Brigita Krasauskaitė is a textile designer from Lithuania. Throughout her career, she has worked with a diverse assortment of highly respected art industry leaders and institutions. During that time, she has collaborated on various art/design projects and has exhibited throughout the world. Her designs are part of many private collections. Among other projects, Brigita has partnered with Susan G. Komen for the Cure Organization (USA) and designed the rug Lotus in honor of women journeying with breast càncer. Together with the Estate of F. N. Souza, she has curated the Chemicals Show of F. N. Souza in the RL Fine Arts Gallery, NY, NY. She advised and assisted Christie’s Auction House in the preparation of the Estate Sale of Francis Newton Souza for June 09, 2010, and the Francis Newton Souza and Maria Souza: Life Partnership in Art, The Shelley Souza Collection Sale for March 18, 2014. She is also the Art Advisor for Sasson Soffer Foundation, NY, NY and Trustee of Francis Newton Souza Foundation, NY, NY. Krasauskaitė has initiated and organized the addition of Sasson Soffer’s Midmien sculpture to Europos Parkas sculpture colllection edition.
Stand
Personatges:
Data de producció: 2016
Tipus d'obres
Gèneres
Art
Art > Arts tèxtils
Moviments socio-culturals
Edat contemporània
Obres
Informació de l'obra i context de creació
work stand
Brigita Krasauskaitė: “Upon stepping into The Blue Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey overflowing with its glorious craftsmanship, I was rudely awakened by the reality of not being able to admire the sumptuous mosaics of the central main dome from within the central prayer space of the architectural masterpiece. Although my eyes were able to travel freely throughout every angle of the beautifully tiled interior. it was not until I rested upon the enormous rug with its repetitive pattern physically uniting the entire space, that I finally was able to stop thinking about any of the religious restrictions.
As a result of these rules regulating when and where visitors are permitted and especially the garment regulations for women, the inspiration behind Stand was conceived as a means of capturing my personal protest to such limitations.
Stand was designed using a combination of two contrasting patterns: the opulence of Baroque style ornamentation juxtaposed with the intertwining structure of the mosque's rug pattern; both superimposed over and seeming to restrain the depiction of three standing female figures uncovered from the waist down.
It is my continued interest in and love of textiles which fueled my decision to use the medium of floor covering to convey the fact that a rug is one-dimensional and when standing upon it, we are all on one even level. Essentially, we are all equal”.
Indicacions
INDICATIONS: Textile, Carpet- weaving.
CATALOGUE WORK: Lithuanian art