Modestas Grigaliūnas presents a collection of black oak sculptures - made from wood that is several thousand years old. Oak, having spent thousands of years in the depths of the Baltic Sea, becomes black as coal. Like coal, such wood - preserves the memory of the Earth...
Having put in physical and creative work, the artist goes beyond the limits of his nature and a kind of metaphysical reality, transforms this material into a new reality, draws us into the depths of the sea of human imagination, and encourages us to look at many things - with a different, creative gaze given to each person...
The word "MEANINGFUL" - is Meaningful, meaning "Meaningful, piercing the Surface". The title of the exhibition "DRAWING FROM THE SEA..." - merges 3 images...
The first, easier to understand for a realistic-minded person: A MAN PULLS A TREE FROM THE SEA... This alludes to a special person living on the seashore who noticed the miracle that water does not rot oak wood, but preserves it, extending its life for a millennium.
A man drawing from the Sea - the material and history of the Earth.
The second, for people who like figurative meanings: A MAN PULLS A SCULPTURE FROM THE SEA. This image speaks of a man inspired by the Sea - passing on the tales it follows.
The third, for those who like to philosophize a bit and extend the idea themselves: WITHDRAWING FROM THE SEA... This is a state when one thinks about the sea, retreating, moving away from it, diving into the sculpture, bringing, transferring to it - the feeling arising from the Sea, drawing us into the depths of the Sea of the inner, spiritual world of man...
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