Kazys Šimonis
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Kazys Šimonis was a famous Lithuania
n painter
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, northern Lithuania. He studied organ, was also interested in history and ethnography. In 1909–1911, he went to work for his brother in the United States. In 1911, he returned to Lithuania, and was called up for military service in the Tsarist Russian
army.
He painted and studied episodically: with Tadas Daugirdas (1908–1910), serving in the Russian Army in Kiev
, where contact with a local painter (1911–1917 year), Saint Petersburg
, Fedosejevo evening drawing courses (1917–1918) [1].
In 1919, settled in Kaunas
, actively participated in the cultural life of Lithuanian artists associations. In 1919–1924, he taught drawing and at Kaunas "Dawn" high school, teacher training courses.
In 1920–1921, He attended the private art studio. In 1923, he studied art in Berlin.
In 1923–1924, Juozas Damijonaitis taught drawing courses were organized by the teachers. In 1926, he received from the Ministry of Education, a grant for 2 years in Paris. In 1934–1945, he studied at the Kaunas School of Art (since 1941 Kaunas Applied and Decorative Art Institute), as the library manager. In 1945–1950, Kaunas Applied and Decorative Arts Institute Museum of the Department. In 1951–1959, Kaunas Polytechnic Institute
architecture department technician. He died at the age of 91, and was buried in Petrašiūnai Cemetery
, in Kaunas.
s, portrait
s, fantasy paintings, as well as ex-libris
, poster
s, stamps draft format productions, has painted the decorative panels Birstonas
site (1938 panel), wrote the autobiographical book of memoirs, "Living fragments" (1959 on). He collected and painted folk art, architectural monuments. Individual organized exhibitions: 1925, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1949, 1958, 1967, 1972, 1977 Kaunas, 1925 Washington, D.C., Boston], Chicago, 1926 Riga
, 1927 Klaipėda
and Paris, 1968, 1975 Vilnius
.
Applied distinctively of its time prevailing artistic currents: cubism, expressionism, lučizmo expression. In the early creative period K. Simonis was affected by M. K. Čiurlionis
influence, often using images. Later, when he learned of the Western European art, he has made a significant impact on German Expressionist, Bauhaus
School of art, especially Mark and Ferenc Lyonel Feiningerio stylized, falling in many different directions and beam lines to form fantastic images. Living in France was influenced by primitivism
art school.
His mature creative period started in the 3rd decade and lasted until mid-4-completion. During this period his growing tendency to divide things into space geometric segments. Geometrical shape pervaded the light flash, the image breaks down tiny crystals. Great importance to its works, the artist offers to light.
After the War, his creativity started to sag. He returned to previous themes.
His stylized fabulous pieces of content there sadness and memories.
During this period, he created a more realistic value of natural images.
He as criticized for imitation. Many of his works primarily summarized the plot or symbolic imagery.
Notable tracks: "leaf" (1923), "Towers" (1928), "Fantasy", "Thirst" (1926), "Forest Fire", "Princess", "Song", "Lights" (1926), "fog" (1927), "Fantasy Landscape" (1930), "suppository" (1931), "Living Stones" (1935), "Landscape with Crucifixion" "Girl with Flowers" (1936), "The Space" (1958), "morning, dawn" (1968).
Painted portraits: Ann Rymaitės actors, unes Babickaitė, Teofilija Vaičiūnienė, writers Vydūnas
, Vincas Mykolaitis-Putinas
, Vincas Krėvė-Mickevičius
, Juozas Tysliava, Liudas Gira
, Kazys Binkis
, historian Simonas Daukantas
, artist M. K. Čiurlionis and others.
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...
n painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
.
Biography
K. Šimonis was born on August 25, 1887 in Starkonys, near KupiškisKupiškis
Kupiškis is a city in north-eastern Lithuania. It is the capital of the Kupiškis district municipality. Kupiškis is situated on the Lėvuo and Kupa rivers. The name of the city originates from Kupa River. Gediminas bridge crosses river Kupa.-History:...
