{"id":54093,"date":"2026-07-29T16:44:38","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T13:44:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amenucentras.lt\/vytautas-serys-anniversary-exhibition-im-taking-it-home-opens\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T16:36:53","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T13:36:53","slug":"vytautas-serys-anniversary-exhibition-im-taking-it-home-opens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amenucentras.lt\/en\/vytautas-serys-anniversary-exhibition-im-taking-it-home-opens\/","title":{"rendered":"Vytautas \u0160erys Anniversary Exhibition \u201cI\u2019m Taking It Home\u201d Opens"},"content":{"rendered":"
On Saturday, 25 July, the anniversary exhibition \u201cI\u2019m Taking It Home\u201d opened at the Chapel \u2013 World Anyk\u0161t\u0117nai Creative Centre (36 Vilniaus St., Anyk\u0161\u010diai), featuring wooden sculptures and sketches by artist and sculptor Vytautas \u0160erys (1931\u20132006), a recipient of the Lithuanian National Prize for Culture and Arts.<\/h5>\n
The opening event was attended by artist, curator and art critic Dr Vidas Po\u0161kus. The programme also featured a musical performance, with French music performed by Saul\u0117 \u0160eryt\u0117 (mezzo-soprano) and Donaldas Ra\u010dys (piano). Actor Ridas Jasiulionis read \u0160erys\u2019s poetry. The event also included the formal transfer of part of V. \u0160erys\u2019s artistic legacy to the Anyk\u0161\u010diai Arts Centre, as well as a presentation of a virtual reality film inspired by \u0160erys\u2019s work. <\/h5>\n
The work of Vytautas \u0160erys (1931\u20132006), who was born in the village of Naujasodis in the Anyk\u0161\u010diai District, occupies a distinctive place in Lithuanian art at the turn of the 20th and 21st centuries. A versatile artist, he worked not only in sculpture, but also in painting, monotype, and drawing, while also writing poetry and essays. In 1995, he was awarded the Lithuanian National Prize for Culture and Arts. <\/h5>\n
\u0160erys\u2019s artistic thinking was shaped by the modernist culture of interwar Lithuania and by the broader international context of art and culture in the second half of the 20th century. He transformed these diverse influences into a unique artistic vision that was distinctly his own. <\/h5>\n
The exhibition \u201cI\u2019m Taking It Home\u201d presents wooden sculptures alongside their sketches, offering an intimate glimpse into \u0160erys\u2019s creative process \u2013 from the initial idea to the completed work of art. The drawings, explorations of line and early concepts reveal an idea before it has yet taken definitive form. Like a fragment of nature observed, an experience lived or a memory recalled, it gradually evolves into a distinctive visual language \u2013 a sculpture. The sketches also reveal that after bringing a work to life in material form, the sculptor would draw a detailed sketch of the finished piece, record its title, dimensions and date of creation, and conclude with the words \u201cI\u2019m taking it home.\u201d The phrase seems to mark the final point in the process, signifying that the work has truly been brought to completion. <\/h5>\n
This anniversary exhibition is more than a look at the significant artistic legacy of a major Lithuanian sculptor. It is also a symbolic return to the region where his artistic journey began \u2013 a return to the landscape in which he grew up and which remained forever in his memory: the beloved village of Naujasodis, the \u0160ventoji River, Anyk\u0161\u010diai Forest, Lake Rubikiai, Tro\u0161k\u016bnai, the narrow-gauge railway\u2026 <\/h5>\n
The exhibition \u201cI\u2019m Taking It Home\u201d will be on display at the chapel \u2013 the cultural creation center of anyk\u0161t\u0117nai of the world until 15 October 2026. <\/h5>\n
Opening hours:
Monday\u2013Thursday: 8 a.m.\u20135 p.m.
Friday: 8 a.m.\u20134 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m.\u20135 p.m.<\/h5>\n
Organiser: Anyk\u0161\u010diai Arts Centre
\nFinancial supporters: Anyk\u0161\u010diai District Municipality; Lithuanian Council for Culture
\nInformation partners: regional news portal Anyk\u0161ta and Anyk\u0161ta newspaper
\nPartners: MO Museum; V\u0161\u012e Kult\u016bros atodangos
\nCurator: Indr\u0117 Vai\u010di\u016bn\u0117
\nArchitect and designer: Sigita Simona Paplauskait\u0117<\/h5>\n
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