3rd European textile and Fibre Art Festival - Catalogue

3rd European textile and Fibre Art Festival - Catalogue 3rd European textile and Fibre Art Festival - Catalogue

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LAIMA ORÎEKAUSKIENñ Lithuania / Lietuva Born 1959 T. Ivanausko 17 Kaunas LT-3018, Lithuania Education 1978–1985 Kaunas Art Institute of Vilnius Art Academy, Textile Art Department, Lithuania Selected exhibitions 2006 “Taboo or not Taboo” – Contemporary Art Biennial, France, Poland, Scotland, Lithuania Textile exhibition, Tallinn, Estonia Solo representation, Residence “Sanskriti Kendra” Solo exhibition, Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania 2005 “Lithuanian Textile”, Krakow, Poland “Textile 05” International exhibition, Kaunas, Lithuania The photo of the woman was done in a hospital several days before she left. The exact documentary portrait was printed on the warp. I have attempted to fix the provisory character of daily life on the warp. The weft “covers” the portrait with historical layer and signs of eternity. The background of the idea is a common woman, prosiness, documentary. Awards 2005 National Award of the Republic of Lithuania (Winner of the Lithuanian National Art Prize) 2004 Outstanding Honourable Award, International Fibre Art Biennial, Shanghai, China 2003 Grand Prix at the International Textile Exhibition, Kaunas, Lithuania Grant from the Government of Lithuania 1999 Prize at the International Textile Exhibition, Kaunas, Lithuania 1998 Diploma at the International Textile Exhibition, Kaunas, Lithuania Works in collections Museum of Fine Arts, Vilnius, Lithuania M. K. Ciurlionis Museum of Arts, Kaunas, Lithuania Art Gallery of Szombathely, Hungary Art Centre, Stockholm, Sweden 92

SLIP No. 2. HER NAME WAS EGLñ SLEJA Nr. 2. VIˆU SAUCA EGLñ 2006. Transparent goldthread, double weaving, digital print on warp. 180x160 93

LAIMA ORÎEKAUSKIENñ<br />

Lithuania / Lietuva<br />

Born 1959<br />

T. Ivanausko 17<br />

Kaunas LT-3018, Lithuania<br />

Education<br />

1978–1985 Kaunas <strong>Art</strong> Institute of<br />

Vilnius <strong>Art</strong> Academy,<br />

Textile <strong>Art</strong> Department,<br />

Lithuania<br />

Selected exhibitions<br />

2006 “Taboo or not Taboo” –<br />

Contemporary <strong>Art</strong> Biennial,<br />

France, Pol<strong>and</strong>, Scotl<strong>and</strong>,<br />

Lithuania<br />

Textile exhibition, Tallinn,<br />

Estonia<br />

Solo representation,<br />

Residence “Sanskriti<br />

Kendra”<br />

Solo exhibition, Parliament<br />

of the Republic of Lithuania<br />

2005 “Lithuanian Textile”,<br />

Krakow, Pol<strong>and</strong><br />

“Textile 05” International<br />

exhibition, Kaunas,<br />

Lithuania<br />

The photo of the woman was done in a hospital<br />

several days before she left. The exact<br />

documentary portrait was printed on the<br />

warp. I have attempted to fix the provisory<br />

character of daily life on the warp. The weft<br />

“covers” the portrait with historical layer<br />

<strong>and</strong> signs of eternity. The background of the<br />

idea is a common woman, prosiness, documentary.<br />

Awards<br />

2005 National Award of the<br />

Republic of Lithuania<br />

(Winner of the Lithuanian<br />

National <strong>Art</strong> Prize)<br />

2004 Outst<strong>and</strong>ing Honourable<br />

Award, International <strong>Fibre</strong><br />

<strong>Art</strong> Biennial, Shanghai,<br />

China<br />

2003 Gr<strong>and</strong> Prix at the<br />

International Textile<br />

Exhibition, Kaunas,<br />

Lithuania<br />

Grant from the<br />

Government of Lithuania<br />

1999 Prize at the International<br />

Textile Exhibition, Kaunas,<br />

Lithuania<br />

1998 Diploma at the<br />

International Textile<br />

Exhibition, Kaunas,<br />

Lithuania<br />

Works in collections<br />

Museum of Fine <strong>Art</strong>s, Vilnius, Lithuania<br />

M. K. Ciurlionis Museum of <strong>Art</strong>s,<br />

Kaunas, Lithuania<br />

<strong>Art</strong> Gallery of Szombathely, Hungary<br />

<strong>Art</strong> Centre, Stockholm, Sweden<br />

92

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