, northern Lithuania. He studied organ, was also interested in history and ethnography. In 1909–1911, he went to work for his brother in the United States. In 1911, he returned to Lithuania, and was called up for military service in the Tsarist Russian
Tsardom of Russia
The Tsardom of Russia was the name of the centralized Russian state from Ivan IV's assumption of the title of Tsar in 1547 till Peter the Great's foundation of the Russian Empire in 1721.From 1550 to 1700, Russia grew 35,000 km2 a year...
army.
He painted and studied episodically: with Tadas Daugirdas (1908–1910), serving in the Russian Army in Kiev
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
, where contact with a local painter (1911–1917 year), Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
, Fedosejevo evening drawing courses (1917–1918) [1].
In 1919, settled in Kaunas
Kaunas
Kaunas is the second-largest city in Lithuania and has historically been a leading centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. Kaunas was the biggest city and the center of a powiat in Trakai Voivodeship of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania since 1413. During Russian Empire occupation...
, actively participated in the cultural life of Lithuanian artists associations. In 1919–1924, he taught drawing and at Kaunas "Dawn" high school, teacher training courses.
In 1920–1921, He attended the private art studio. In 1923, he studied art in Berlin.
In 1923–1924, Juozas Damijonaitis taught drawing courses were organized by the teachers. In 1926, he received from the Ministry of Education, a grant for 2 years in Paris. In 1934–1945, he studied at the Kaunas School of Art (since 1941 Kaunas Applied and Decorative Art Institute), as the library manager. In 1945–1950, Kaunas Applied and Decorative Arts Institute Museum of the Department. In 1951–1959, Kaunas Polytechnic Institute
Kaunas University of Technology
- KTU :Kaunas University of Technology is one of the largest technical universities in the Baltic States.In Webometrics Ranking of World Universities 2010 KTU took the highest ratings among Lithuanian higher education institutions as having the web of best presence, visibility and accessibility...
architecture department technician. He died at the age of 91, and was buried in Petrašiūnai Cemetery
Petrašiunai Cemetery
Petrašiūnai Cemetery is Lithuania's premiere last resting place formally designated for graves of people influential in national history, politics, arts, and science.- Location :...
, in Kaunas.
Awards
- 1962 Lithuanian SSR Honored Art Worker
- 1972 Lithuanian SSR folk artist.
Works
He created about 2,000 works of art - landscapeLandscape
Landscape comprises the visible features of an area of land, including the physical elements of landforms such as mountains, hills, water bodies such as rivers, lakes, ponds and the sea, living elements of land cover including indigenous vegetation, human elements including different forms of...
s, portrait
Portrait
thumb|250px|right|Portrait of [[Thomas Jefferson]] by [[Rembrandt Peale]], 1805. [[New-York Historical Society]].A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant. The intent is to display the likeness,...
s, fantasy paintings, as well as ex-libris
Bookplate
A bookplate, also known as ex-librīs [Latin, "from the books of..."], is usually a small print or decorative label pasted into a book, often on the inside front cover, to indicate its owner...
, poster
Poster
A poster is any piece of printed paper designed to be attached to a wall or vertical surface. Typically posters include both textual and graphic elements, although a poster may be either wholly graphical or wholly text. Posters are designed to be both eye-catching and informative. Posters may be...
s, stamps draft format productions, has painted the decorative panels Birstonas
Birštonas
Birštonas is a spa town in Lithuania situated south of Kaunas on the right bank of the Nemunas River. Birštonas received its city rights 1529, and was appointed a city in 1966.-Name:Birštonas is the Lithuanian name of the city...
site (1938 panel), wrote the autobiographical book of memoirs, "Living fragments" (1959 on). He collected and painted folk art, architectural monuments. Individual organized exhibitions: 1925, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1949, 1958, 1967, 1972, 1977 Kaunas, 1925 Washington, D.C., Boston], Chicago, 1926 Riga
Riga
Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,...
, 1927 Klaipėda
Klaipeda
Klaipėda is a city in Lithuania situated at the mouth of the Nemunas River where it flows into the Baltic Sea. It is the third largest city in Lithuania and the capital of Klaipėda County....
and Paris, 1968, 1975 Vilnius
Vilnius
Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...
