Artist Augustus Serapinas: "I know exactly what I'm doing and where I was going

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1 Artist Augustus Serapinas: "I know exactly what I'm doing and where I was going Talking with the artist Augustus Serapinas, sounded the idea that there is nothing funnier than the Lithuanian media klišiniais become artists presentations - X author, whose works have been No. 1 show in the country, no. 2 and No.3. Thus, the planned introduction (the younger generation of artists A.Serapinas, awarded the Lithuanian Ministry of Culture of the year debut prize, his work has already delivered in the UK, Switzerland, Russia and so on.) Have crossed out. It remains to mention the studies of Art in Vilnius and Copenhagen arts academies, titled artistic ideas and one of the newest entries A.Serapino CV - London's Frieze Art Fair Live program presented a performance "Gym," in which the author urged Londoners sports space, assembled in the Tallinn Art Academy unwanted art parts. A.Serapinas was one of the first Lithuanian artists presented Frieze fair. - Let's start with Frieze LIVE, which recently appeared. As far as this important step in your career? Page 1/5

2 - Of course, for me and my career is important. It is interesting to create something new, to try yourself as much as the next role specialization. Frieze LIVE London's Frieze Art Fair accompanying program, which presents performances, and I do not do special performances - often a semi performative installations. Works that are presented were not new, it was held in London remake since the original work was created much earlier, very different context. I was glad to have this opportunity to appear Frieze LIVE, it was a good experience, a good challenge. - Creative success can be measured in different ways, but from the outside it seems that you, being fairly young artist was able to receive allocations of popularity. - Never order not to provide too much attention - in general, I often think that I'm doing the same things I did before. I think the worst thing you can do at this stage, to say the least to achieve something. Today I can only be happy for the opportunity to show their works to the institutions that are interested in me and that are interesting to me. Yes bulking. I have a choice - do not participate where you do not want to participate. Really I do not think that I am popular, perhaps somewhat more famous for a certain artistic context. Lithuania has a number of internationally renowned artists, some of whom began their way to Lithuania regained its independence. When compared with their current situation, in my opinion, for us today is easier. - Why is it easier? - Now create the entire infrastructure, Lithuania contemporary art is recognized internationally. During the first decade nepiklausomybės needed to lay the foundations, to get rid of some of the surrounding and Western culture imposed upon the post-soviet permeated with exotic sight. Opens all the veil, that time for artists and curators had to rebuild and try to jump into the West has long been under way, high-speed train atidundantį culture, which places all other values and challenges. I think most fortunate for those who find that there is not much worse and have a lot to show. Even then it was clear, and now it is even more highlighted - not enough to sit in your studio and wait until you come any offer or contest. Even being an interesting artist can without accomplishing anything. - What else do I need in the art world? - Need communicability, courage to experiment, persistence, risk, success and, of course, talent. Today, students of the Academy of themselves puts horse blinders not to see anything without his studies. And still going in the same bed. On the other hand, the artists Lithuania prepared far too many. With the current system is becoming almost an industry high school, every department, trying to attract as many students, after all, comes from each basket to get some money. And the more students, the lower the quality of education. The process of joining the art direction studies at the primary endpoint - the accession exam tasks carried out by the special commission. Surprisingly, there is no interview, candidate's portfolio reviews. But, of course, nothing in the environment will not hinder the formation of artists. Young palinkėčiau more look, the more you make mistakes and recover. Everything starts from the desire to create, if it is - great, if still manages neapakti from it and look at everything more - means a potential. After all, so often the man and starts to think about what and how to do, how to survive in it. It must be cunning, but he is also born out of a desire. Some are very keen, it is looking for the road, take the long view. Page 2/5

