VYTAUTAS ŠERYS
The works of V. Šerys (1931-2006) occupies a unique place in the 20th-21st century junctions in Lithuanian art. The artist was gifted with diverse talent – he created not only sculptures, but also paintings, monotypes, drawings, wrote poems and essays. In 1995 the artist was awarded the National Culture and Art Prize. 1964-1994 V. Šerys taught at Vilnius Children’s Art School (now J. Vienožinskis Art School). In 1996-2001 he taught painters the art of sculpture at the Vilnius Academy of Arts. Since 1991 he was a member of the first independent group of artists “24”. According to art historians, the artistic mindset of V. Šerys was formed by the modernist culture of pre-war Lithuania and the broad 20th century art and cultural context the world. The artist transformed these creative sources into a unique concept of art.
According to art researcher Rūta Pileckaitė, V. Šerys could be assigned to the type of Renaissance creator, for whom creativity is not some romantic mission, but a very consistent form of being driven by an intense inner need. Unlike representatives of his generation, V. Šerys does not look for impulses for his work in the traditions of past cultures or Lithuanian folk art. All associations, dynamic visions are found right here. They are born from the inner depths of the creator himself…