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Nijolė Vilutytė: Wave after Wave
In 1991–1992, at the dawn of of Lithuania’s Independence, Nijolė Vilutytė created in Palanga a three-part stained-glass work, Saulės takas (Path of the Sun), and Improvisations I–III (thin coloured glass, lead, approx. 18 sq. m.), together with the four-part fresco–sgraffito Sukūryje (In the Whirlpool). The works were integrated into Vilnius Municipality’s holiday residence Jūros vilnis (Wave of the Sea)(architect Mečislovas Valevičius), later renamed to Gintaras (Amber) and, still later, 9 bangos (9 Waves), built beside the botanical park and surrounded by pines.
Within its expansive spaces, high walls and the shifting rhythms of seaside light, Vilutytė’s stained glass seemed to glide through the interior. It captured the rhythm of the setting sun and the movement of waves, meeting real nature through open window segments. In this way, the stained glass linked the interior with the coastal landscape and became, at the same time, a metaphor for artistic expression and the country’s newfound freedom.
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In 1991–1992, at the dawn of of Lithuania’s Independence, Nijolė Vilutytė created in Palanga a three-part stained-glass work, Saulės takas (Path of the Sun), and Improvisations I–III (thin coloured glass, lead, approx. 18 sq. m.), together with the four-part fresco–sgraffito Sukūryje (In the Whirlpool). The works were integrated into Vilnius Municipality’s holiday residence Jūros vilnis (Wave of the Sea)(architect Mečislovas Valevičius), later renamed to Gintaras (Amber) and, still later, 9 bangos (9 Waves), built beside the botanical park and surrounded by pines.
Within its expansive spaces, high walls and the shifting rhythms of seaside light, Vilutytė’s stained glass seemed to glide through the interior. It captured the rhythm of the setting sun and the movement of waves, meeting real nature through open window segments. In this way, the stained glass linked the interior with the coastal landscape and became, at the same time, a metaphor for artistic expression and the country’s newfound freedom.
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