Spring Is In The Air by Severija Inčirauskaitė-Kriaunevičienė

Severija Inčirauskaitė-Kriaunevičienė’s art is not decorative. She does not paint but creates hybrid sculptures combining metal and textiles. One is usually identified as masculine and powerful, the other as feminine and delicate. This blending of genres results in a collision of beauty and rubbish; military green metal adorned with wildflowers. Severija handles both the soft and the hard.
As Westerners, we might easily dismiss Severija's work as purely decorative or even insignificant. Yet the artist casts a concerned eye on two major global issues we are currently facing: the resurgence of empires - most notably the Russian one - and the ecological crisis.

Using minimal means – rusted lids from discarded cans, car doors – she turns our attention to the violence that returning authoritarian powers infuse into our daily lives. In this peripheral region that is the Baltic states, the Cold War was violent. By repurposing seemingly simple materials, Severija Inčirauskaitė-Kriaunevičienė strips us of our bearings, prompting us to question the reality of our world and what lies behind the beautiful images on our screens. Cross-stitch is not merely a feminine technique used to embellish household linen; it is a way in which patterns can regularly colonise objects, transforming their nature and revealing their true meaning.

Oppening September 17th at 6P.M. with the artist.
Exhibition openned from Monday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Closed on Sundays and off fdays.