PRADŽIA - tai instaliacija apie kūrybą, mano kūrybos pradžią. Nuo didžiojo sprogimo atsiradus mūsų visatai joje yra terpė egzistuoti mums, o toje kosiminėje erdvėje yra vieta ir kūrėjui, tapytojui (ne tik asmeniui). Mąstymai apie didžiąsias visatos paslaptis, apie mūsų vietą pasaulyje, apie kūrėjo, menininko poziciją, apie kūrinį, inspiraciją, - tai laukas, kuriame radosi šie darbai, kiekvienas iš jų nešantis informaciją apie tam tikrą kūrybos etapą, tam tikras kūrybos pradžios ištakas. Studijų metu siekiau konceptualaus temos pagrindimo: savo teoriniame darbe „Instaliacija konceptualiojo meno kontekste“ domėjausi konceptualizmo ištakomis it instaliacinais elementais. Konceptualūs ir technologiniai ieškojimai suformavo mano magistrantūros studijų temos turinį. Kūrybinio proceso pradedamoji stadija – pradžia – man yra gruntuojama drobė, šiuo atveju popierius, eskizavimas, meditatyvus buvimas studijoje su kūriniais ir darbo priemonėmis, eksperimentavimas: vinys paliekantys Kristaus kontūrus studijos sienoje, sapno įvaizdinimas ir pan. Temos turinį stengiausi perteikti ne tik vizualinėmis priemonėmis, bet ir ekspozicjos galimybėmis: kiekvieną naują erdvę apmąsčiusi darbus taikiau pagal diktuojamas erdvės technines ir emocines sąlygas. Nors ir tokios pačios tematikos, skirtingose erdvėse taikomi darbai perteikė ir papildomą informaciją, kaip, pavyzdžiui, Homo Ludens menų forume rodyta instaliacija „Pradžia. Tikėjimas“ buvo apie tikėjimo pradžią, jo pobūdį kiekvienam... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / It‘s an installation about creation, about my own ouvre. Ever since the Big Bang our universe is place where we egsist, and in this space we also have place for a crator, painter (not only as a person). Thoughts about the big wonders of the universe, about our position in the world, about creator‘s, artist‘s position, thinking about inspiration and creation, - this is the field in with these works were created, each of them bearing specific information about specific part of creation. Conceptual and technological research helped to form my master studies‘ concept. The beginning to me is new canvas, in this case paper, skeching, maditation in my studio space, being with my works and matterials, constant experimenting: nails that leave a trace of Jesus‘s figure on the wall, visualisation of a dream, etc. To express the content of my concept, I‘ve not only used visual measures, but also different expositions: thinking through every exposition space, I decided on individual expositions that expressed slightly different concept each time. Intuition, spontaneity, visual vaguesness, skechiness, etc. are very important in my work process. I try to avoid using very direct pictures, to me it‘s important to match visual and emotional perceptions.

The master’s thesis titled “Book – Letter to Mankind” may be characterised as having an unexpected solution of depicting a letter. The collection comprises various art techniques of leather work including the author’s technique. The works are distinguished by their novelty, the delicate thematic solution and the application of aesthetic qualities of used materials. The principal object of the collection is the book as a letter bearing its own history, the interrelation between a man and a letter and an attempt to express this idea within the creative activity. It is a three-piece collection aiming at the development of the main idea “Book – Letter to Mankind”. The collection of works was performed with the reference to the trends of Conceptualism. The used materials include natural leather, pasteboard, textile, blocks of old books and few auxiliary materials. The reference was made to the works of conceptual art as well. After the analysis of the topic through the creative process and theoretical research the author of this master’s thesis came to the conclusion that any object bearing some information of mankind could be qualified as a letter.

SUMMARY Temporary and permanent shells are found in nature which transform with a growing organism and change their form while the organism develops or they are get rid off and grow up again thgrough the living cycle they serve as means of protection. In some cases, we can compare shells with person‘s emotinion states. Individ‘s innerworld, in which, he for some reasons closes in, we can call „shelter“ – he closes in willingly, in other cases the shell might be thrusted by other subject, or by other psychologically or physically stronger individs. Willinglly closed individ, is followed by such subjects as: closeness, not communicating, not improving, torpidity, separation from the world, from inovation. Individ closes in himself, separates from society, feel push off, misundertood. Either society is closed for individual for his not knowing, unwill to understand, to accept him the way he is, for losing relations, for interests missunderstanding, for difference of psichical possibilities. This is a topical issue which excites the minds of not only ordinary people but also artists, sociologist and scientists.