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J. Leikaitė-Aškinienė exhibition revives Lithuanian folk tales and mythological creatures
2018-05-17
J. Leikaitė-Aškinienė exhibition revives Lithuanian folk tales and mythological creatures
J. Leikaitė-Aškinienė animator, director, producer, scenario author, artist, illustrator, who creates Lithuanian animation tradition. During exhibition opening author introduced to her animation films including „Taip Laima lėmė“ („Laima Determines the Destiny“ 2011), which was awarded with Lithuanian cinema and television „Silver crane“ prize for the best music and best animation film of 2011 and Lithuanian cinematographers association diploma and award for fostering national traditions.
J. Leikaitė-Aškinienė works from the first sight are as magic worlds are trying to pull you away from mundane, monotony, to where Lithuanian legends, old folk customs, traditions, songs and mystical, mythological beings are living.
Artist has a great passion for painting. Although she wants more from paintings— to make them dynamic, alive, by putting animation into her creative works. She creates lively characters, voices, moods, movement, rhythms, songs, which becomes magical and inclusive stories. According to the author, everyone who see paintings wants to show and share their dreams, visions, which exists in the imagination of a child.
We invite you to see J. Leikaitė-Aškinienė paintings exhibition at Gallery A and to feel this magic world by yourself. The exhibition is open until 10th of June.
J. Leikaitė-Aškinienė works from the first sight are as magic worlds are trying to pull you away from mundane, monotony, to where Lithuanian legends, old folk customs, traditions, songs and mystical, mythological beings are living.
Artist has a great passion for painting. Although she wants more from paintings— to make them dynamic, alive, by putting animation into her creative works. She creates lively characters, voices, moods, movement, rhythms, songs, which becomes magical and inclusive stories. According to the author, everyone who see paintings wants to show and share their dreams, visions, which exists in the imagination of a child.
We invite you to see J. Leikaitė-Aškinienė paintings exhibition at Gallery A and to feel this magic world by yourself. The exhibition is open until 10th of June.
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