{"id":23862,"date":"2025-04-14T12:08:55","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T09:08:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lndm.devmerit.com\/taikomosios-dailes-ir-meno-muziejus\/renginiai\/museum-of-applied-arts-and-design-launches-a-retrospective-of-the-artist-stasys-usinskas-to-mark-his-120th-birth-anniversary\/"},"modified":"2025-04-14T12:08:55","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T09:08:55","slug":"museum-of-applied-arts-and-design-launches-a-retrospective-of-the-artist-stasys-usinskas-to-mark-his-120th-birth-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"renginys","link":"https:\/\/lndm.devmerit.com\/en\/museum-of-applied-arts-and-design\/events\/museum-of-applied-arts-and-design-launches-a-retrospective-of-the-artist-stasys-usinskas-to-mark-his-120th-birth-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"Museum of Applied Arts and Design launches a retrospective of the artist Stasys U\u0161inskas to mark his 120th birth anniversary\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>At 5.30 pm Thursday, 17 April, the Museum of Applied Arts and Design of the Lithuanian National Museum of Art (Arsenalo St 3a, Vilnius) invites to the opening of Stasys U\u0161inskas\u2019s retrospective Stasys U\u0161inskas: the Iceberg of Lithuanian Modernism<\/i>. The exhibition celebrating the artist\u2019s 120th birth anniversary, will feature U\u0161inskas\u2019s paintings, stained-glass pieces and their preparatory sketches, marionettes and their X-ray images, stage set and costume designs, the puppet animation film The Dream of the Fatty. <\/i>The exhibition will be expanded by archival photographic images and a documentary on the stained-glass windows created for the churches in Lithuania. The exhibition will be on until 14 September.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI would call the opening of this long and thoroughly prepared exhibition in our museum an event of national importance.\u00a0 <\/span>Stasys U\u0161inskas not only truly deserves a mention alongside such celebrated Lithuanian artists as Mikalojus Konstantinas \u010ciurlionis, Petras Kalpokas or Justinas Vieno\u017einskis, but is indisputably a figure of international scale, as witnessed by his awards from the important Paris and New York exhibitions. As the title of the exhibition proclaims, <\/span>U\u0161inskas\u2019s artistic legacy is a like a giant iceberg of which we mostly see a small part only, here, by contrast, the visitors will get a unique opportunity to experience its entire spectrum from painting to stained-glass, from a monumental panel painting to fantastic marionette puppets, from animation to decorative glass pieces of stunning beauty. For the coming five months, the \u201ciceberg\u201d will emerge before our eyes in its entire majesty,\u201d Dr <\/span>Ar\u016bnas Gel\u016bnas, director general of the LNMA, says.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cToday one of the most-renowned Lithuanian 20th C. artists Stasys U\u0161inskas can be called \u201cone-man orchestra\u201d. Stained-glass and graphic arts, painting, stage set and costume design \u2013 these are the fields, which profited from a glaring contribution of this unique and innovating personality skilfully blending the Lithuanian school of art with the avant-garde achievements in Western Europe. The title of the exhibition <\/span>Stasys U\u0161inskas: the Iceberg of Lithuanian Modernism<\/span><\/i> straightforwardly encapsulates the nature of this versatile artist, without prioritizing any of the fields that <\/span>U\u0161inskas\u2019s<\/span> talent touched upon. We hope the exhibition will be interesting to all of our visitors; for some, it will evoke nostalgic memories, others will gain new experiences or will be surprised by an unexpected encounter with one of the most interesting and prominent Lithuanian artists,\u201d <\/span>D\u017eiuljeta \u017diug\u017edien\u0117, director of the Museum of Applied Arts and Design of the LNMA says.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The creative practice ranging from canvas to the stage\u00a0\u00a0<\/h6>\n

Professor Stasys U\u0161inskas (1905\u20131974), one of the most renowned 20th C. \u2013 Lithuanian art figures of exceptional talent \u2013 a prolific painter, graphic artist, stained-glass and decorative glass expert, stage set designer, and art pedagogue \u2013 was inspired by Cubism and Constructivism. Having studied under Fernand <\/span>L\u00e9ger and the Ukrainian-Jewish stage set designer Alexandra Exter, <\/span>U\u0161inskas<\/span> discovered his own distinct stylistic trend. Among the artist\u2019s signature works are his puppet marionettes designed for the first Lithuanian professional puppet production <\/span>Silvestras D\u016bdel\u0117<\/span><\/i>, a play by Antanas Gustaitis. The marionettes appeared also in the first Lithuanian sound puppet animation film <\/span>The Dream of the Fatty. <\/span><\/i>The inter-war Lithuanian drama theatre is unthinkable without the artist. He collaborated with the State Theatre designing stage sets and character costumes; in the 1937 Paris World\u2019s Fair, his stage set designs (sketches) for Shakespear\u2019s <\/span>Twelfth Night<\/span><\/i> and Balys Dvarionas\u2019s ballet <\/span>The Matchmaking<\/span><\/i> (produced in 1933) were awarded the Gold Medal. Having perfected <\/span>the stained-glass making technology, he is considered the father of contemporary Lithuanian stained-glass.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The opportunity to see the previously unexhibited historical paintings\u00a0\u00a0<\/h6>\n

