{"id":233223,"date":"2026-06-24T00:34:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T21:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vilnius-events.lt\/?post_type=event&p=233223"},"modified":"2026-06-24T00:34:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T21:34:34","slug":"lt-art-ras-imonis-li-dn-vaik-miestas-en-art-ras-imonis-the-city-of-sad-children-ru-art-ras-imonis-li-dn-vaik-miestas","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.vilnius-events.lt\/en\/event\/art-ras-imonis-the-city-of-sad-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Art\u016bras \u0160imonis | THE CITY OF SAD CHILDREN"},"content":{"rendered":"

Art\u016bras \u0160imonis\u2019s works are no strangers to the LDS \u201cArka\u201d Gallery: several years ago, when he participated in the scenography exhibition \u201cNavigation,\u201d he emerged as an artist who sensitively bridges the realms of theater and independent creation. Then, as in this exhibition, his exceptional abilities as a draftsman, painter, and set designer\u2014who delves into themes of identity and masculinity\u2014were revealed.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In introducing his exhibition, the artist states:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe central themes of the exhibition focus on the crisis of contemporary fragile masculinity and the identity of the \u2018inner child,\u2019 as well as psychological and emotional trauma, reflections, and experiences of the external environment. The exhibition seeks to explore these and other aspects of the themes and issues through the expressive means of scenographic representation. The technical task of the exhibition is to convey imagined realities, the world of the imagination, and a reimagined scenographic landscape within a social context, utilizing installation compositions, various objects, theatrical props, and other means of expression. The exhibition aims to enable the viewer to create a subjective space of imagination through their personal experiences and traumas, contemplatively engaging with the collective narrative of the imagined world being created.\u201d<\/p>\n

Arturas \u0160imonis is one of the most prolific Lithuanian set designers, whose work extends beyond the theater stage. He actively participates in various festivals and exhibitions, designs events, and, like many artists working in the collective arts, gives free rein to his creative ideas through painting. He has repeatedly experimented with independent creative work in theater, testing the boundaries of the artist\u2019s role in theater: he selected plays himself, directed, created sets, costumes, and lighting, and applied computer technologies. His talent has been recognized and honored on multiple occasions with nominations for the \u201cGolden Stage Cross\u201d (2014, 2015, 2024) and an award (2007), and he has won \u201cFort\u016bna\u201d prizes (2014, 2017, 2024) and theater festival diplomas (2010, 2013, 2017, 2017, 2021, 2023).<\/p>\n

\u2013 Dr. Raimonda Bitinait\u0117-\u0160irvinskien\u0117<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":233224,"template":"","categories":[12,10],"tags":[],"ticket-vendor":[],"class_list":["post-233223","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nemokami-renginiai","category-parodos"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t