.
Applied distinctively of its time prevailing artistic currents: cubism, expressionism, lučizmo expression. In the early creative period K. Simonis was affected by M. K. Čiurlionis
Mikalojus Konstantinas Ciurlionis
Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis , also known as M. K. Čiurlionis was a Lithuanian painter and composer. Čiurlionis contributed to symbolism and art nouveau and was representative of the fin de siècle epoch. During his short life he composed about 250 pieces of music and created about 300 paintings...
influence, often using images. Later, when he learned of the Western European art, he has made a significant impact on German Expressionist, Bauhaus
Bauhaus
', commonly known simply as Bauhaus, was a school in Germany that combined crafts and the fine arts, and was famous for the approach to design that it publicized and taught. It operated from 1919 to 1933. At that time the German term stood for "School of Building".The Bauhaus school was founded by...
School of art, especially Mark and Ferenc Lyonel Feiningerio stylized, falling in many different directions and beam lines to form fantastic images. Living in France was influenced by primitivism
Primitivism
Primitivism is a Western art movement that borrows visual forms from non-Western or prehistoric peoples, such as Paul Gauguin's inclusion of Tahitian motifs in paintings and ceramics...
art school.
His mature creative period started in the 3rd decade and lasted until mid-4-completion. During this period his growing tendency to divide things into space geometric segments. Geometrical shape pervaded the light flash, the image breaks down tiny crystals. Great importance to its works, the artist offers to light.
After the War, his creativity started to sag. He returned to previous themes.
His stylized fabulous pieces of content there sadness and memories.
During this period, he created a more realistic value of natural images.
He as criticized for imitation. Many of his works primarily summarized the plot or symbolic imagery.
Notable tracks: "leaf" (1923), "Towers" (1928), "Fantasy", "Thirst" (1926), "Forest Fire", "Princess", "Song", "Lights" (1926), "fog" (1927), "Fantasy Landscape" (1930), "suppository" (1931), "Living Stones" (1935), "Landscape with Crucifixion" "Girl with Flowers" (1936), "The Space" (1958), "morning, dawn" (1968).
Painted portraits: Ann Rymaitės actors, unes Babickaitė, Teofilija Vaičiūnienė, writers Vydūnas
Vydunas
Wilhelm Storost, artistic name Vilius Storostas-Vydūnas , mostly known as Vydūnas, was a Prussian-Lithuania teacher, poet, humanist, philosopher and Lithuanian...
, Vincas Mykolaitis-Putinas
Vincas Mykolaitis-Putinas
Vincas Mykolaitis known by his pen name Putinas was Lithuanian poet and writer. He was also a priest, but renounced his priesthood in 1935.-Biography:...
, Vincas Krėvė-Mickevičius
Vincas Kreve-Mickevicius
Vincas Mickevičius , better known by his pen name Vincas Krėvė-Mickevičius, was a Lithuanian writer, poet, novelist, playwright and philologist...
, Juozas Tysliava, Liudas Gira
Liudas Gira
Liudas Gira was a Lithuanian poet, writer, and literary critic. His is noted for his early poetry, which resembles traditional Lithuanian folk songs. Gira was active in cultural and political life, gradually shifting towards communism in 1930s...
, Kazys Binkis
Kazys Binkis
Kazys Binkis was a Lithuanian poet, journalist, and playwright. He used the pseudonyms K.Alijošius, K. Papilietis, Kazys, Kazys Roviejietis, Nedarbininkas, Neklaipėdietis, Nelatvis, Nepartyvis, Ras Desta, Riza Chanas and others.-Biography:...
, historian Simonas Daukantas
Simonas Daukantas
Simonas Daukantas or Szymon Dowkont was a Lithuanian writer, ethnographer and historian. One of the pioneers of the Lithuanian national revival, he is credited as an author of the first book on the history of Lithuania written in the Lithuanian language...
, artist M. K. Čiurlionis and others.