Linas Jusionis Lithuanian, b. 1986

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Linas Jusionis

Linas Jusionis (b. 1986, Lithuania) is an abstract painter whose works usually combine elements of urban spaces and architecture as a projection of the artist’s personal experience. Jusionis studied Philosophy at Vilnius University from 2005 to 2007, later obtained his BA at the Vilnius Academy of Arts, followed by an MA in Fresco-Mosaic Studies completed in 2011. He also did an internship at the Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Stuttgart.

Jusionis’s works balance between a specific treatment of landscape or space in general, and a growing inclination to abstraction. In his creative practice, the artist strives to understand objects and projections of ideas onto images not only in a painterly but also in a philosophical way. The concept of ‘creating an image as an issue’ dominates his artistic practice, while the main question tackled is whether an image can function as a reference to something authentic or is in principal autoreferential. Jusionis’s paintings can be described as systems driven by the desire to construct meaning out of various mundane perceptions and haunting images that may be very contrasting, insignificant, or fragmented. His artwork functions as an autonomous structure of elements open to free interpretation and with no prearranged meaning beyond. However, the resulting creative concepts begin to function narratively, highlighting the documentation of the author’s mindset.

In the international competition "Young Painter Prize" in 2011, he secured the second place. Participating in group and solo exhibitions since 2009, L. Jusionis has left his mark on collections such as the MO Museum, Lewben Art Foundation, BTA Art, and in the private collections of both Lithuanian and international art collectors.

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Biography
Linas Jusionis

Born 1986 in Vilnius, Lithuania

Lives and works in Vilnius, Lithuania

 

EDUCATION/RESIDENCIES

2010 – Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste Stuttgart (Germany)

2007-2011 – Painting (BA) at Vilnius Academy of Arts, Vlinius (Lithuania)

2005-2007 – Vilnius University, Department of Philosophy (BA; interrupted), Vilnius (Lithuania)

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2023 - Horizon Loop, Galerija Vartai, Vilnius (Lithuania)

2021 – Siesta, Galerija Vartai, Vilnius (Lithuania)

2019 – Stacks, plants and plains, Zebrastraat gallery, Ghent (Belgium)

2019 – Stacks, plants and plains, VARTAI Gallery, Vilnius (Lithuania)

2016 – Decadence, VARTAI Gallery, Vilnius (Lithuania)

2015 – In the Absence of Time, Waiting for it to Come, KCCC, Klaipeda (Lithuania)

2013 – There Were Just the Marks Left on the Snow, VARTAI Gallery, Vilnius (Lithuania)

2011 – ARTscape: Latvia, VARTAI Gallery, Vilnius (Lithuania)

2010 – Suspicious Activity, Rooster Gallery, Vilnius (Lithuania)

2010 – Stretching, Akademija gallery, Vilnius (Lithuania)

2009 – Linas Jusionis. 6 pictures, TULIPS & ROSES projects, Vilnius (Lithuania)

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2019 – Recommendation, Klaipeda Culture Communication Center (KCCC), Klaipėda (Lithuania)

2018 – Šakotas, VAA exhibition space ‘Titanikas’, Vilnius (Lithuania)

2017 – Tapybos maršrutizatoriai, Vilnius (Lithuania)

2016 – Žilvitis, VARTAI Gallery, Vilnius (Lithuania)

2016 – Nomadiški vaizdai, Museum of Applied Arts and Design, Vilnius (Lithuania)

2014 – Still the Same Place, Linas Jusionis and Marija Snipaite, project space ‘Malonioji 6‘, Vilnius (Lithuania)

2013 – LTMKS exhibition In the Graveyards of Interdisciplinarity, JMVAC, Vilnius (Lithuania)

2012 – (How did I get here)* Painting in Lithuania, Contemporary Art Center, Vilnius (Lithuania)

2012 – The Quarters of the Chess City, Nida Art Colony, Nida (Lithuania)

2012 – 21 Thursday. Summary, VARTAI Gallery, Vilnius (Lithuania)

2012 – Place of Occurrence. Thursday review, VARTAI Gallery, Vilnius (Lithuania)

2011 – Upcoming, Klaipeda Culture Communication Center, Klaipėda (Lithuania)

2011 – Young Painter prize 2011, 2nd prize, VAA exhibition space ‘Titanikas’, Vilnius (Lithuania)

2011 – May 7, Institute of Lithuanian Literature and Folklore, Vilnius (Lithuania)

2010 – Young painter prize '10 ( exhibition of 10 finalists ), Pamėnkalnio gallery, Vilnius (Lithuania)

