The exhibition "Tête-à-tête avec Čiurlionis" is an invitation to the mysterious world of painting by two artists, Jūratė Bučmytė and Albertas Krajinskas. Viewers will be taken on a journey through paintings depicting nature as M. K. Čiurlionis saw and felt it, as if imbued with myths and legends.

Using a combination of warm and cool tones and allegorical symbols of light in the day and night, these artists create landscapes that stimulate the imagination. J. Bučmytė and A. Krajinskas, intertwining poetic yet simple and recognizable ethnic motifs, show us the metamorphosis of the world of our ancestors. The relationship between powerful natural forms and human existence is particularly important to these artists. The language of symbols reveals both the tension between human and natural forces and the reconciliation between humans and the elements of nature: here are ships, trapped by the waves of the sea and unable to move forward, and here, with the storm subsiding and the waters no longer threatening, the caravels return to port. Like M. K. Čiurlionis, these two artists devote a lot of attention to the theme of the sea.

The landscapes of J. Bučmytė and A. Krajinskas are imbued with a mystical mood. The artists seem to lead our gaze toward an unknown destination. Colors and forms unite to remind us of things long forgotten. As in Čiurlionis' paintings, the artists' compositions contain anthropomorphic elements that stimulate the viewer's imagination – majestic fortresses surrounded by various fantastical creatures. Their silhouettes fill almost the entire space of some of the paintings. The viewer's gaze has to penetrate the whole in order to delve into every detail and fragment of this space. In this way, nature seems to break free from its traditional representation, and the landscapes become extraordinary, enriched with numerous elements.

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ARTISTS

Albertas Krajinskas was born in 1956 in Varniai. From 1974 to 1979, he studied design at the State Art Institute. He has been participating in exhibitions with his creative works since 1981. He creates small plastic objects, modern furniture, graphic design, and textile objects. He restores models of old fishing boats from the Curonian Lagoon. His favorite themes are motifs from the life of fishermen on the coast and ships.

Jūratė Bučmytė was born in Vilnius in 1958. From 1976 to 1981, she studied architecture at the State Art Institute. From 1981 to 1985, she worked as an architect and restorer. She has been a member of the Lithuanian Artists' Union since 1986. She has participated in exhibitions since 1983. She designs furniture, modern jewelry, mini textiles, silk paintings, and graphic design. In 1986, she returned to watercolors and drawings. The dominant motifs in her work are the old wooden architecture of the Curonian Spit, the landscape of the region with old fishing boats, views of the sea and lagoon shores, as well as the Old Town of Vilnius.

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EVENT INFORMATION

Date: September 25 – November 30, 2025

Opening Date & Time: September 25, 2025, 5 PM

Venue: A. Žmuidzinavičius Creations and Collections Museum

Address: V. Putvinskio st. 64, Kaunas

More: HERE

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ORGANIZER

M. K. Čiurlionis National Museum of Art

Contact: mkc.info@ciurlionis.lt / +370 684 844 63, +370 (37) 22 94 75, +370 676 57212