The exhibition is dedicated to the 90th anniversary of architect and designer Tadas Baginskas. In search of meaningful connections within Baginskas\u2019 creative biography, the term \u201cmusical counterpoint\u201d was chosen, which refers to combinations of independent melodies sounding together. This choice was inspired by Baginskas\u2019 record collection, pieces of his audio equipment, the musical connections in his implemented design projects, and the rhythms of jazz and dance that have accompanied him throughout his life. The architect brothers Algimantas and Vytautas Nasvy\u010diai had named the group of young architects from Kaunas, including Baginskas, the \u201cModern Jazz Quartet\u201d.<\/p>\n
This counterpoint approach also made it possible to include other creators into the exhibition narratives, since collaboration has always been a key feature of Baginskas\u2019 creative practice. The designer implemented quite a few projects in collaboration with his wife, glass artist and stained-glass artist Ginta Baginskien\u0117. We have devoted a lot of attention to her work and the projects they undertook together.<\/p>\n
Baginskas\u2019 six-decade-long creative work includes furniture and lighting objects, interior design projects, exhibition design solutions, and examples of graphic design and architectural drawings. In his creative biography there are examples of mass-produced items and decorative objects classified as art design. Baginskas created using a wide variety of materials: from wood, metal, glass, and amber to rare gemstones. However, the focus of his work was not individual objects, but rather an approach to design as a systematic process connecting creators, people, and environments. The designer and architect\u2019s biography combines Kaunas and Vilnius as well as the first experiences of the Republic of Lithuania, later the postwar period, the Soviet occupation, and the era of independence. As a professor of design, Baginskas brings together different generations of designers.<\/p>\n
In our research, we searched for authentic artifacts. In most cases, they are lost or inaccessible. We wanted to showcase even the surviving fragments of those objects or segments, so we turned to interpretations by contemporary creators. The metaphorical meaning of counterpoint became particularly important, as it allowed us to speak about the duality of existence, the anonymity of design objects, and the interactions and contradictions between different perspectives. We know Tadas Baginskas as an insightful design thinker. His own quotes became an important guide to the exhibition\u2019s narrative.<\/p>\n
Karolina Jakait\u0117<\/em><\/p>\n Chief curator: Dr Karolina Jakait\u0117<\/p>\n Curators: Julijus Bal\u010dikonis, \u017divil\u0117 Intait\u0117, Karolina Jakait\u0117<\/p>\n Consultants and researchers: Dr Rasa Dargu\u017eait\u0117, Dr Aist\u0117 Di\u010dkalnyt\u0117, Gra\u017eina Gurnevi\u010di\u016bt\u0117, Dr Rasa Janulevi\u010di\u016bt\u0117<\/p>\n Architect Vytautas Ge\u010das<\/p>\n Graphic designer Aurelija Slap\u0161yt\u0117<\/p>\n Coordinator Ma\u017evydas Truklickas<\/p>\n Restorers: Ar\u016bnas Baublys, Ram\u016bnas Gilys, Lukas Rakauskas, Donatas Stasiulis, Darius Varnas<\/p>\n Author of sound installation \u0160ar\u016bnas Nakas<\/p>\n Lithuanian text editor Dr Ilona \u010ciu\u017eauskait\u0117<\/p>\n Translator Laima Bezginait\u0117<\/p>\n Financed by: Lithuanian Council for Culture<\/p>\n Partners: Vilnius Academy of Arts, Lithuanian Design Association, LAPAS Publishing House<\/p>\n Exhibits were loaned by: Tadas Baginskas, Vytautas Br\u0117dikis family, Dainius Li\u0161kevi\u010dius, Design Foundation, Klaip\u0117da City Municipality, Lithuanian Artists’ Union, Lithuanian National Museum of Art, Lithuanian Central State Archives, Lithuanian Museum of Education, National M. K. \u010ciurlionis School of Art, National M. K. \u010ciurlionis Museum of Art, Vilnius Academy of Arts Museum, Vilnius Regional State Archives<\/p>\n \u00a0Thanks to: Lina Ona Adomaityt\u0117, \u016ala Ambrasait\u0117, Kamil\u0117 Baginskait\u0117, Vytenis Baura, Vakaris Bernotas, Rasa Bieliauskait\u0117-Mikolaitien\u0117, Egl\u0117 Ganda Bogdanien\u0117, Milda Br\u0117dikyt\u0117, Eugenijus Antanas Cukermanas, Darius \u010cekanauskas, Juozas Brundza, Goda Dap\u0161yt\u0117-\u0160lektavi\u010dien\u0117, Audron\u0117 Drungilait\u0117-\u010cepien\u0117, Alg\u0117 Gudaityt\u0117, Marius Ir\u0161\u0117nas, Lolita Jablonskien\u0117, Giedr\u0117 Jankevi\u010di\u016bt\u0117, Rasa Janulevi\u010di\u016bt\u0117, Dainius Juoz\u0117nas, Saulius Jusionis, Rokas Kil\u010diauskas, Dalia Klajumien\u0117, Alvydas Klimas, Audrius Klimas, Arvydas Ku\u010dinskas, Skirmant\u0117 Kvietkauskien\u0117, Elona Lubyt\u0117, Ieva Maz\u016brait\u0117-Novickien\u0117, Karolis Mila\u0161evi\u010dius, Vytautas Narbutas, Vytautas O\u0161kinis, Diana Pali\u016bnait\u0117, Au\u0161ra Petrauskait\u0117, Vidas Po\u0161kus, Vilma Statkien\u0117, Donatas Stasiulis, Lina Stefanovi\u010d, Malcolm Stewart, Vadim \u0160amkov, Joris \u0160imulynas, Vaidut\u0117 \u0160\u010diglien\u0117, Goda \u0160uminait\u0117, Lijana Turskyt\u0117-Ortiz, Aust\u0117 Varn\u0117, Paulius Vitkauskas, Gintaut\u0117 \u017demaityt\u0117, R\u016bta \u017dinien\u0117, D\u017eiuljeta \u017diug\u017edien\u0117<\/p>\n The exhibition is dedicated to the 90th anniversary of architect and designer Tadas Baginskas. In search of meaningful connections within Baginskas\u2019 creative biography, the term \u201cmusical counterpoint\u201d was chosen, which refers to combinations of independent melodies sounding together. This choice was inspired by Baginskas\u2019 record collection, pieces of his audio equipment, the musical connections in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"template":"","tags":[],"department":[70],"parodos-zymos":[195],"class_list":["post-25114","paroda","type-paroda","status-publish","hentry","department-museum-of-applied-arts-and-design","parodos-zymos-paroda"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lndm.devmerit.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/paroda\/25114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lndm.devmerit.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/paroda"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lndm.devmerit.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/paroda"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lndm.devmerit.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lndm.devmerit.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/paroda\/25114\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lndm.devmerit.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lndm.devmerit.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25114"},{"taxonomy":"department","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lndm.devmerit.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/department?post=25114"},{"taxonomy":"parodos-zymos","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lndm.devmerit.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/parodos-zymos?post=25114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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