In Bernardinai Garden – five objects by the sculptor Mindaugas Navakas | Culture

The exhibition “5 objects (2)” presented in Bernardinė Garden is inspired by the artist’s “Vilnius Notebook” (1981-1985), a series of sketches created using the photomontage technique. It presents impossible projects – combinations of sculptures and urban architecture, in which life-like, dynamic structures emerge as a contrast to the monotonous and pragmatic buildings of the Soviet era, asserting the invincibility of nature to the societal values ​​of that era.

The new series of works by Mindaugas Navakas is characterized by its impressive volume and mass, expresses irony, provocation for both the space and the viewer, and continues the ideas previously nurtured by the artist.

The steel structures built in the busy city park disrupt the usual walk and encourage a reassessment of urban spaces and the change of values, drawing public attention to the relationship between man and the surrounding nature.

Organizers photo/Mindaugas Navakas, 5 Objects, exhibition fragment, 2022

Mindaugas Navakas is one of the most significant Lithuanian sculptors, whose works are known even to people who are not interested in art. The artist’s extremely large sculptural objects have become an important part of the spaces of Lithuanian and foreign cities.

The works of Mindaugas Navak in the 20th century. Dec. 8-9 contributed to the renewal of the expression of sculpture and continues to be an important part of the contemporary art field. His work is characterized by enormous scales, heavy, massive forms and materials, and unexpected display solutions.

Mindaugas Navakas (b. 1952) – sculptor, since 1977 actively participating in exhibitions in Lithuania and abroad, taught for a long time at the sculpture department of the Vilnius Academy of Arts.

Organizers photo/Mindaugas Navakas, 5 Objects, exhibition fragment, 2022

Among other exhibitions, the artist’s works were exhibited at the first Gwangju Biennale in 1995, and in 1999 he was the first (together with the artist Egle Rakauskaita) to represent Lithuania at the 48th Venice Biennale.

in 1995 He was awarded the Herden Prize in 1999. was awarded the Lithuanian National Prize for Culture and Art and in 2004 Baltic Assembly Prize. The works of Mindaugas Navakas are in the Lithuanian Art Museum, in private collections in Lithuania and abroad.

Mindaugas Navak’s exhibition “5 objects (2)” in Bernardina garden, Vilnius can be visited until October 10