Author Archives: Kestutis Vasiliunas

Lecture at the Artist’s Book Conference at the University of Granada

Lecture “The Structures of the Artist’s Book”     Time: 16th of January, 2024 Location: Salón de Grados, University of Granada, Spain Project coordination: Prof. Gloria Lapeña Gallego English interpretation by Prof. Emilia Iglesias Fernández University of Granada inciciated the Artist’s Book Project “Slow Selfie. When Knowledge Becomes Image”. Organisers invited Vilnius Academy of Arts […]

Printmaking Exhibition in USA 2022

Printmaking Exhibition “Surface Impressions 2022”     Time: 3 June – 26 August, 2022 Location: The LUX Center for the Arts, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA Curator: Sean Starwars EXHIBITION DESCRIPTION “The LUX Center for the Arts, in cooperation with Constellation Studios, will present ‘Surface Impressions,’ an ambitious exhibition focusing on hand-produced relief prints from woodblock, linoleum cut, wood […]

Artist in Residence in Japan 2022 – Cancelled

1-30 April 2022 Artist in Residence, Kyoto, Japan Journey No. 110 – Cancelled After two years of waiting for the corona virus to finally run out and I will be able to travel, I bought airplane tickets to Osaka, hoping to go to an Art Residency in Kyoto. But few weeks before fly, I got the information from Finnair, […]

Poland

Journeys with personal car:   Lodz 2023 30 September – 2 October 2023 Artist’s Book Exhibition: FREEDOM Project, Polish Book Art Museum, Lodz, Poland Journey No. 118 .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . Gdansk 2021 […]

Artist’s Book Exhibition in Australia 2021

“Between the Sheets: Artists’ Books Exhibition 2021“     Time: 30 April – 22 May 2021 Location: Gallery East in conjunction with Gallery Central, (North Metropolitan TAFE), Gallery Central, Aberdeen Street, Perth, Western Australia Curators: David Forrest & Janis Nedela “Between the Sheets, Artists’ Books 2021, forms the fifth in the biennial series of exhibitions […]

Artist’s Book. Tea Book No. 10

Tea Book No. 10 2021, artist’s book-object, scroll book, unique, tea bags, wood, letterpress. Object measures: h 12 cm x 42 cm x 19 cm. Opened scroll “book” 94 cm The artist’s book was exhibited in the artist’s book exhibition “Between the Sheets: Artists’ Books Exhibition 2021” in Australia Time: 30 April – 22 May […]

Virtual Contemporary Artists’ Book Conference 2021

“Books on Places & Books From Places. An Unbalanced Equation”   Time: 26 February 2021 Organizer: Center for Book Arts, New York, USA   Artist’s Book Conference on “Books on Places & Books From Places. An Unbalanced Equation” was part of the “2021 Contemporary Artists’ Book Conference” in conjunction with “Printed Matter’s Virtual Art Book […]

Artist’s Book Exhibition in Iceland 2020

International Artist’s Book Exhibition in Reykjavik Arts Festival JAÐARLÖND | BORDERLANDS     Time: 21 August – 20 September 2020 Location: The National Library of Iceland, Reykjavik Organiser: ARKIR Book Arts Group Curator: Kristin Thora Gudbjartsdottir Participants: Åse Eg Jørgensen (Denmark) Imi Maufe (Norway) Kęstutis Vasiliūnas (Lithuania) Nancy Campbell (UK) Rebecca Goodale (USA) Bożka Rydlewska (Poland) […]

Halloween in American Library…

Artist‘s Book Triennial & the Patterson Library, Westfield, New York   In 2019 with the “8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018” I visited the United States of America. It was the first time when Artist’s Book Triennial moved in America. In the beginning, in August-September artist’s book exhibition was exhibited in the “Evanston Art Center“, […]

Chicago: Artist’s Book of Franklin Luke

It was morning. I was sitting in the local restaurant in Evanston with two gentlemen for business meeting. One of them, Mr. Bob Tanner, had one of the first artist’s book, printed in USA. The second was Mr. Stephen Murphy, an artist and photographer. At night, the rain stopped raining. So, it was beautiful sunny […]

Flip Artist’s Books in the National Art Center Tokyo

Masahiro Hasunuma – Flip Artist’s Books in the National Art Center, Tokyo 21st “DOMANI: The Art of Tomorrow” Exhibition . During our travel to participate in the Final Exams in the Musashino Art University in Tokyo, we with our friend an artist Koichi Kiyono visited National Art Center, Tokyo. On this time they had wonderful […]

Dailininko knygos dilema: Kas ji yra ir kas nėra?

