ARUNE TORNAU
Lithuanian artist presents the gallery of her works. Arune Tornau was born in 1956 in Vilnius, Lithuania. In 1974 - 1979 she studied at the Art Academy in Vilnius. Paints in oil and aquarell, makes sculptures and collages. Member of Lithuanian Artist Association (1990). Teaches art at youth art school, works on projects of children art education. Published a book "Drawings of Lihuanian gypsy children" (1997).
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Paintings 2001-2003
Group Exhibitions Address:
J. Savickio 19-2
2001 Vilnius, Lithuania
Phone: 370-5-2619946 (home)
Phone: 370-5-2496304 (studio)
Mobile:+370-651-57343
E-mail: et@et.pfi.lt
Personal Exhibitions
Bibliography
Exerpts

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Latest Paintings
Paintings of 2001-2003 (oil, cardboard, each 122x61cm)
























Collages and objects
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Selected group exhibitions and workshops
1988
"Lithuanian Youth" exhibition, Tallinn, Estonia
"Youth" exhibition, Moscow, Russia
1989
International Plainair, Voru, Estonia.
1990
Guest artist at Xylon Graphic Museum, Schwetzingen, Germany
1991
"Contemporary Lithuanian Painting", Schwetzingen, Germany
"12 Lithuanian Painters", Heppenheim, Germany
1992
Lithuanian--German exhibition, Bilker Forum gallery, Dusseldorf, Germany
International Symposium "Wind", Nida, Lithuania
1993
13th International Art Fair, Stockholm, Sweden
4th International Summer Academy TRIANGLE, Scheersberg, Germany
1994
14th International Art Fair, Stockholm, Sweden
Leads land art workshop at 5th International Summer Academy TRIANGLE, Scheersberg, Germany
Gallery Hera, Stockholm, Sweden (with A. Bryngelsson, O. H. Soriano, J. L. Moreau Romain, and E. Leischen)
Teachers of Stauskaite Art School, Contemporary Art Center, Vilnius, Lithuania
1995
15th International Art Fair, Stockholm, Sweden
1996
Leads painting and collage workshop at 7th International Summer Academy TRIANGLE, Scheersberg, Germany
Exhibition of Lithuanian Graphics, Trelleborg Art Gallery on Hamngatan 4, Sweden
Contemporary Lithuanian Painting, National Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
Arla (Jan Linder gallery), Stockholm, Sweden
Foreningsbanken (Jan Linder gallery), Stockholm, Sweden
1997
The Lithuanian plastic exhibition, Sharjah Art Museum, Sharjah, United Arabic Emirates
Sharjah International Arts Biennial, United Arabic Emirates
Magic Realism, Exhibition of Lithuanian painting in Manezh, St. Petersburg, Russia
Erotica, Gallery Vartai, Vilnius, Lithuania
Police house, Huddinge (Jan Linder gallery), Sweden
1998
Mirrors, Gallery Vartai, Vilnius, Lithuania
Jan Linder Gallery, Stockholm (Reimersholme), Sweden
1999
Exhibition of Contemporary Lithuanian Painting, Centre for Contemporary Art, Ankara, Turkey
2000
20th International Art Fair, Jan Linder Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
Exhibition of Lithuanian artists works, Yanhuang Art Museum, Beijing, China
Tradition and Future (Review Exhibition of Fine and Applied Arts 1997-2000) Contemporary Art Center, Vilnius, Lithuania
Arbetslivsinstitutet, Solna (Jan Linder gallery), Sweden
2001
Vartams 10, Gallery Vartai, Vilnius, Lithuania
Exhibition of plainair in Nida, Exhibition Hall, Klaipeda, Lithuania
Anthology of White, Vilnius Town Hall, Lithuania
Lithuanian Art Exhibition, Lvov, Ukraine
Vasby Konsthall, Upplands Vasby, Sweden
Women and Democracy, Contemporary Art Center, Vilnius, Lithuania
2002
Exhibition Hall, Klaipeda, Lithuania
Savickas Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
Natura morta AD.MMII, Gallery Arka, Vilnius, Lithuania
2003
Gallery Meno nisa,Vilnius, Lithuania
Space and magic of Nida, Gallery Arka, Vilnius, Lithuania and Gallery Caisa, Helsinki, Turku, Tampere, Finland
Golden Art, Gallery Meno nisa, Vilnius, Lithuania
Between Vilnius and Kaunas, Vilnius Town Hall, Lithuania
2004
Favourite painting, Gallery Stiklo Karoliukai Vilnius, Lithuania
New Vilnius Municipality building, Vilnius, Lithuania
Collective exhibition in Vasby Konsthall, Upplands Vasby, Sweden
Vilnius-Warszawa, Lithuanian days in Warsaw, Galeria Domu Artysty Plastyka, Warsaw, Poland
Personal exhibitions
1980
Gallery of the Art Foundation, Vilnius, Lithuania
1990
Gallery Arka, Vilnius, Lithuania
1991
Gallery Arka, Vilnius, Lithuania
1992
Gallery Arka (with R. Weber), Vilnius, Lithuania
Gallery Vartai, Vilnius, Lithuania
Trygg Hansa, Stockholm, Sweden
Gallery Hera, Stockholm, Sweden (with G. Bergman and A. Adolfsson)
1993
Folksam, Stockholm, Sweden
Gallery Hera, Stockholm, Sweden
1994
Konsthall, Solvesborg, Sweden
1995
Gallery Lora, Stockholm, Sweden
Gallery Harnestad 3:23, Ahus, Sweden