Visitors of <\/span>Stasys U\u0161inskas: the Iceberg of Lithuanian Modernism <\/span><\/i>will be offered an opportunity to see some rarely-exhibited decorative glass pieces, the impressive panel painting, and two previously unexhibited historical canvases.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Lithuania <\/span><\/i>(1939), a 24-part tempera painting and wax-relief panel<\/span> of an impressive, 33 m<\/span>2 <\/span>size, was a commission by the State of Lithuanian. It was presented at the 1939 New York World\u2019s Fair.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The 1429 Congress of Lutsk (Vytautas the Great in the Castle of Lutsk) (<\/span><\/i>1939), one of the historical canvases, depicts the gathering that decided the coronation question of Vytautas the Great. Centrally in the painting are situated the Holy Emperor and King <\/span>Sigismund of Hungary<\/span><\/a> and Grand Duke of Lithuania Vytautas. On the left in the foreground are Jogaila, King <\/span>of Poland with his wife Sophia, and the <\/span>Bishop of Krak\u00f3w<\/span><\/a>\u202f<\/span>Zbigniew Ole\u015bnicki<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The painting <\/span>Grand Duke of Lithuania Algirdas Striking with His Sword Against the Kremlin Gate in Moscow in 1369, <\/span><\/i>illustrating the power of the duke in expanding the lands of Lithuania and its influence, was exhibited in the Honour Hall of the Lithuanian Pavilion at the 1939 New York World\u2019s Fair, and won the Grand Prix.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The exhibition <\/span>Stasys U\u0161inskas: the Iceberg of Lithuanian Modernism <\/span><\/i>will be accompanied by open lectures and an educational-familiarization programme, including the LNMA-hosted education events, special creative workshops and presentations with invited lecturers. The exhibition will be on until 14 September.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

At 11 am Thursday, 17 April, the exhibition opening day, the Museum of Applied Arts and Design holds a press conference, featuring Prof. Dr Ramut\u0117 Rachlevi\u010di\u016bt\u0117, exhibition curator; D\u017eiuljeta \u017diug\u017edien\u0117, project leader and director of the Museum of Applied Arts and Design of the LNMA; exhibition designer Marius \u017dalneravi\u010dius; Dr \u017dydr\u016bnas Mirinavi\u010dius, stained-glass artist and historian; Rimas Drie\u017eis, stage director and artist at the puppet theatre, and Stasys U\u0161inskas\u2019s daughter Rasa U\u0161inskait\u0117.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Project leader D\u017eiuljeta \u017diug\u017edien\u0117\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Curator dr. Ramut\u0117 Rachlevi\u010di\u016bt\u0117\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Architect \u016ala \u017debrauskait\u0117-Malinausk\u0117\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Designer Marius \u017dalneravi\u010dius\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Architect-coordinator Egl\u0117 Jagmin\u0117\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Coordinator Monika Gedrimait\u0117\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Light artist by Mantas Markevi\u010dius<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Translator Irena Jomantien\u0117\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Partners:\u00a0<\/span>Lithuanian Theatre, Music and Film Museum, M. K. \u010ciurlionis National Museum of Art, National Museum of Lithuania, Vilnius Theatre L\u0117l\u0117, Lithuanian Art Centre TARTLE, Lithuanian Central State Archives, Lithuanian Literature and Art Archives, Vytautas the Great War Museum\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Special thanks to: Ma\u017evydas Truklickas, Andrius Melys, Dainius Markevi\u010dius, Tomas Orlovas, Salvijus Misevi\u010dius, Lukas Narvilas, Vadim \u0160amkov, Tadas Bl\u0117dis, J\u016brat\u0117 Senvaitien\u0117, Lina Jurnien\u0117, Silvija Luko\u0161ien\u0117, Algimantas Vaineikis, R\u016bta Kasiulyt\u0117, Virginija Li\u016bgien\u0117, Tomas Ru\u010dys, Rasa Bieliauskait\u0117-Mikolaitien\u0117, Lina Ona Adomaityt\u0117, Gediminas Mikelaitis, Ilona \u010ciu\u017eauskait\u0117, Indr\u0117 Polimaitien\u0117, Gust\u0117 Gulevait\u0117, Skirmant\u0117 Kvietkauskien\u0117, Irena Aleksien\u0117, Antanas Luk\u0161\u0117nas, Rima Rutkauskien\u0117, Gra\u017eina Gurnevi\u010di\u016bt\u0117, Jonas Aleksa, Vladislavas Kislovskis, \u017dydr\u016bnas Mirinavi\u010dius<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Project organizer Museum of Applied Arts and Design, the LNMA\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Project funded by Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Information partners: LRT, \u201eJCDecaux Lietuva\u201c\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Supporter BN Tekstil\u0117\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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