Crossing

The techniques of collage and assemblage so loved by Soviet Modernism and Valentinas Antanavičius (b. 1936) are a typical invention of early-20th century Western Modernism, which forced artists and critics to reconsider the concept of the still-life genre. However, no agreement was reached on whether Modernism, which has turned objects into a means of artistic expression, has expanded the concept of the still-life, or whether the artistic strategy should be associated with the development of the still-life. At any rate, the assemblage again makes us ask what the still-life represents. Hence, Antanavičius’ work expressly shows the relationship between Modernist artists in Soviet Lithuania and objects, and their attitude towards the aims of creative work.

Text author Giedrė Jankevičiūtė

The techniques of collage and assemblage so loved by Soviet Modernism and