Dailininko knygos dilema: Kas ji yra ir kas nėra? Lietuviškoji dailininko knyga pasaulio kontekste   Kęstutį Vasiliūną kalbina Eglė Petreikienė Papildytas žurnalo „Nemunas“ 2019, No. 4 tekstas Pradžioje patikslinkime žanro pavadinimą. Konceptuali dailininko sukurta knyga, kaip meno objektas, užsienio šalyse vadinama „artist’s book“ (artist arba artists’ book). Lietuvių dailėtyroje ir spaudoje randame įvairių terminų: „autorinė“, „menininko“ […]

Lithuanian Artist‘s Book in the World Context

The Dilemma of an Artist’s Book: What is it and What is it Not? Lithuanian Artist‘s Book in the World Context   Eglė Petreikienė interviews Kęstutis Vasiliūnas Expanded text of the magazine “Nemunas” 2019, No. 4 In the beginning let’s clarify definition of the genre. A conceptual book created by artist as an object of […]

Artist’s Book. The Creation. Genesis 1:1-2

The Creation. Genesis 1:1-2 1993, unique, artist’s book object, wood, hinges, nails, oil colour, 49 x 49 x 1,7 cm Text in the artist’s book: “O žemė buvo pusta ir tuščia, ir buvo tamsu ant gilybės”. Free translation: “And the earth was dark and empty, and darkness was upon the face of the deep”.   […]

Artist’s Book Lecture in Evanston Art Center, USA 2019

8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018 in Evanston Art Center Theme: Memento Mori     Time: 25 August 2019 Location: Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL, U.S.A. On 25th of August, Prof. Kestutis Vasiliunas gave the lecture on artist’s book in the Evanston Art Center. After the lecture was the special artist’s book viewing with […]

Water-Based Woodcut Workshop “The Great Wave off Kanagawa” 2019

Woodcut Workshop: “Water-Based Woodcut: Ukiyo-e Techniques” Professor’s Ryuta Endo (Musashino Art University, Tokyo, Japan) visit at the Graphic Art Department, Vilnius     Visit Time: 19-27 October, 2019 Location: Graphic Art Department, Vilnius, Lithuania Prof. Ryuta Endo with colleagues Hikaru Yamada, Akihiro Tokoro and students from the Musashino Art University, from Tokyo come to Vilnius. […]

Artist’s Book. Tea Book No. 9

Tea Book No. 9 – “The Full Moon” 2019, unique, artist’s book object, wood, teabags, rope, 9 x 9 x 76 cm Text, cut on the wood: “I drink tea, rain falls on the leaves of trees, the full moon of the moon descended”. – Kestutis Vasiliunas In 2019 the artist’s book was exhibited in […]

Artist’s Book Exhibition in Tokyo 2019

The Book – Vol.4 Book Art Exhibition   Time: 2-13 December 2019 Location: Gallery Saoh Nihonbashi-honcho 1-3-1, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan Curator: Director Mrs. Yoshiko Yokojima Artist: Barbara Bovenberg (The Netherlands) Yuko Ebina Toshihiro Hattori Jin Hirosawa Kazumi Ohgose Yoko Takahashi Kestutis Vasiliunas (Lithuania) Yuko Wada   More info: http://www.saohtomos.com/ http://www.saohtomos.com/saohtomos2014/future.htm   © Artist’s Book Creators […]

Niagara Falls

  2nd November 2019 Prof Timothy Frerichs took me to Niagara Falls. Powerful. Beautiful nature if man had not found this waterfall… Now in the part of USA one big casino, in the side of Canada – another. It’s look like waterfall was build and supported by casino members… Niagara Falls is a group of three […]

