Gambling behind the glass 2014-03-24
It seems that the participation of the film “The Gambler” of the director Ignas Jonynas in San Sebastian Film Festival is a greater event than the film itself. The film was selected by the director of the festival Jose Luis Rebordinos to the list of eight films which represent the festival.
Insects as actors in 1910-2013: from animation of V.Starevich to photography of L.Jonaitis 2013-12-02
Cinema and photography are two different art kinds that have much in common. Two different artists, Vladislav Starevich and Lukas Jonaitis, were related by interest in entomology. V.Starevich was a famous filmmaker, father of stop-motion animation, author of many film scripts, actor. LJonaitis is a young photographer who has been creating macro photographs for some time and capturing representatives of insects and spiders’ world.
Attitude to Vitas Luckus 2013-11-20
It is the author’s small hommage to the man whom he did not know personally but with whom he got acquainted closely through his own words. Going through pages of the book compiled by Margarita Matulytė and Tania Luckienė-Aldag and dedicated to the photographer Vitas Luckus and his works, the author could not get rid of the feeling that he recognised some of his contemporaries surrounding him. This hommage is indirectly addressed to them too.
To transform (oneself) 2013-10-07
Enthusiasts and masters of photography commemorated the birth centenary of Povilas Karpavičius (b. in 1909 in Tbilisi – d. in 1986 in Kaunas) in 2009, the exhibition “Maestro Povilas Karpavičius (1909–1986)” was organised in Riga and biggest Lithuanian towns. Many publications dedicated to the master appeared in the press and it was emphasised how important it was to restore history of Lithuanian photography in detail, without forgetting photographers who used non-standard techniques. Still, after the jubilee year the personality and works of P. Karpavičius was forgotten little by little again.
Romualdas Rakauskas: “Your works reveal your inside” 2013-09-05
The conversation with the art photographer Romualdas Rakauskas takes place during the European Basketball Championship. The photographer is a passionate admirer of basketball, he has issued two albums with Romualdas Požerskis “Men of Žalgiris” (1987) and “Legendary Men of Žalgiris” (2011). The artist is asked what team of Lithuanian photographers he would rally in order to play basketball.