As in lots of peoples lifes, freedom in my life takes a very special place. I think, only free human being can be happy. Maybe it was the main reason, why after graduating bachelor of arts I decided to study painting in the faculty of arts further. Because of the possibility not only to learn the subject I love, but also to feel free and independent in my oeuvre in all meanings. In my postgraduate studies finishing art works I wanted (I tried) to call attention of people to the phenomenon of memes. Meme is an information pattern, held in an individual's memory, which is capable of being copied to another individual's memory, to call attention of people to some stereotypes, which possibly came into our lifes under the influence of memes. To deny the standard opinion, that we should talk seriously about serious things (problems), I introduce my ten paintings, which are gamesome, “tormentless”, free. Although pending problems are serious, my paintings are not only painted by gamesome and free style (manner), full of various bright, blaze colours. Selected subjects are also voluntary, free. My ten paintings unfold four themes: “Cruelty and coldness”, “Relationship between female and male”, “Time to be born and time to die”, “Freedom����. For the theme “Cruelty and coldness” I introduce three paintings: 1 – “Do you think, I am worse than you because of that?..”, 2 – “It’s cold inside – we are the robots”, 3 – “The chicken rissole for dinner”. For the theme “Relationship between... [to full text]

The final paper is devoted to the rather new phenomenon in the world of books – to the artist’s copyright book. It is thirty years old only, however, already three exhibitions of “artist’s” book were arranged. Objective of the final paper is to show historical development of the book origin and finishing with modern book and book’s form, destination, material changes are considered here. These are Sumerian clay tables and Egyptian papyrus and the Middle Ages’ manuscripts and the book which today we cal call classic with its canons and standards. Simultaneously, development of post services is analysed also as it was an integral part of the book. Analysis of book development is the context in which today “artist’s” book forms. This is like a new phenomenon, deliberately denying traditions, both of form and material, and finally of function of the book in all world of art, in which attention is drawn to the concept, individuality, where traditions are deliberately avoided and the escape from traditions also becomes a tradition.

Fitodesign in Lithuania: Yesterday and Today.

„Woman pride“ – project of feeling vision. The album „Woman pride“ – project of feeling vision was prepared and predicated according to art, design theory (knowledge of artistic and composite expression means) and evaluation criteria of design creation (aesthetics, functionalism, solid style and availability). The conception was formulated and it was grounded by philosophical and social aspects. Creative work organisation, general statistics, colouristics, constructional and other decisions were concretized with reference to prototype analysis and examples. Creative work span is planned and design decisions of concrete parts are formulated. The hypothesis is based with work results that synthesis of painting, graphics, drawing and photography enable to create subtle and modern product.

The Taro cards are the theme of the work. The point of work is to create the classic Taro deck of cards, containing all 78 cards, decompounding of 22 senior arcades and 56 cadence using traditional taro card system and sustaining with symbolisms of the Baltic tribes. The target of work: 1. To scrutinize the history, structure and symbolism of Taro cards. 2. To scrutinize the string of Taro cards with the magical world. 3. To scrutinize symbolic meaning in philosophical aspect. 4. Sustaining on the analysis of prototypes to concretize the volume and organization. 5. Designing (the generation of the idea for the work, sketching, projecting with a computer programs). There is the analysis of the literature and other sources of information used in the work. The photography and computer graphics are used in the magisterial work. In pursuance of the best quality there was the photography session with the reselected models organized. The pictures were processed with Adobe PhotoSHOP and Corel PhotoPAINT computer programs, later the results were processed with CorelDRAW computer program. Appearance and in abstract a growth of human mind gain abstractness, gets some new names, newer the less the target remains the same ��� to find the very point of reference, which could lead the life in harmony. Primitive minded people understand the ambience more in prominence to the parts that are important to their empathize which are important to experience, it is its harmony with nature... [to full text]

This thesis considers the ways that critical reflection on normalizations of social meaning and structures can provide sites for learning and transformation in a pluralist, divided, and destructive world. It investigates five recent "uncanny" works of art, in order to illustrate the value of critiquing closed frames of reference and attending to theories of hermeneutics, ideology critique, and aesthetics. The thesis explores the elements of postmodern consciousness which raise questions about self, identity, and agency in an era of fragmentation, difference, and challenges to master narratives. Using a dialogue between theory and text, history and fiction, it outlines part of an interpretive project, in which art provides one site for curriculum and public debate regarding a participatory and inclusionary society, thus contributing to a postmodern pedagogy of transformation.

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Thesis (M.A.)--Ohio University, June, 2008. / Title from PDF t.p. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (doctoral)--Université de la Sorbonne nouvelle Paris III, 1997. / Cover title. Includes bibliographical references (p. 409-441) and index.