Benas Matijošaitis b. 2002

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Benas Matijošaitis
Benas Matijošaitis bases his creative practice on collecting randomly found visual material. By creating and collecting an archive of various illustrations, he explores the charm of images. It is important for his creative approach not to know the context of the images he finds, so he often uses magazines and newspapers written in incomprehensible languages, thus maintaining a fresh perspective unspoiled by verbal content. This naive approach to the material allows him to play with the aesthetic and symbolic references of the found images without commitment.
He sees himself not only as a creator of new visual material but also as a consumer of existing material, which is why he considers found visual material more valuable than images based on personal experience. In his work, he aims to replicate the sensation of encountering unseen images for the first time, and in this way he combines found photographs and illustrations into new combinations and aesthetic juxtapositions. The aim is not necessarily to create a specific narrative from the collected images, but rather to maintain the flexibility of the narrative by reviving and reactivating material that has lost its freshness.
He could describe his archive as an eclectic mix of different symbols. He often echoes these archive features in his work, thus capturing the chaotic, random, rapidly changing context of contemporary visual culture. In "Unstoppable Force Meets Unmovable Object", he aims to illustrate the dynamic change of imagery. Unstoppable Force is a metaphor for freedom from unambiguous truth or clear narrative. The mixed and multifaceted nature confronts established guidelines. Using the paradox of "Unstoppable forces meeting an immovable object", he explores the oppositions between kitsch and tradition, graphic design and painting, combining them into a positive, multidimensional harmony.
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Biography
Benas Matijošaitis

Benas Matijošaitis

 

Born 2002 in Kaunas, Lithuania

Lives and works in Kaunas / Vilnius

 

EDUCATION

 

2012 - 2020 Kaunas Gymnasium of Arts, Kaunas, Lithuania

2020 - 2024 Vilnius academy of Arts, Vilnius, Lithuania

 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

 

2024 Lorem ipsum, Galerija VARTAI, Vilnius, Lithuania

 

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

 

2020 one at a time VDA gallery Quaridoor of Painting, Vilnius, Lithuania

 

2021 +37,5 VDA gallery Quaridoor of Painting, Vilnius, Lithuania

2022 PPP1 VDA gallery Quaridoor of Painting, Vilnius, Lithuania

2023 Ruja (rutt) VDA gallery Titanic, Vilnius, Lietuva

2023  Cukrus (sugar) Lithuanian Artists’ Association’s gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania

2023 Ofšorinės akys - Komisas (offshore eyes - commission)  abandoned Lelija factory, Vilnius, Lithuania

2024 Žarija (amber) AAS Pamėnkalnis gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania

2024 Zabolis Art prize VDA gallery Titanic, Vilnius, Lietuva

 

CURATED EXHIBITIONS

 

2023 Ruja (rutt) VDA gallery Titanic, Vilnius, Lietuva

2024 Žarija (amber) LDS AAS Pamėnkalnis gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania

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