Flay over Baffin Island, Canada

Flay over Baffin Island to Fredonia   29th October 2019 Journey No. 105 Flay to the opening of the “8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018” in the Reed Library of the State University of New York at Fredonia. Baffin Island, in the Canadian territory of Nunavut, is the largest island in Canada and the fifth-largest island in […]

Fly over Greenland to Fredonia, U.S.A. 2019

Flay over Greenland to Fredonia   29th October 2019 Journey No. 105 This time for flying to USA, to the opening of the “8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018” in the Reed Library of the State University of New York at Fredonia, I chose Scandinavian airlines. I had to change airplane in Stockholm and Chicago. The sky was […]

Artist’s Book Exhibition in Australia 2019

“Between the Sheets: Artists’ Books 2019“   Time: 30 August – 21 September 2019 Location: “Gallery Central”, Perth, Western Australia Curators: David Forrest & Janis Nedela Participating Artists: Australia: New South Wales: Lee Bethel; Caelli Jo Brooker; Lisa Giles; Avril Makula; Jane Simon; Yvette Sullivan; Marama Warren. Queensland: Rhi Johnson; Lorraine Lamothe; Sue Poggioli. South […]

Norway

Artist’s Book Exhibition in Oslo 2022 3-7 July 2022 Oslo, Norway Journey No. 111 North Norway with Personal Car 2014 14-26 August 2014 Finland, North Norway Journey No. 72 Lithuanian Art Exhibition “Myter og Legender” 1999 12–19 February 1991 Oslo, Bergen Journey No. 1    

U.S.A.

Fredonia 2022 15-30 October 2023 Lecture and printmaking workshop with the students in the State University of New York at Fredonia. Solo exhibition in the Rockefeller Arts Center, U.S. Journey No. 113 .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  […]

Picasso, Goya, Munch & Rops in Museum de Reede, Antwerp

Time: 9 August 2019 Location: Museum De Reede, Antwerp, Belgium We visited beautiful Museum De Reede with fantastic exhibitions of printmaking. “An initiative by Dutchman Harry Rutten, who donated his art collection containing mainly prints by Goya, Rops and Munch to Belgian foundation, Museum De Reede in Antwerp is dedicated exclusively to graphic art.”   […]

Belgium

Journeys with Personal Car:   Antwerp & Brussels 2019 9-10 August 2019 Museum de Reede, Antwerp Magritte Museum, Brussels Journey No. 103   Artist in Residence “Frans Masereel Centrum”, Kasterlee 1999 28 January – 14 February 1999 Journey No. 13    

Finland

Some journeys with personal car:   Helsinki 2017 13-15 February 2017 Lectures in the Helsinki Art Academy Journey No. 85 Finland, Jyväskylä 2014 24-29 September 2014 Driving through all Finland to North Cape in Norway Journey No. 72 Ekenas 2002 28 August – 7 October 2002 Artist in Residence, Solo Exhibition Journey No. 28 Jyväskylä […]

“Artist’s Books” of Jannis Kounellis in Venezia 2019

  Exhibition Time: 11 May – 24 November 2019 Location: Fondazione Prada, Venice, Italy During our journey to the 58th International Art Exhibition in Venice / La Biennale d’Arte di Venezia, where Lithuanian Pavilion won the Venice Biennale’s 2019 Golden Lion, we visited the exhibition of Jannis Kounellis in Fondazione Prada,Venezia. It was Monday, and […]

Musashino Art University in Tokyo 2019

Final Exams in Musashino Art University Time: 15th of January 2019 Location: Musashino Art University, Tokyo, Japan .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . Museums in Tokyo .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  […]

Printmaking in the Space – Workshop in Vilnius 2018

Prof. Toshiya Takahama (Japan) Workshop ‘Making copperplate print(intaglio) printed on plaster cubes’   Time: 7-10 December 2018 Location: Graphic Art Department, Vilnius, Lithuania Prof. Toshiya Takahama from the Musashino Art University, from Tokyo arrived in Vilnius to give the lectures and to lead the printmaking workshop in the Graphic Art Department, in Vilnius Academy of […]

