Girls who sacrificed themselves to the dragon
Canvas, acrylic
40 × 50
2023
This painting was inspired by a fairy tale about a dragon terrorizing a city; out of fear, the townspeople sacrificed girls to the dragon. This metaphor can be understood through personal experience and applied to contemporary events. The artist is characterized by symbolism that evolves into surrealism. A free drawing style, lightness of brushwork, and expressiveness are typical of this author. It is important for the artist that the brushstroke and mood are felt. When viewing this artist’s works, one often encounters literary interpretations, historical events, and human fragility.
VIDAS POSKUS
Born in 1977 in Alytus (Lithuania)
Education
1995–1999 Vilnius Academy of Arts (hereafter VAA), Department of Art History and Theory. Bachelor’s degree in Art History (thesis: “The Warrior in Lithuanian Renaissance Art”).
1999–2001 VAA, Department of Art History and Theory. Master’s degree in Art History (thesis: “Antiquity in the Renaissance Art of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania: The Military Aspect”).
2001–2007 VAA doctoral studies in the humanities, field of art history (03H) (dissertation: “The Problem of the Revival of Antiquity in the Renaissance Art of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania”). On November 16, 2007, awarded a PhD in Humanities (Art History).
Professional Experience
1992–1999, 2002 – worker in archaeological excavations organized by the Lithuanian Institute of History and the National Museum of Lithuania (ancient settlement in Bakšiai, Alytus district, and burial mounds in Paduobė–Šaltaliūnė, Švenčionys district)
2001 – assistant at the Department of Art History and Theory, Vilnius Academy of Arts
2001–2006 – senior museum specialist at the History Department of the National Museum of Lithuania (curator of furniture and clocks collection)
2004–2022 – lecturer in art and architecture in guide training courses organized by “Kiveda”
2006–2011 – curator and guide at the Kazys Varnelis House Museum
2007–2008 – acting head of Gallery Akcija M (Molėtai)
2011–2015 – head of the Kazys Varnelis House Museum
Since 2015 – director of the VAA Museum, head of the VAA exhibition halls “Titanikas”
2015–2026 – founder and curator of the VAA exhibition space “Kreatoriumas / Art Furnaces”
Recent Solo Exhibitions
2026 – “Bed of Snakes. Exhibition from the Paris Studio (Painting, drawings, objects)” (with Aušra Kleizaitė), VAA exhibition space “Kreatoriumas / Art Furnaces”, Vilnius
2025 – “The Human Path (Painting, drawings, texts)” (curator Karolis Gužas), TSEKH Art Gallery, Vilnius
2024 – “Inspirations of Videniškiai (Painting)”, Videniškiai Monastery Museum, Videniškiai (Molėtai district)
2024 – “Girls Sacrificed to the Dragon. Water Games (Painting, drawings)”, Baroti Gallery, Klaipėda
2024 – “The King Is Naked (Painting, drawings)” (curator Algė Gudaitytė), VVJ Gallery, Vilnius
2023 – “Chronology (Painting and drawings)” (curator Rima Blažytė), VAA Panemunė Castle (Jurbarkas district)
2022 – “Seasons. From the Life of a Satyr (Painting and drawings exhibition)”, GODÒ Gallery, Vilnius
2021 – “The Man Who Laughs (Painting, drawings, objects exhibition)”, VAA exhibition space “Kreatoriumas / Art Furnaces”, Vilnius
Residencies
2025 – Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France
2025 – Artists’ Residency Videniškiai’25, Videniškiai (Molėtai district)
2024 – International Art Residency “Lublin Triangle / Люблiнський трикутник / Trójkąt Lubelski”, Biruchyi–Borowiec (Lublin Voivodeship), Poland
2018 – Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France