Most of those interested in contemporary Lithuanian painting will recognise the ambient, freeze-frame-like scenes characteristic of Linas Jusionis’ work, and the recurring elements or situations that echo the prevailing cinematic logic in his creative practice. The limited field of vision in his paintings is often used as a deliberate strategy to emphasise the lack of knowledge and perception, …
Most of those interested in contemporary Lithuanian painting will recognise the ambient, freeze-frame-like scenes characteristic of Linas Jusionis’ work, and the recurring elements or situations that echo the prevailing cinematic logic in his creative practice. The limited field of vision in his paintings is often used as a deliberate strategy to emphasise the lack of knowledge and perception, polemicising against the purified and aestheticized image. This duality activates the relevance of observation, making the latter more interesting and problematic. This way of constructing the image, …
