Alfonsas Andriuškevicius
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Alfonsas Andriuškevičius (born November 18, 1940 in Vilkaviškis
, Lithuania
) is a poet and art historian. He received the Lithuanian National Prize
in 2007 for essay Rašymas dūmais (Writing with Smoke, 2004) and collection of art critique Lietuvių dailė 1975-1995 (Lithuanian Art 1975-1995, 1997).
Andriuškevičius graduated from Vilnius University
in 1965, and went on to explore a variety of disciplines, including ethnography and philosophy. from 1974 to 1990 worked at Lithuanian Academy of Sciences
. He taught the Russian language
, lectured at the Vilnius Academy of Art
from 1989 to 2009. His publications include several books of art criticism, four poetry collections, and a collection of thirty essays.
Vilkaviškis
Vilkaviškis Until 1940 the city had a large Jewish Community which was annihilated by the Nazis and their local collaborators. The whole Jewish population was killed in a single day,, after the entry of the Germans into the city.-Names:...
, Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
) is a poet and art historian. He received the Lithuanian National Prize
Recipients of the Lithuanian National Prize
Recipients of Lithuanian National PrizeThe Lithuanian National Prize honors achievements in Lithuanian culture and arts. It is traditionally awarded on February 16th, commemorating the Lithuanian Act of Independence...
in 2007 for essay Rašymas dūmais (Writing with Smoke, 2004) and collection of art critique Lietuvių dailė 1975-1995 (Lithuanian Art 1975-1995, 1997).
Andriuškevičius graduated from Vilnius University
Vilnius University
Vilnius University is the oldest university in the Baltic states and one of the oldest in Eastern Europe. It is also the largest university in Lithuania....
in 1965, and went on to explore a variety of disciplines, including ethnography and philosophy. from 1974 to 1990 worked at Lithuanian Academy of Sciences
Lithuanian Academy of Sciences
The Lithuanian Academy of Sciences or LAS, founded in 1941 as the Lithuanian SSR Academy of Sciences , as an autonomous, state-subsidized establishment serving as a scientific advisory body to the government of Lithuanian SSR...
. He taught the Russian language
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
, lectured at the Vilnius Academy of Art
Vilnius Academy of Art
The Vilnius Academy of Art in Vilnius, Lithuania, grants a variety of degrees in the arts.The academy was created as a separate entity in 1940; it had previously been part of Vilnius University. It was closed during the Nazi occupation of Lithuania, and re-opened in 1944...
from 1989 to 2009. His publications include several books of art criticism, four poetry collections, and a collection of thirty essays.
Selected works
- Rašymas dūmais, 2004
- Grožis ir menas lietuvių estetikoje 1918–1940, 1989
- 33 eilėraščiai, 1994
- 66 eilėraščiai, 1998
- Eilėraščiai, 2000
- Lietuvių dailė 1975–1995, 1997
External links
- Concealed in Smoke. The Vilnius magazine Review
- Poems from 22-ių naujų eilėraščių