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Today
exhibition halls show the pieces of fine arts painted a few decades ago,
and which is referred to as "silent modernism". It contributed to the
maturity of the artists of the modern generation who freely communicate
with the audience through their installations, performances and video art
not only in the Contemporary Art Center in Vilnius, but also in Paris,
Venice and New York. Pieces of art by Eglė Rakauskaitė, Paulius
and Svajonė Stanikas, Deimantas Narkevičius, and Gediminas and
Nomeda Urbonas, which have reached international audiences, provided a
possibility for Lithuanians themselves to realize the unique nature of
their art.
Every encyclopedia or reference book on art has an entry about Fluxus. But
few of them mention that this influential movement was initiated by
Lithuanian Jurgis Mačiūnas.
Who is Jurgis MAČIŪNAS?
Jurgis Mačiūnas, internationally known as George Maciunas, the
father of Fluxus, (November 8, 1931- May 9, 1978) was born in Kaunas,
Lithuania. As a young man he moved to Germany to escape the Soviet
occupation of Lithuania.
What is FLUXUS?
Fluxus (from "to flow") is an art movement noted for the blending of
different artistic disciplines, primarily visual art, but also music and
literature.
Fluxus included a strong current of anti-commercialism disparaging the
conventional market-driven art world in favor of an artist-centered
creative practice.
Among its early associates were Joseph Beuys, Dick Higgins, Nam June Paik
and Yoko Ono.
Fluxus has also been compared to Dada and aspects of Pop Art and is seen
as the starting point of mail art.
Paintings by Dalia Kasčiūnaitė, Ričardas Vaitiekūnas,
Rūta Katiliūtė, Algis Griškevičius, Vilmantas Marcinkevičius,
slupture Mindaugas Navakas, and many others are exquisite pieces
in many foreign, private and even royal collections of art.
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