of dishes. An unwilling hand pushes everything off the table, disclosing in its corner a python egg. Suddenly, from within a vase, rises a swarm of hornets, spreading its wings like a lengthy tapestry. In the manner of a sawfish spinning on a propeller, the day flies by. Wide lines draw a path towards evening’s descent.
The waterline of an endless seashore rinses feet covered in knee-long socks. A woman’s hair lightly flutters in the wind. The glance rolls towards foaming sunlit waves. An idyllic landscape. Five and a half feet tall and one inappropriate step wide, the body waves its arms. Her man is drowning.“
Hermandrowning aka Evaldas Bubinas is a professional graphic designer and artist currently expanding the spectrum of his creative endeavours and research toward various new forms – sculptures, installations, and objects. Here in Pamėnkalnio Gallery, his solo exhibition is being presented to the public.
In contemporary arts, the synthesis of visual art and design is becoming an independent entity carrying its own unique meaning. Yet due to differing application practices, the two mediums mostly remain in their separate spheres. An artwork or an object of design? Design of paintings – the art of design. By applying various techniques and navigating nontraditional practices and styles, the author sets out to contrive his own distinctive puzzle.
The relationship between persons and their surroundings evolves into an exchange of abstractions and symbols. Meanwhile, the details of reality, which lies concealed beyond, dwindle. The plot of the exhibition becomes transparent, full of gaps. Missing parts get deformed without their proper content. By creative expression the gaze of the spectator is carried throughout an associative story, the roots of which lay in personal contexts – reminiscences and experiences.
See more:
https://instagram.com/hermandrowning
https://www.hermandrowning.fun
Organiser: Pamėnkalnio Gallery.
Sponsors: Lithuanian Council for Culture, Lithuanian Artists’ Association.
Exhibition open: 9–30 January 2024.
Working hours: II–V 10–18, VI 10–16.
Attendance is free of charge.
