Kazys Varnelis (artist)
Kazys Varnelis | |
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Born | |
Died | October 29, 2010 | (aged 93)
Nationality | Lithuanian-American |
Education | Institute of Fine Art, Kaunas, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna |
Known for | Painting |
Movement | constructivism, minimalism, and op art. |
Kazys Varnelis (February 25, 1917, in
Early career
Born in
Rise to fame
Varnelis presented his works at the
Varnelis's early works tended to display unitary designs that could be repeated endlessly. As his works evolved, Varnelis broke away from endless repetitions and square canvas, shaping his paintings according to the subject matter. In the late 1970s he experimented with abstract architecture.[10] Later works show elements of deformity borrowed from Surrealism and emphasized realism from Photorealism.[11]
In 1978 he moved to Villa Virginia in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, which he extensively restored and where he had a private gallery for his works and collections.[12]
Return to Lithuania
With Glasnost improving ties between East and West, Varnelis began to visit Lithuania and exhibited his work In the Art Exhibition Palace in Vilnius in 1988.[13] He exhibited his works in Europe throughout the 1990s in the
In 1993, the Vilnius City Council gave two historic buildings on Didzioji Gatve in Vilnius, the houses of the Small Guild and the Masalski family, to the artist for his works. Varnelis moved back to Lithuania in 1998 where, with assistance from the Ministry of Culture and
Varnelis died on October 29, 2010, in Vilnius after a long illness.
References
- ^ LCCN 74-114275.
- Delfi.lt. 2010-10-30.
- ^ a b c d "Apie dailininką Kazį Varnelį" (in Lithuanian). National Museum of Lithuania. Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2008-09-25.
- ^ Levy, Clifford J. (April 29, 2007). "After a Dark Era, a City Looks West and Sees a Future". The New York Times.
- ^ "Currier Collections Online - "Metaphor" by Kazys Varnelis". Currier Museum of Art. Archived from the original on 2010-10-17. Retrieved 2010-10-17.
- ^ ISSN 0024-5089. Archived from the originalon 2010-12-17.
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- ISBN 978-0-7876-3373-8. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ISSN 0002-208X. Archived from the originalon 2011-10-03.
- ^ "Kazio Varnelio rinkinys" (in Lithuanian). National Museum of Lithuania. 2006-03-28. Archived from the original on 2008-04-17. Retrieved 2008-09-25.
- ^ Kanopkienė, Laima (October 2004). "Seize the Fading Image". Lithuania in the World. 12 (2). Archived from the original on 2011-07-20.
- ^ Lithuania, National Museum of, Painter Kazys Varnelis, archived from the original on 2013-07-01, retrieved 2013-07-01
- ^ "Creation and Collection Exposition of Painter Kazys Varnelis". National Museum of Lithuania. Archived from the original on 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2010-10-17.
- ^ "Apdovanotų asmenų duomenų bazė" (in Lithuanian). President of Lithuania. Retrieved 2008-09-25.