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 […]
9th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2021 Theme: “Absence” Time: 2021 Location: Nowhere Project Explanation: 1. The “9th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2021” is a unique non-commercial cultural project. 2. The “9th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2021” is a conceptual art project. 3. “Absence is presence. These are the fundamentals […]
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) […]
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? 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“ […]
10 Evils 1993, artist’s book object, unique, wood, 14,8 x 137 x 2,4 cm
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 […]
The Creation. Genesis 1:11-13 1993, unique, artist’s book object, wood, hinges, nails, oil colour, 59 x 38 x 1,3 cm
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”. […]
The Book – Vol.4 Book Art Exhibition Today I received the small parcel from Tokyo with invitation cards to the Artist’s Book Exhibition. Beautiful printed cards with my artist’s book on it, and Christmas Greetings. Thanks to all my Friends in Japan. Time: 2-13 December 2019 Location: Gallery Saoh Nihonbashi-honcho 1-3-1, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, […]
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 […]
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 […]
2018 Lectures & Workshop “Making copperplate print(intaglio) printed on plaster cubes“. Prof. Toshiya Takahama, Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2018 Artist‘s Book Lectures & Workshop “pli selon pli“. Patrizia Meinert, Germany . . . . . . […]
On 24th of August 2019 in Chicago I “found” beautiful artist’s book object. Kestutis Vasiliunas (Prof. Kestutis Vasiliunas} © Photos: 2Cent. © Artist’s Book Creators 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 […]
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 […]
Fly from Helsinki to Tokyo through North of Russia and Ural Mountains. 2018 April 23th Wonderful fly with Japan Airline. Maybe the best airlines in the world… © Photos: Kestutis Vasiliunas, 2018 © Circle “Bokartas”, 2018
Tokyo 2019 Musashino Art University in Tokyo 2019 12-24 January 2019 Journey No. 98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tokyo 2018 24 April – 1 May 2018 Journey No. 92 Fly […]
Contemporary Artist’s Boook Time: 26 April 2018 Location: Tokyo University of the Arts, Japan After the lectures and talk with the students we went for a dinner in nice restaurant with old posters from the cinemas on the walls. Main Sponsor of the Travel to Japan: Lithuanian Council for Culture © […]
Tea Book No. 7 2017, artist’s book-object, unique, tea bags, letterpress, closed: 26 x 38 x 3,4 cm, opened: 26 x 76 x 1,7 cm Text in the artist’s book: “The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.” – St. Augustine 2017 Artist’s book was exhibited in the […]
Tea Book No. 6 2015, artist’s book-object, unique, tea bags, rope, stamps, 11 x 27 x 1,7 cm Artist’s book was exhibited in the “Between the Sheets: Artists’ Books 2017“ Time: 18 March – 8 April 2017 Location: “Gallery Central”, Perth, Western Australia Time: 13 June – 2 July Location: “Australian Galleries”, Melbourne
“Between the Sheets: Artists’ Books 2017“ Time: 18 March – 8 April 2017 Location: “Gallery Central”, Perth, Western Australia Time: 13 June – 2 July Location: “Australian Galleries”, Melbourne Curators: David Forrest & Janis Nedela Article about the Artist’s Book Exhibition in the “Imprint” Artists in the Artist’s Book Exhibition “Between the Sheets: […]
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 […]
The Tea Book? 2015, unique, tea bags, stamps, rope, tea leafs, 11,5 x 27,5 x 1,8 cm Artist’s book was exhibited in the “7th Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2015″ . . . . .
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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
“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. . . .