Artist’s Books of Yun Hyong-keun from Korea 2018

Artist’s Books & Abstract Paintings of Yun Hyong-keun   During our visit in Korea, in the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Seoul we have seen several good exhibitions. But one exhibition was absolutely fantastic – Retrospective of Yun Hyong-keun. Here were exhibited few artist’s books, or “paintings’ artist’s books” of Yun Hyong-keun […]

Artist’s Book Lecture in the Sungshin Woman’s University, Seoul 2018

Artist’s Book Lecture “Structures of Artist’s Book”   Time: 7 November 2018 Location: Sungshin Woman’s University, Seoul, Republic of Korea The “Sungshin Woman’s University” in Seoul invited Prof. Kestutis Vasiliunas from Graphic Department / Vilnius Academy of Arts to give the lecture on theme “Structures of Artist’s Book” and to talk with the students about […]

Contemporary Artist’s Book – Lecture in the “Gachon University” in Seoul 2018

Contemporary Artist’s Book     Time: 6 November 2018 Location: Gachon University, Seoul, Republic of Korea The “Gachon University” in Seoul invited Prof. Kestutis Vasiliunas from Graphic Department / Vilnius Academy of Arts to give the lecture on theme “Contemporary Artist’s Book” and to talk with the students about artist’s books. The lecture “Contemporary Artist’s […]

Artist’s Books of Dieter Roth in Torino 2018

Dieter Roth. “Le pagine“ At the Fiera Libro Arte Torino / FLAT   Time: 2–4 November 2018 Location: La Centrale, Nuvola Lavazza, Turin, Italia Address: via Ancona 11/a, Torino, Italy Curator: Elena Volpato We can’t stay in silence when such wonderful artist like Dieter Roth is exhibited in the Art Book Fair, in Torino. And […]

9th International Graphic Triennial “Colour in Graphic Art: Hybrid” 2018

9. Międzynarodowe Triennale Grafiki – Kolor w Grafice: Hybryda 9th International Graphic Triennial “Colour in Graphic Art: Hybrid“       Time: 21 September – 28 October 2018 Location: “Galerii Sztuki Wozownia”, Torun, Poland     More info: http://www.artinfo.pl/pl/blog/wydarzenia/wpisy/9-miedzynarodowe-triennale-grafiki-kolor-w-grafice-hybryda/      

In “Impact 10” 2018

Impact 10 – ENCUENTRO: “Fragment Encounters“     Time: 1-9 September 2018 Location: Santander, Spain Curators of the project: K. Stevenson & Karen Kunc The Fragment Encounters portfolio project is installed at the museo in Santander Spain for IMPACT 10 conference. K. Stevenson and Karen Kunc collaboration with 10 international artists.       © […]

8th Artist‘s Book Triennial in Urbino 2018

8th International Artist‘s Book Triennial in Urbino Theme: Memento Mori .   Time: 18–20 May 2018 Location: “Data”, Urbino, Italy “8th International Artist‘s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018” was exhibited in the Festival “Urbino e le Città del Libro”, in Urbino, Italy. More info and photos:   Main Sponsor of the Travel to Urbino: Lithuanian Council […]

Artist’s Book Exhibition in Tokyo 2018

Artist’s Book Exhibition The Book: Vol.3 . Time: 16-28 April 2018 Location: Gallery Saoh, Tokyo, Japan Curator: Director Mrs. Yoshiko Yokojima Artists: Ryoko Adachi, Yuko Ebina, Toshihiro Hattori, Jin Hirosawa, Kazumi Ohgose, Yoko Takahashi, Yuko Wada & Kestutis Vasiliunas. More info and photos: © Photos: Kestutis Vasiliunas © Artist’s Book Creators Community

Artist’s Book Lectures & Workshop in Urbino 2018

Artist’s Book Lectures & Workshop in Urbino     Lectures: “Manu Factus: Struttura e forme del libro”. The theme of the artist’s book workshop “Segni di città” (“Signts of the town”). Time: 14-17 May 2018 Location: ISIA Urbino (Istituto Superiore per le Industrie Artistiche), Italy   More photos and info … Main Sponsor of the […]

