ALGIMANTAS JONAS KURAS

The artist was born in 1940, Šakiai. In 1966, he graduated from the Lithuanian Art Institute, studied painting with Jonas Švažas and Vladas Karatajus there. From 1966 he participated in individual exhibitions in: Vilnius (1968, 1976), Druskininkai (1975), Tallinn (1978), group exhibitions in Vilnius (1973, 1979). In 1967-1990 he worked at the Vilnius Art Exhibition Hall. Since 1974 he is a member of the Union of Lithuanian Artists and from 1989 is amember of the group “24”. In 2003 he became a Laureate of the Lithuanian National Culture and Art Prize. Algimantas Jonas Kuras works are in Lithuanian, foreign museums and in private collections.

“His works are characterized by a combination of chaotic and regular forms, smooth and textured painting, expressive strokes, muted dark colors. While recording the passing of time, A. J. Kuras creative work draws motifs from a specific environment, but are also abstracted and allegorical. The artist cultivates his painting as one of the composite chains of today’s expressive painting and by consciously limiting the field of his searches, he intensifies it.” (https://www.dailesaukcionas.lt)