Gintas K
Encyclopedia
Gintas K is a sound art
ist born in Lithuania
in 1969 . He was the core member of the first Lithuanian industrial music
group "Modus". Performances, actions, even short films shape the activities of "Modus" (which is translated as "the way of life").
Later Gintas Kraptavicius was active as a performer and interdisciplinary artist, known for his actions, happenings, written instructions in a post-fluxus
manner.
In 1999 Gintas turned his scenery name into Gintas K and started exploring experimental
digital music aesthetics: from overloaded massive structures, static and physically overwhelming frequencies to melodic ambiences, voice and field recordings.
Till now he has released 13 albums, contributed to online releases and projects, took part in various international festivals of new media art
and sound art
.
Sound art
Sound art is a diverse group of art practices that considers wide notions of sound, listening and hearing as its predominant focus. There are often distinct relationships forged between the visual and aural domains of art and perception by sound artists....
ist born in 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...
in 1969 . He was the core member of the first Lithuanian industrial music
Industrial music
Industrial music is a style of experimental music that draws on transgressive and provocative themes. The term was coined in the mid-1970s with the founding of Industrial Records by the band Throbbing Gristle, and the creation of the slogan "industrial music for industrial people". In general, the...
group "Modus". Performances, actions, even short films shape the activities of "Modus" (which is translated as "the way of life").
Later Gintas Kraptavicius was active as a performer and interdisciplinary artist, known for his actions, happenings, written instructions in a post-fluxus
Fluxus
Fluxus—a name taken from a Latin word meaning "to flow"—is an international network of artists, composers and designers noted for blending different artistic media and disciplines in the 1960s. They have been active in Neo-Dada noise music and visual art as well as literature, urban planning,...
manner.
In 1999 Gintas turned his scenery name into Gintas K and started exploring experimental
Experimental music
Experimental music refers, in the English-language literature, to a compositional tradition which arose in the mid-20th century, applied particularly in North America to music composed in such a way that its outcome is unforeseeable. Its most famous and influential exponent was John Cage...
digital music aesthetics: from overloaded massive structures, static and physically overwhelming frequencies to melodic ambiences, voice and field recordings.
Till now he has released 13 albums, contributed to online releases and projects, took part in various international festivals of new media art
New media art
New media art is a genre that encompasses artworks created with new media technologies, including digital art, computer graphics, computer animation, virtual art, Internet art, interactive art, computer robotics, and art as biotechnology...
and sound art
Sound art
Sound art is a diverse group of art practices that considers wide notions of sound, listening and hearing as its predominant focus. There are often distinct relationships forged between the visual and aural domains of art and perception by sound artists....
.
Albums
- 2003 o)o(o
- 2003 ////
- 2003 without out (live @ garso zona)
- 2004 Taip Taip
- 2004 titled#
- 2006 Jamaika
- 2006 Lengvai / 60 x one minute audio colours of 2kHz sound
- 2007 13 Tracks
- 2007 Elementary Particles
- 2009 Lovely Banalities
- 2009 Frozen Time
- 2010 So On
- 2011 The live that never have been played live
Collaborations
- 2008 Robertas Kundrotas & Gintas K - Septyni Tiltai Pasaulio Centre
- 2009 Gintas K & GYS - when the drummer is smoking