Japan

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International Printmaking Conference in Dunhuang 2017

“Coexistence of Civilizations: Art of Communication & Communication of Art“   Time: 19th September 2017 Location: Dunhuang, China In the Printmaking Conference in Dunhuang I arrive from the Guanlan Printmaking Workshop. Together with the conference was the International print exchange project “Belt and Road”. Town of Dunhuang is located in the north-west of China near […]

Printmaking 2017

“Lucas Cranach the Elder: Eva & Apple” 2017 Edition 21, paper, coloured woodcut, wooden stamps, 8 colours, 58 x 119 cm Print was created in the Art Residency in Tianjin, in China in 2017 Print was exhibited in 2017 in the Exhibition “1st Binhai International Print Camp“, Tianjin . . . . . . . […]

France

Journeys with personal car:   French Alps 2015 29 August –13 September 2015 Driving back to Lithuania from Vercelli through French Alps after the opening of the “7th International Artist‘s Book Triennial Vilnius 2015” in “Museo Leone” in Vercelli Journey No. 78 Lyon 2011 10–14 October 2011 Visiting the “11 Biennale de Lyon” Journey No. […]

Tianjin Printmaking Workshop – the First Print, 2017

YAC Print Workshop, Tianjin, China   21 September – 16 October 2017 I arrived in Tianjin Printmaking Workshop from Dunhuang, where was the opening of the exhibition and conference. It’s about 2000 km by airplane. It was early morning and the sun only started to illuminate the mountains, and the fog slowly disappearing from the […]

YAC Print Workshop, Tianjin 2017

21 September – 16 October 2017 Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts in China Tianjin Printmaking Workshop – the First Print Exhibition “1st Binhai International Print Camp”, Tianjin 2017 Prints created in the Tianjin Printmaking Residency 2017

Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts in China 2017

Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts   During our stay in Tianjin Print Workshop we had the possibility to visit Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts. It’s about one and a half hour driving from the workshop. Yes…, it is not the same Art Academy like in Europe. We visited Chinese painting class, where students learning from […]

The Second Week in Printmaking Workshop in Guanlan 2017

In Guanlan International Print Workshop artists lives in Artist’s Village near Half-Moon Pond. Especially beautiful at night. For creating the next print I have found another paradoxical topic with the title – “Zheng He VS Columbus”… So we should look on facts. Zheng He (1371–1433) was a Hui Chinese mariner, explorer, diplomat, fleet admiral, and […]

The First Week in Printmaking Workshop in Guanlan 2017

I am invited in Guanlan International Print Workshop for two weeks, and during this short time I have to create two prints. Prints have to be printed in edition 5o. As I am invited for the international printmaking artists exchange program and the exhibition “The Belt & Road”, I have to create prints based on China culture. For […]

Artist in Residency in China 2017

1 September – 18 September 2017 I am invited in the International Print Workshop – Guanlan Original Printmaking Base in China. Here I have to create few woodblock prints for the international printmaking artists exchange program and the exhibition “The Belt & Road”. Even I have been here with my wife Roberta in 2011, it is […]

Artist’s Book. Tea Book No. 8

Tea Book No. 8 – “Sonata per Gaza” 2017, artist’s book-object, unique, tea bags, digital printed text, letterpress, metal fastener, 15 x 19 x 9 cm; wooden box 20 x 20 x 6 cm The artist’s book “Sonata per Gaza” (“Sonata for Gaza”) created in collaboration with the Italian poet Guido Cupani for the artist’s […]

Poma Chronicle 1615 & Artist’s Book

Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala “The First New Chronicle and Good Government“   During our art journey to Denmark we have visited The Royal Library in Copenhagen where was exhibited Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala “The First New Chronicle and Good Government” (“El primer nueva crónica y buen gobierno”). Wonderful Book, I can’t only share […]

