LT
Šiame kūrinyje yra panaudotos 197 valstybių herbų fotografijos. Jos kompiuteriniu būdu paverstos 99% permatomomis yra sluoksniuojamos viena ant kitos. Tokiu būdu visų herbų individualumas ir išskirtinės detalės lyg išnyksta, tačiau visi vėliavose esantys bendri bruožai ir panašumai labai išryškėja. Galutiniame rezultate mes regime lyg bendro pasaulio herbo vaizdą – – išryškėja dominuojančios formos, tam tikras jų išsidėstymas, spalvos ir pan.

EN
This work uses photographs of 197 national coats of arms. They were made digitally 99% transparent and superimposed. In this way, the individuality and characteristic details of all the coats of arms seem to disappear, but all the commonalities and similarities between them become very clear. The final result is a kind of common coat of arms of the world - the dominant shapes, their special arrangement, etc. are highlighted.

Ray Bartkus was born in Vilnius, Lithuania. After graduating from Vilnius Art Academy as a printmaker, he began creating lithographs, etchings and pencil drawings, which he exhibited in numerous shows in Lithuania, Poland, Germany, USA, Canada, among other countries. He also designed the 50 litas bill, which was in the circulation in Lithuania until 2015.

Seeking to expand his creative vision, Ray has begun devoting greater efforts to his own art projects, which include digital art, installations, oil paintings and drawings. In the past decade, Ray has hosted successful personal shows in Vienna (Austria), Warsaw (Poland), Geneva (Switzerland), Wroclaw (Poland), Kiev (Ukraine), Vilnius (Lithuania), Salzburg (Austria), Philadelphia (USA) and New York City, exhibiting entirely new collections of works in each of them.

Ray has also involved himself in organizing collaborations between indie and avant-garde musicians and artists. He has helped create the Independent Drawing Gig, a gathering of international artists and musicians. He also organizes and curates MaLonNY, a yearly gathering of artists, musicians and designers from New York City and London in Marijampole, Lithuania. In addition, he is a yearly participant at the Salzburg Forum, which is organized by International Peace Institute and attended by luminaries from the fields of politics, media and business.