Glasskunst av Remis

Kunst av den litauiske glasskunstneren Remigijus Kriukas. Glasskunst/Brevvekt/Skulptur i glass. Signert "Remis" under. Dråpeformet, gul inni. Ca. 14 cm høy. Kan også sendes utenom Fiks ferdig med Postnord for 69 kr.

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Remigijus Kriukas

Glass artist

Was born on March 14th 1961 in Panevezys, Lithuania.

(member of Lithuanian Union of Artists since 1992)

In 1985 graduated from Lithuanian State Institute of Fine Arts, acquired speciality of glass artist and started working at JSC “Panevėžio stiklas”, from 1993 to 2000 worked as a designer in a workshop of glass design there.

In 2000 he founded his own studio of glass design in Panevežys where he now creates. The main production of the studio is : paperweights of different designs and forms, decorative glass shapes, glass and combined elements of inerior and exterior, glass sculptures, glass prizes and presents for different events, nominal business presents.

In 1993 he worked on probation in Denmark, Bornholm island at glass masters’ Charlie Maeker ( “Snogebaek glashutte” studio ) and Pete Hunner ( “Baltic Sea Glass” studio ). He is well acquainted with Latvian, Byelorussian, Ukrainian schools of glass design.

Since 1985 he has been taking an active part in exhibitions in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Russia, the Ukraine, Bulgaria, Luxembourg, Germany, Finland, Denmark, Sweden, the USA and other countries as well as in creative symposia in Lithuania, Latvia, Rusia, Estonia, Ukraine, Czechia, Hungary, Germany, Slovakia and others.

At the symposium in Bardudvarnok, Hungary in 1993 his work was recognized as the best.

2009 winner in the exhibition "Art Day in Panevezys 2009" in nomination "For the creative maturity".

2006, the Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists Award awarded Remigijus with Professional certificate and knight‘s of profession mark, "For the glorification of the country in various exhibitions

At the symposium in Lviv, Ukraine in 2010 awarded with silver medal of Ukraine National Art Academy for creative achievements.

2011 was elected "The man of the year of Panevėžys " for the significant increase in export, an impressive art exhibitions, permanent art expositions and active participation in representing Panevezys art and business nationally and abroad."

2012 Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, the All-Russian Decorative-Applied and Folk Art Museum diploma "For the modern visual solution".

2013 Granted of the Russian Academy of Arts as Honorary member .

2014 Lithuanian Artists' Association awarded with a Gold Badge, because of promotion of contemporary glass art in Lithuania and abroad

2014 Granted of the Ukrainian Academy of Arts as Foreign Member of the Academy .

His works were obtained by art museums of the Lithuanian Art Museum, Art Museum in Budapest ( Hungary ), Frauenau Glass Museum ( Germany ), Lviv Art Museum ( Ukraine ), Lviv Museum of Glass (Ukraine), Evald Okas Museum ( Haapsalu, Estonia ), Russia Decorative - Applied and folk Art Museum (Moscow, Russia), K.A.Savitsky galleries Penza‘ branch of glass and crystal museum ( Nikolsk, Russia ), Riga‘ Museum of Glass ( Latvia ), Finnish glass Museum ( Riihimäki, Finland), Kuskov Palace (Moscow,Russia ), Glass Museum (Ningbo, China).