Monika Radžiūnaitė Lithuanian, b. 1992
Kam dar išvis rūpi kas po tuo sidabru / Cui sub argento adhuc aliquid cura est / Kam po sidabru dar kas rūpi // Who even cares what’s under that silver? / Cui sub argento adhuc aliquid cura est / Who still cares about anything beneath the silver?, 2025
Aliejus ant drobės, sidabro lakštas / Oil on canvas, silver leaf
100 x 100 x 2 cm
Monika Radžiūnaitė (b. 1992, Lithuania) is a painter who earned her MA from the Painting Department at Vilnius Academy of Arts in 2021. Her work is distinguished by its reinterpretation...
Monika Radžiūnaitė (b. 1992, Lithuania) is a painter who earned her MA from the Painting Department at Vilnius Academy of Arts in 2021. Her work is distinguished by its reinterpretation of history, drawing from medieval and early Renaissance art, and weaving cultural references into her narrative-rich compositions.
Radžiūnaitė's paintings explore themes of foolishness and the shifting meanings of cultural symbols throughout history. By embracing ignorance, error, and the concept of foolishness as a deliberate creative strategy, she liberates herself from the need to adhere to the original or historical contexts of the images she revives. Her work challenges the possibility of accurately reconstructing the Middle Ages, questioning the limitations imposed by historical circumstances.
Through her ironic deconstruction of cultural continuity, Radžiūnaitė invites viewers to reflect on how past epochs continue to influence contemporary life, blurring the lines between past, present, and future.
Radžiūnaitė's paintings explore themes of foolishness and the shifting meanings of cultural symbols throughout history. By embracing ignorance, error, and the concept of foolishness as a deliberate creative strategy, she liberates herself from the need to adhere to the original or historical contexts of the images she revives. Her work challenges the possibility of accurately reconstructing the Middle Ages, questioning the limitations imposed by historical circumstances.
Through her ironic deconstruction of cultural continuity, Radžiūnaitė invites viewers to reflect on how past epochs continue to influence contemporary life, blurring the lines between past, present, and future.