“7th Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2015″ Exhibition theme: “Error” {mistake} Time: 12-15 March, 2015 Location: Halle 3, H501, “IAKH: Globus Galerie + Edition Lebensretter”, Leipzig Book Fair, Germany Exhibition for the Leipzig Book Fair is composed from 51 artists from the “7th Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2015″, from Germany, Italy, Mexico, China, Northern […]
“RETHINK – a Workshop on Book Art Objects” Time: 1st – 4th of December, 2014 Location: Vilnius Academy of Arts, Department of Graphics Professor Joseph Johannes Visser from The Netherlands Professor Hanne Matthiesen from Denmark From 1st to 4th of December of 2014 for the first time in Lithuania, in Vilnius Academy of Arts Department of […]
“The Art of the Book” Artists Books and Altered Books Time: 6 November 2014 – 5 January 2015 Location: Central Library of Rochester & Monroe County Lower Link Gallery, U.S.A. Art of the Book 2014 Exhibits Committee Members: Sally Snow, Corinne Clar, Jessica LaManna, Kate Meddaugh, Inge Munnings, Nanci Nugent, Jay Osborne and Anita […]
Exhibition theme: “Error” {mistake} Main Prize – The Main Prize given to the artist Hanne Stochholm from Denmark. Congratulation!!! Exhibition is composed from: 265 artists from 48 countries sending in about 600 exhibits to be juried. The 7th Artist’s Book Triennial is now composed from […]
Von Freitag bis Freitag (From Friday until Friday) 2013, edition 4, in the workshop found printed paper, letter press, rope, size closed: 27 x 22 x 5 cm / opened: 47 x 22 x 17 cm This artist’s book was made in […]
Tea Book No. 3 2013, artist’s book object, unique, tea bags, wooden boxes, wooden stick, leather, rope, size closed: 53 x 28 x 11,5 cm / opened: 106 x 28 x 17 cm 2015 Artist’s book was exhibited in the “Cascais International Book Art 2015″ Time: 26 June – 12 July 2015 Location: Museum Quarter, […]
Gallery East and the City of Swan organized the Artists’ Book Exhibition. Time: 15 January 5 February 2012 Location: “Gallery East”, Perth, Australia
Pages 2011, artist’s book object, used envelopes, plastic rope, 20 x 20 x 10 cm
Journeys with personal car: Venezia 2019 2–6 June, 2019 58th International Art Exhibition / La Biennale d’Arte di Venezia Jannis Kounellis in Fondazione Prada, Venezia Journey No. 102 Vercelli & Venezia 2019 7–17 March, 2019 Transportation of the “8th International Artist‘s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018“ from Vercelli to Venezia Journey No. 100 Vercelli 2019 22–24 […]
Theme: “Love” Jury meeting: 9-16 December 2011 Jury Members: Joseph Johannes Visser, The Netherlands; Hanne Matthiesen, Denmark; Deirdre Kelly, Italy / U.K.; Kestutis Vasiliunas, Lithuania. Time & Location: 2 February – 3 March 2012, “Scuola Internazionale di Grafica”, Venice, Italy; 15 March – 18 March 2012, Leipzig Book Fair, Germany; 12 April – 28 April […]
Time: 15 October – 25 October 2009 Location: Vilnius Academy of Arts Artist’s Book Workshop was conducted by international professors, winners of many premiums: Wayne Andrew Crothers from Australia, who is teaching in Japan; Chang-Soo Kim from South Korea; Joseph Johannes Visser from The Netherlands. Prof. Wayne Andrew Crothers from […]
Tea Book No. 2 2002, unique, artist’s book object, tea bags, rope, woodcut, size: closed 29 x 31 x 1,7 cm, opened 29 x 56 x 1,2 cm © Artist’s Book Creators 2002
Tea Book No. 1 2002, unique, artist’s book object, tea bags, rope, wooden box, 12,3 x 12,3 x 4,6 cm Artist’s book was exhibited in the “4th International Artist’s Book Exhibition”, in the King St. Stephen Museum in Székesfehérvár, Hungary; The artist’s book belongs to the King St. Stephen Museum Collection. © Artist’s Book Creators 2002 […]
Guten Tag 2000, unique, pasteboard, acrylic colour, 30 x 31,5 x 1,4 cm © Artist’s Book Creators 2000
Book of Creation 1993, unique, artists-book object, wood, hinges, nails, oil colour, 48 x 59 x 4,5 cm © Artist’s Book Creators 1993