Videos from the Solo Exhibition “Memento Mori” 2017

Kestutis Vasiliunas. Water Sound Installation “Memento Mori”     Time: 5-29 January 2017 Location: Gallery “Titanikas”, Vilnius, Lithuania Curator: Dr. Vaidilute Brazauskaite L. The exhibition was visited by 2352 persons. Video about the exhibition in the “Lithuanian National Radio and Television” (LRT) www.LRT.LT “Line, Colour, Form”: Article about the Exhibition . © Artist’s Book Creators […]

Printmaking 2016

“Sleeping” 2016 Edition 1, canvas, coloured woodcut, wooden stamps, letterpress, embroidery, 120 x 360 cm Print was created in the Art Residency in Lapland, in Sweden. Print was exhibited in the Solo Exhibition “Memento Mori” in 2017 in the Gallery “Titanikas”, in Vilnius. . . . . . . . . . . . . […]

China 2011

International Print Workshop, Guanlan 20 December 2010 – 15 February 2011   Calligraphy Festival in China   Sunday in China   Lin Family Reunion during Spring Festival in China   One Day in China   Guilin in China   Journey to Yangshuo, China . . .

13th Artist’s Book Biennial in Austria in 2016

XIII Int. BuchKunstBiennale Horn 2016   Curator: Toni Kurz Time: 7 May – 2 July 2016 Location: Kunstverein Horn, Austria The last time when I have been in Horn it was in 1994…, when I participated in the Artist’s Book Symposium in Horn. Here I started my activity as an artist’s book creator and curator […]

Art Residency in Lapland, in Sweden 2016

In February 2016 I have been invited to create in the Artist in Residency in Lapland in Sweden. It was my second time for creating prints and artist’s book in this wonderful village in winter time. Snow and cold – what can be more nice? What can be more nice then long beautiful mornings and […]

Printing Marks and Codes, Chongqing, China 2015

Printmaking / Printing Design International Invitation Exhibition Chongqing, China Visit Time: 11–16 November 2015 Location: Chongqing and around, China I have been invited to participate as an artist in the Printmaking Exhibition “Printing Marks and Codes” in Chongqing. Exhibition was collected from printmakers of China and few invited artists from Lithuania, USA, Thailand, Japan, Australia, […]

Prints 2015

“Degas: Absinthe Drinker” 2015 Edition 1, canvas, coloured woodcut, wooden stamps, letterpress, 115 x 230 cm Print was created in the International Printmaking Workshop in Bedburg-Hau, in Germany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . […]

International Printmaking Workshop in Germany 2015

ArToll Sommerlabor 2015 Time: 27 July – 15 August, 2015 Location: ArToll , Bedburg-Hau, Germany Organizer: ArToll Kunstlabor e.V. Curators: Maren Rombold & Marco Henkenjohann The ArToll invited international artists in residence in a special summer workshop for printmaking. After a period of communal living and a mix of collaborative and individual work, the project […]

Artist’s Book Exhibition in Portugal in 2015

“Cascais International Book Art 2015″ Time: 26 June – 12 July 2015 Location: Museum Quarter, Cascais, Portugal Kestutis Vasiliunas was invited to participate in the international artist’s book exhibition in Cascais. He exhibited artist’s book – “Tea Book” and was on the opening of the Exhibition. The exhibition was in wonderful museum with ceramic plates […]

Artist’s Book. Tea Book No. 5

Tea Book No. 5 2015, artist’s book-object, unique, tea bags, stamps, rope, 11,5 cm x 28,5 cm x 1,2 cm In the artist’s book “Tea Book No.5” I play with form, structures, colour and text (dates). I create the artist’s book not “about something”, but an artist’s book as object with “information” in itself. You […]

Artist’s Book. Tea Book No. 4

“Tea Book No. 4” 2014, artist’s book object, unique, tea bags, stamps, lead, rope,11,5 cm x 27,5 cm x 1,8 cm Artist’s book “Tea Book No. 4” was exhibited in the exhibition “Between the Sheets: Artists Books 2015”, in 7 March – 2 April 2015, in the Gallery Central, in Perth, Australia. . . .