Sculpture, installation

Sometimes art isn’t just meant to be seen, but also to be touched or even bumped into. You say that’s bold? That’s exactly how it should be—both sculptures and installations aren’t meant merely to decorate. They’re alive.

When we say that you’ll find the spirit of Artagoniste in every corner, we’re certainly not joking—in one room, the ceiling is adorned with a work by Nerijus Erminas, in another, the wall features an installation by Vytautas Viržbickas and Ieva Rojūtė or a piece by Marija Šnipaitė… Come on in, take a look. And, of course, be amazed.

Algirdas Kuzma – SKERSVĖJIS

The sculpture in the reception area seems to ask: Can a sculpture be a table? The forms of the sculpture converge on a single plane, as if swept by gusts of wind. The blurring boundary between beginning and end invites you to engage in a game of the third dimension.

N. Erminas – LIZDAS

Room 212 is a home within a home. To be more precise, the space of the room features a crystallized nest and a branch that has grown beside it, welded together from metal rods of varying thicknesses. Definitely not for those who think it’s more interesting to hang a painting or a TV on the ceiling.

N. Erminas – THE TREE ABOVE ME

Room 402 inadvertently housed a tree that had become a fusion of natural and geometric forms. More precisely, a technical framework protecting a living organism. Just dare to look up above the room’s beam—there, on the wall, an illusory geometric shadow awaits.

N. Erminas – LUMINOUS SCULPTURAL INSTALLATION

Forget restaurants with dull lighting or paintings in gold frames. The walls of the Artagonisto lobby bar are adorned with a glowing sculptural installation whose geometric shapes, upon closer inspection, take on the appearance of unique characters.

M. Šnipaitė – WITHOUT THE WIND

Room 312 transfers the landscape—a particularly painterly genre—to M. Šnipaitė’s sculpture. A gray disc hanging from the ceiling becomes an interpretation of a body of water (or perhaps the moon?), while a small flag stuck nearby alludes to the wind. In the room’s relaxation area, guests are greeted by fish silhouettes bent from metal, reminiscent not of nature but of an industrial setting.

V. Viržbickas, I. Rojūtė – THE SECRET

Room 201 asks a simple question: Did you know as a child what a “sykretas” was—a cheap treasure hidden behind glass? Recall it here, where every segment of the glass artwork embedded in the wall is a separate, buried story, waiting for your gaze.