The Vilnia in Užupis

The etching The Vilnia in Užupis depicts the poor Užupis quarter of the city, situated on the left bank and separated from Safjaniki by the swirling river, which erodes the riverbank and destroys the wooden huts nestling beside it. The dynamic composition, the decisive lines and the dramatic contrast in the lighting recall the spring floods that devastate the city, and the power of the water to bring about disaster.

Source: Law firm Valiunas Ellex art album VILNIUS. TOPOPHILIA I (2014). Compiler and author Laima Laučkaitė
Expositions: “Vilnius. Topophilia. Views of Vilnius from the collection of the law firm Ellex Valiunas”, 5 October – 26 November 2017, National Gallery of Art, Vilnius (curator Laima Laučkaitė)

The etching The Vilnia in Užupis depicts the poor Užupis quarter of the city, situated on the left bank and separated from Safjaniki by the swirling river, which erodes the riverbank and destroys the wooden huts nestling beside it. The dynamic composition, the decisive lines and the dramatic contrast in the lighting recall the spring floods that devastate the city, and the power of the water to bring about disaster.

Source: Law firm Valiunas Ellex art album VILNIUS. TOPOPHILIA I (2014). Compiler and author Laima Laučkaitė
Expositions: “Vilnius. Topophilia. Views of Vilnius from the collection of the law firm Ellex Valiunas”, 5 October – 26 November 2017, National Gallery of Art, Vilnius (curator Laima Laučkaitė)