Wahlmanska Huset, Hedemora, Sweden
Gallery Koridorius Plus, Vilnius, Lithuania
1996
Lietuvos Aidas Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
Kauno Langas Gallery, Kaunas, Lithuania (with J. Bagdonaviciute)
1999
Kauno Langas Gallery, Kaunas, Lithuania
Klaipeda Art Gallery, Klaipeda
"Rotunda" Gallery, Vilnius
Presidential Pallace, Vilnius
2000
Lithuanian State Philharmonic Society, Vilnius, Lithuania
Jan Linder Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
Gallery Vartai, Vilnius, Lithuania
2001
Gallery Akmens zenklai, Vilnius, Lithuania
Klaipeda Art Gallery, Klaipeda, Lithuania
2002
Gallery Stiklo karoliukai Vilnius, Lithuania
2004
Vilnius Town Hall, Lithuania
Gallery Meno nisa, Vilnius, Lithuania
Bibliography
"Schwetzingen Zeitung", 1991.06.22, 23
A. Dvilinskaite, "Mus reklamuoja Lietuvos vardas", Kulturos Barai, 1991, 10
S. Mazeikaite "Apie akmenis", Siaures Atenai, 1992.04
"Krantai", 1994.07-09
?, Sydost, 1994.08.06
L. Fryksen "Nar skrap forvandlas till adel konst", Blekinge Lans Tidning, 1994.08.30
Thomas Kjellgren "Folkets arv i konsten", Blekinge Lans Tidning, 1994.08.06
"Lietuvos Rytas", 1995.01.20;
Ing-Marie Johansson "Arune gor poesi av sparen vi lamnar", Sodra Dalarnes Tidning, 95.04.10
I. Pleikiene "Paveikslai, skleidziantys mistiska begalybes pojuti", Lietuvos Rytas, 1996.05.31
"Lietuvos Aidas", 1996.06.14
E. Budrecka "Siaurietiskos asociacijos", 1996.06.14
A. Dapkute "Vartai i intymia dirbtuviu erdve", Literatura ir Menas, 1996.06.15
A. Uzdavinys "Gyvenimo tekmes mirazai", Kauno Diena, 1996.11.16
V. Saviciunaite "Tituluotu tapytoju debiutas "Kauno lango" galerijoje", Lietuvos Rytas, Muzu Malunas, 1996.11.19
B. Balinskaite, "Akmenys, angelai, riksmai ir snabzdesiai", Verslo Zinios, 1996.05.04
Lithuanian weekly, 1998, February
E. Jaskuniene, Galerija. A. Tornau, Namas, 1998, Nr. 5
I. Kazakevicius, "Zemiskos svajos", Kauno diena, 1999.04.23
I. Kazakevicius "Paveikslai-paveiksle", Dienovidis, 1999.04.30
S. Surbliene "Arune Tornau: "kartais atrodo, kad tapyti senamadiska"", Kauno diena, 1999.05.01
J. Balinskaite "Neiprastose galerijose-tiesiog internacionalas", Verslo zinios, 1999.11.05
Z. Bakutyte "Spalvu zodziai", Malonumas, 2001, Nr. 1
V. Jusioniene "Arune Tornau vel Klaipedoje", Klaipeda, 2001.07.05-07?
J. Petronyte, ""Tapybos aristokrates" Arunes Tornau spalvu kerai", Vakaru ekspresas, 2001.07.05
D. Navikaite, "Dienotapiai. Arunes Tornau dienorasciai "Stiklo karoliuku" galerijoje", 7 Meno dienos, 2002.04.05
Art Market. A. Tornau painter, Business and Exhibitions, 2003, November
E. Cerniauskaite "Interjerine filosofija Vilniaus rotuseje", 7 Meno dienos, 2004.01.30
A. Tornau "Budejimas prie paveikslo", Naujoji Romuva, 2004,Nr3
V. Ryzovaite "Sapnai ir paprastumas", 7 Meno dienos, 2004.06.25
Exerpts from articles
"...rational reconstruction of the past in collages of the "Stones" series ...easy to see how the past is idealized..." (S. Mazeikaite "7 Meno Dienos" 1994.07.01)
"Elegant, historically nostalgic, sensitively feminine objects of Arune Tornau interest me as the marks of self-expression variation." (E. Lubyte "Literatura ir Menas" 1991.11.09)
"Neverending duality of temporal and eternal... revealing the state of of the universe formation... magic of colors and spectra." (A. Dapkute "7 Meno Dienos" 1992.03.10)
"The surfaces of old things, walls and trees interest the painter because of relation to passing time, decay and dissociation. These marks have a philosophic as well as a formal meaning. Uneven, cracked object the artist values as especially pictorial." (I. Antanaviciute "Lietuvos Rytas" 1995.01.20)
"...she prefers a spacial character of color, a variety of texture, a mumbling of half--tones, a mark hanging in an air, a materialization of time... In the list of her exhibitions Sweden and Germany leave Lithuania far behind." (V. Saviciunaite "Lietuvos Rytas" 1996.11.19)
"Arune has constant connection with Sweden, not only related to the good sales of her work. Attraction to that country A. Tornau explains as due to severe nature, cold landscape and huge sky. Weather, coldness and ice affect also the colouring of her works which sometimes looks really nordic." (B. Balinskaite "Verslo zinios", 1996.06.04)
"In A. Tornau works the world falls into pieces which stick together and become soaked matter in which sparkles only the sparks of fading tints... A psychologic introspection is the most important for A. Tornau, the most important paradigm is not a road, but rather a window, an opening through which an internal as well as an external cosmos are looked at." (A. Uzdavinys "Kauno Diena" 1996.11.16)

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