An exhibition of graphic works by Lithuanian painter, printmaker, and stained-glass artist Vytautas Ignas, created during his years in exile in the 1970s–1990s, is currently on view at the Angel Museum – Center for Sacred Art (Vilniaus St. 11, Anykščiai).
The exhibited works are drawn from the collections of the Angel Museum and the Beatričė Kleizaitė-Vasaris Art Gallery in Marijampolė.
This exhibition is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of the late cultural patron Beatričė Kleizaitė-Vasaris. The exhibition will be open until the end of June. We warmly invite you to visit!
“Vytautas Ignas is among the most prominent Lithuanian émigré artists who, while living abroad, remained devoted to nurturing the traditions of Lithuanian folk art. He gave these traditions a modern expressive form and broadened the concept of folk art in his creative work. A poetic soul, his paintings breathe with a quiet, dreamy spiritual world and unfold a symbolic, fairytale-like lyricism. Early in his career influenced by Expressionism, Ignas later longed for more enduring values and sought his roots in national culture. Surrounded by modernism, he stayed true to pure painting. He skillfully employed its expressive possibilities, using the decorative play of brushstrokes to convey emotional clarity and a lyrical mood. The symbolic imagery of Ignas’ prints, infused with a sense of lightness, is woven into complex rhythms that inspire a journey—one that reveals the mysteries of fairy tales and the winding paths of homeland history.”
— Dr. Nijolė Tumėnienė, Vytautas Ignas. Lithuanian Art Museum, 2001
