Rucksacks, 2004

Courtesy of the artist‘s family

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Marija Teresė Rožanskaitė constructed assemblages not by the accumulation of things, but rather through an opening up of inner spaces. We can see them as chora in Julia Kristeva‘s sense – as a container where ideas are born. For her, cosmic shapes and the morphology of women‘s body are closely intertwined.

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Scientists III, 1969

Oil on canvas

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Marija Teresė Rožanskaitė (1933–2007) is one of the pioneers of the Lithuanian modernism. Scientists III,  is from a triptych and were painted in 1969 when the first man set foot on the Moon. The other two works belong to Lithuanian Art Museum and the Lewben Art Foundation.  At the time, Rožanskaitė was exploring hybrid relations of the fragile human body and technology. Her paintings, objects and installations explored political and ecological threats.

 

Space, 1970

Assemblage

Courtesy of the artist‘s family

Marija Teresė Rožanskaitė constructed assemblages not by the accumulation of things, but rather through an opening up of inner spaces. We can see them as chora in Julia Kristeva‘s sense – as a container where ideas are born. For her, cosmic shapes and the morphology of women‘s body are closely intertwined.

 

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Cosmic Composition, 1979

Oil on cardboard

 

Courtesy of the artist‘s family

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Rožanskaitė produced abstract, fantastical compositions on the theme of cosmos and chaos, which combined organic and technical forms in an original way. Sometimes she saw them in her dreams and boldly expressed her visions with bright acid colours.

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