3 - Studied at the Vilnius Academy of Arts - is it for you as well as the lack of a broad sight? Are you studying at a turning point, a change in your creative thinking? - If the Academy to do just that, I command you to do anything you are done without. The task is just a tool - excel when imsiesi something more, something that requires nothing from you. It realized a long time ago, as well as the fact that the certificate does not mean anything. Academy I have always been looking for, it's good knowing you are looking for. Just you try and discover. The turning point was also, for the second course. I came to the Academy of M.K.Čiurlionio school, and all we have previously studied čiurlionkėj we thought that we are much more advanced. But it can be a disadvantage, because the people who came out of the ordinary schools, are more active, they do not primokyti things that, perhaps, the whole and do not want to pay, they are trying, looks, feels, can look at everything from a distance. And the man anything better to do, the harder to refuse. - At the very academy it was everything - and very good teachers, and really poor. But the Department of Sculpture learned a lot, I realized that I have to do everything himself, so I have to work, in the end, there is an understanding and how the work in general looks. The Academy gave me a lot, but did not give anything directly - it was a good experience which I unidentified. I always wonder those who ride a third grade to study at universities abroad. After all, everything is here - learn pabendrauk, there are all conditions for a while and all the doors open. You can go and talk with anyone, but what to write. If you will be lippy, anything is possible. - How many artist today necessary authority? Whether its role is changing, whether it can change? Art Authority (contemporary art centers, museums, galleries, art printing and so on.) Is still very important. Of course, it is also open to question, but it is a way, and appears certain difficult art of measurable quality criteria. For example, social networking, popular recognition of the press at least for now is not really the same. But often these two layers overlap, everything becomes more complicated. The Academy gave me a lot, but did not give anything directly - it was a good experience which I unidentified. - I'm not so important institutional recognition of how much the opportunity to implement projects to develop. Sometimes almost no budget, with a good team can do a lot, but still I could not deny that the higher production budget, the greater your opportunities. For example, currently in London, delivered by my exhibition of works specially designed and full-featured, a sauna, a project which would decide not to implement any art space. In terms of art education institutions, learning good art academy I more opportunities, on the other hand, no one ever did not listen to me, and I doubt that asks if I am at all something completed. The key is network'as. - Does your work have a common denominator - a topic the question of the problems? - Previously I used to say that it is very important to improvise. Creating a site and create something very concrete, specific. Most often do not take the finite never work - traveling without anything, and create what is appropriate to the environment, the situation over. I wonder specific history. I have never absorbed into the global problems - rather interested in what made the coffee, what is man, what tools it was collected, and the like. Page 3/5

4 This specific life around us episodes mikrofragmentai. Now I would say that improvisation is not an essential aspect of my work. It can start doing some here, some end up in the place where the work will be on display, but it is important to be able to adapt its work to adapt it, if you see that another space, in another situation, something just does not work. For me it is important to take into account each specific context of the exhibition, like the visually appealing artistic expression, but certainly not always that I follow when creating their works. I wonder specific history. I have never absorbed into the global problems - rather interested in what made the coffee, what is man, what tools it was collected, and the like. This specific life around us episodes mikrofragmentai. - For example, the Museum of Antwerp, where I was invited (it was one of my first exhibition), George worked as a technician. Everywhere I walked with him, landžiojau, became friends. Finally, a week later he told me that knows a place that might interest me. We pakilom the top floor of the building, which was a room that normally can not come - there is standing security camera image and recording monitors. This room was another door. Their key looking for maybe half an hour, and not just as a hit, and they saw the opening of 17 meters deep, 15 meters long and nearly one meter wide cliff. - A memorial created the entrance into this space - the girls when she come to see the museum from the inside, to look at the infrastructure. After all, even many of the staff did not know about this area. We had much to fight and build a complete strategy that I would be allowed. It was necessary for the safety and the requirements of the responsible person to carry the candies. Countries to establish the room with some - it was high, the visitor is not available, just visible from below. George, the man of whom I said, very interested in Antwerp, and I, from the archives collected him interesting materials, installed a room with some here, which was able to get only one of it. In this case, not so important to me the most hidden and revealed to visitors of the museum space, as much as the same way as it was achieved - in a true friendship, through George, who felt a strong connection with the museum, has worked here for 20 years and viewed the local history. His name and I called this piece. - How important is the critics think? - Criticism important, especially for a young artist. I would be lying if being a 26-year-old would say that I do not care what the critics wrote. Criticism, if it is reasoned, reasonable, it reasoned that, read a very interesting - and it does not matter whether it is positive or not. Lithuania, of course, is the problem - the lack of good quality criticism. Probably in part because of the criticism is not sufficiently paid for their work. Therefore, there is no competition, this work can take anything you want. Sometimes I notice that people are writing about art, just short of the broader context, they have too little traveling. Therefore, the criticism is very localized, formed the so-called intellectual vacuum. Of course, there are a few good writers and there are some interesting reviews, but they really need to shop around. Moreover, in my subjective opinion, describes the exhibition often really are not the best or the most worthy of attention. Page 4/5

5 - Are you are faced with their own interpretations of the works, which did not believe the? - I do not have so many reviews, but there have been construction which is difficult for me to see his works. I am as far as control-freak'as - I really know exactly what I'm doing and where I was going, even if sometimes a neartikuliuoju. I had a very strange situation where one institution becomes aware of my work in Antwerp Georges, but the whole of it neįsigilinusi invited to pull down the hole. I said that, well, I can do it, but then will work and how I was invited to pull down the hole in the wall. I was going to make fun of them, and then they, of course, frightened and retreated. Gimbutaite, Monika. Menininkas Augustas Serapinas: Labai tiksliai žinau, ką darau ir kur einu. 15 Min Page 5/5