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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Kristina Ališauskaitė, Realities in the making I, 2018

Kristina Ališauskaitė b. 1984

Realities in the making I, 2018
Aliejus, drobė / Oil on canvas
120 x 170 x 3 cm
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EN The painting depicts a stage-like scene in which the silhouette of a solitary dancer emerges. An ambiguity is created – is this a stage imitating reality, or reality itself...
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The painting depicts a stage-like scene in which the silhouette of a solitary dancer emerges. An ambiguity is created – is this a stage imitating reality, or reality itself turning into a spectacle? In this way, the metaphor of the world as a theater is evoked. The undefined, chaotic environment grants the image a cosmogonic dimension, suggesting that human existence is subject to greater, not fully comprehensible processes.

The dancer’s figure acquires symbolic weight: movement becomes ritual, and the silhouette transforms into a universal sign of human existence. Rendered as an ephemeral projection of “spirit” – stripped of individualizing details, more contour than body -she performs a kind of “best version” solo in which personal history transcends into archetype. The dark, almost monochromatic palette creates an atmosphere of solemnity and mystery, while subtle tonal shifts unfold a nuanced intensity of inner drama. The cosmic-like background acts as a stage: its horizon of infinity turns the performance into an existential act, where the solitary silhouette confronts forces beyond the human grasp.

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Paveiksle nutapytas scenovaizdis, kuriame išryškėja vienos šokėjos siluetas. Sukuriama dviprasmybė – ar tai scena, imituojanti tikrovę, ar tikrovė, tampanti spektakliu? Tokiu būdu pasitelkiama pasaulio kaip teatro metafora. Neapibrėžta, chaotiška aplinka suteikia vaizdui kosmogoninį matmenį – rodos, teigiama, kad žmogaus būtis paklūsta didesniems, ne iki galo pažiniems procesams.
Šokėjos figūra įgauna simbolinį svorį: judesys virsta ritualu, o siluetas tampa universaliu žmogiškosios būties ženklu. Ji nutapyta it efemeriška „dvasios“ projekcija - be individualizuojančių detalių, labiau kontūras nei kūnas – atliekanti savo „geriausios versijos“ solo, kuriame individuali istorija perauga į archetipą. Tamsus, beveik monochrominis koloritas kuria rimties ir paslapties lauką, o subtilūs pustoniai išskleidžia niuansuotą vidinės dramos intensyvumą. Kosminę erdvę primenantis fonas tampa scena, kurioje begalybės horizontas paverčia pasirodymą egzistenciniu veiksmu, o vienišas siluetas susitinka su žmogų pranokstančiais, neaprėpiamais procesais.
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