2009 – New City Faces. 2nd Quadrennial of Contemporary Lithuanian Fine Arts, Decentralists: On the margin/ 1 meter beyond picture, Vilnius railway station (Lithuania)

2009 – Young painter prize '09 (exhibition of 10 finalists), Lithuanian Artists Association, Pamėnkalnio gallery, Vilnius (Lithuania)

2009 – Turbulence: the three approaches, Vilnius City Hall, Vilnius (Lithuania)

AWARDS/GRANTS

2011 – Young Painter Prize 2011, 2nd place 

COLLECTIONS

Mo museum collection

Lewben Art Foundation

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PUBLICATIONS

2016 – Linas Jusionis, „Žilvitis“, in: Krantai, no. 1, 2016.

ARTICLES/INTERVIEWS

2020 – “What artists are doing now. Linas Jusionis in Vilnius”, in: Artterritory.com, 2020-04-28

2019 – Ainė Jacytė, “Apie paveikslus, atsparius garsui ir abejingumui”, in: Kauno diena, 2019-05-03

2019 – Jolanta Marcišauskytė-Jurašienė, “Stacks, Plants and Plains’ by Linas Jusionis at Vartai Gallery”, in: Blok magazine, 2019-02-24

2016 – Ieva Rekštytė, “Jusioniški fetišai”, in: sekunde.lt, 2016-12-31

2016 – Neringa Krikščiūnaitė, “Paintings that have nothing and need nothing”, in: echo goes wrong, 2016-12-15

2016 – Rūta Mikšionienė, “Nuopuolis. Tapytojų dinastijos atžala gina miestietiškas vertybes”, in: Lietuvos rytas, 2016-11-30

2016 – Neringa Krikščiūnaitė, “Nuo prasmių kūrimo besidangstanti tapyba. Lino Jusionio paroda ‘Nuopuolis’ galerijoje ‘Vartai”, in: artnews.lt, 2016-11-27

2016 – Jolanta Marcišauskytė-Jurašienė, “Jaunieji kūrėjai MMC kolekcijoje: Lino Jusionio detektyviniai žaidimai”, in: 15min.lt, 2016-08-14

2016 – Agnė Narušytė, “Nekritę kovoje už būvį: Žodinis pasivaikščiojimas po ‘Vartų’ galerijos parodą ‘Žilvitis”, in: 7 meno dienos, no. 11(1163), 2016

2015 – “Psichoseansas su tapytoju Linu Jusioniu”, in: VOXART.lt, 2015-11-16

2015 – Astijus Krauleidis-Vermontas, “Vaizdiniai: išgryninto laiko laukiant”, in: Literatūra ir menas, no. 17/18 (3518/3519), 2015-04-24

2015 – Rimantas Eivenis, “Linas Jusionis: Išprovokuota realybė”, in: kulturpolis.lt, 2015-03-04

2013 – Aušra Marčiulaitytė, “Atviros erdvės: Lino Jusionio tapybos paroda ‘Tik sniege liko žymės’ galerijoje ‘Vartai”, in: 7 meno dienos, no. 7 (1021), 2013

2012 – Karolina Tomkevičiūtė, “Kaip aš čia patekau?”, in: 7 meno dienos, no. 35 (1003), 2012-10-05

2012 – Kęstutis Šapoka, “Lygiosios trimis ėjimais. Paroda ‘Šachmatų miesto kvartalai’ Nidos menininkų kolonijoje”, in: artnews.lt, 2012-08-14

2012 – Jolanta Marcišauskytė-Jurašienė, “Malonu ir neaišku: Apie Lino Jusionio tapybą”, in: Literatūra ir menas, no. 30 (3390), 2012-07-27

2011 – Aistė Paulina Virbickaitė, „Flirtas be įsipareigojimų: Paroda „Artscape: Latvija“ galerijoje „Vartai“, in: 7 meno dienos, no. 941, 2011-05-13.

2011 – Justina Ruzgaitė, „Pokalbis su tapytoju Linu Jusioniu“, in: artnews.lt, 2011-02-08

2010 – Jolanta Marcišauskytė-Jurašienė, „Apie permainas ir nepermainas „Jaunojo tapytojo prize“, in: artnews.lt, 2010-10-27

2010 – Dovilė Aleksandravičiūtė, „Viskas čia įtartina: Lino Jusionio paroda „Įtartina veikla“ mobilioje galerijoje „Gaidys“, in: 7 meno dienos, no. 897, 2010-05-28.

 

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A virtual tour of the latest Linas Jusionis' exhibition Horizon Loop.