10th International Triennial of Small Graphic Forms VILNIUS 2020
The International Triennial of Small Graphic Forms in Vilnius has been held since 1994 and this year marks the contest’s 10th holding. The fact that the Triennial retains its relevance, attracts numerous authors from a variety of countries, enjoys a loyal circle of old-timers and simultaneously lures emerging young artists to try their hand at it clearly shows how significant, trusted, competent and admired this event is in the world of graphic art.
This year’s exhibition features works by 81 creators from 19 countries around the world, notably Sweden, Poland, Japan and Belgium. Of course, Lithuanian creators are also actively participating in the event. The exhibition is proud to present a variety of techniques, genres and styles, ranging from figurative to abstract, expressive to minimalist, illustrative to conceptual, fantastic to artistic classics and from dramatic to comical motifs. This great variety is neatly summed up by dominant variant motifs of the human image. The broad spectrum illustrates both the relevance of the traditional, as well as the novel arts and highlights the importance of experimentation and technical conceptualization.
The colorful landscape of the triennial promises not only an exceptional acquaintanceship with small graphic forms, but also provides enriching artistic content for a broad audience. Audiences will be pleased to uncover and / or to reconnect with favorite genres, styles and stories.
Curators
Nijolė Šaltenytė, Rūta Taukinaitytė-Narbutienė
Jury
Dr. Žygimantas Augustinas, Artist (chairman of the jury)
Kristina Kleponytė-Šemeškienė, Art critic
Jurga Minčinauskienė, Art critic
Dr. Ramutė Rachlevičiūtė, Art critic
Diana Radavičiūtė, Artist
Rūta Taukinaitytė-Narbutienė, Art critic
Regina Urbonienė, Art critic
Prize winners
I Prize
David Moyer, USA
II Prize
Augustas Bidlauskas, Lithuania
III Prize
Laima Matuzonytė, Lithuania
Diplomas
For continuous self-reinvention
Danutė Gražienė, Lithuania
For fostering the intaglio technique
Veronika Siupka, Poland
For geometrical metaphors
Jurjen Ravenhorst, The Netherlands
For sensual monologues
Hye Jeong Kwon, South Korea
For visual alchemy
Anielo Scotto, Italy
Participants:
Valentinas Ajauskas, Lietuva / Martin R. Baeyens, Belgija / Birgitta Bandi, Šveicarija / Mikael Bergman, Švedija / Augustas Bidlauskas, Lietuva / Ewa Carlsson, Švedija / Haruko Cho, Japonija / Piotr Ciesielski, Lenkija / Daniel Roberto Cocca, Švedija / Jole Di Costanzo, Italija / Lukasz Cywicki, Lenkija / Theo Damsteegt, Nyderlandai / Kristina Daniūnaitė, Lietuva / Julian Davies, Jungtinė Karalystė / Tatjana Diščenko, Lietuva / Edvin Dragičević, Kroatija /
Olesya Dzhurayeva, Ukraina / Eve Eesmaa, Estija / Inga Eičaitė, Lietuva / Monika Falke, Vokietija / Colin Gillespie, Jungtinė Karalystė / Francesco Giordano, Italija / Danutė Gražienė, Lietuva / Hanna Grzonka-Karwacka, Lenkija / Daiva Gudelytė, Lietuva / Lena Hjelm, Švedija / Daliutė Ivanauskaitė, Lietuva / Kamilė Jadevičiūtė, Lietuva / Vaidotas Janulis, Lietuva / Ramunė Jundaitė-Misevičienė, Lietuva / Ann-Kristin Källström, Švedija / Toshimi Kitano, Japonija / Isao Kobayashi, Japonija / Taichi Kodama, Japonija / Alja Košar, Slovėnija / Vaiva Kovieraitė-Trumpė, Lietuva / Elvyra Katalina Kriaučiūnaitė, Lietuva / Asta Kulikauskaitė-Krivickienė, Lietuva / Hyejeong Kwon, Korėja / Fred Maës, Belgija / Marija Marcelionytė-Paliukė, Lietuva / Bernadette Maréchal, Belgija / Luc Martinsen, Belgija / Laima Matuzonytė, Lietuva / David Moyer, JAV / Gunnar Nilmén, Švedija / Kristina Norvilaitė, Lietuva / Elisabeth Ödmann, Švedija / Zdzisław Olejniczak, Lenkija / Miwako Oso, Japonija / Serena Pagnini, Italija / Irina Panaskova, Lietuva / Kathie Pettersson, Švedija / Nicolas Poignon, Vokietija / Karol Pomykała, Lenkija / Henry Pouillon, Belgija / Jurjen Ravenhorst, Nyderlandai / Ugnė Rudinskaitė, Lietuva / Aine Scannell, Škotija, Jungtinė Karalystė / Aniello Scotto, Italija / Jolanta Sereikaitė, Lietuva / Weronika Siupka, Lenkija / Arta Skuja, Latvija / Masaaki Sugita, Japonija / Maria Sundström, Švedija / Ingela Svensson, Švedija / Gerardas Šlektavičius, Lietuva / Toma Šlimaitė, Lietuva / Catherine Tam, Kanada / Erja Tienvieri, Švedija / Kana Tsuchiya, Japonija / Rafal Urbanski, Lenkija / Roberta Vaigeltaitė-Vasiliūnienė, Lietuva / Kelli Valk, Estija / Vaida Varnagienė, Lietuva / Benjamin Vasserman, Estija / Eglė Vertelkaitė, Lietuva / Nijolė Vilutienė, Lietuva / Cleo Wilkinson, Australija / Birutė Zokaitytė, Lietuva / Ugnė Žilytė, Lietuva
Organised by Vilnius Graphic Art Centre
Sponsors Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania, Lithuanian Council for Culture, Lithuanian Artists‘ Association