Arturas Jonauskas

About

Artur Jonauskas, (b. 1967, Russia)
artur@jonauskas.com | +7 (921) 311 3567

Photographer, artist, experimentalist. Since 2002 I have used different ways of printing as a tool of personal ideology and experience expression in my art. It is a pleasure to master old and develop new alternative ways of getting photographic images. I developed an original way of printing – oilprint transfer.

In my creative research I left simple experiments with technologies aside as work with alternative photographic processes gives me freedom in choosing material and its properties. It is a real satisfaction of artwork creation.

I teach creative photography in my own school.

Images are printed with Etching Inks on a prepared surface (oilprint), or ink is transferred from matrix to a blank piece of paper (oilprint transfer) which makes the work similar to etching impression. Finished artwork possesses properties of both photo and prints thus breaking perception difference between new and traditional art and broadening borders of internal dialogues.

Subdued black and white (less frequently – monochrome colored) impression gamut rich of delicate half-tone relationships masterfully interprets calm emotions developing lively feelings. From all the variety of subjects I select those expressing personal attitude to a printed matter. … Read More

Location: St. Peterburg, Russia
Website: http://www.jonauskas.com

Work

Exhibitions:

Solo Exhibitions:

2011 Spoiled print exhibition, 1719Gallery, St. Petersburg, Russia
2010 FM, Gallery BW, St. Petersburg, Russia
2010 Nidos prieplauka, Fotobienale Plunge 2010, Plunge, Lithuania
2010 Landscape, Consulate General of the Republic of Lithuania, St. Petersburg, Russia
2010 Oilprint,Gallery Stachka, St. Petersburg, Russia
2009 Landscape, Church of Sts. Catherine, St. Petersburg, Russia
2009 Landscape, Chesmensky palace, St. Petersburg, Russia
2000 The World as I see it, Central Exhibition Hall Manege, St. Petersburg, Russia

Group Exhibitions:

2012 Disappearing Petersburg, Press сlub the green lamp, St. Petersburg, Russia
2012 Recollections of Titanic after 100 years. International graphic art exhibition, Riga Art Space, Riga, Latvia
2011 The St. Petersburg pictorialism, ROSPHOTO, St. Petersburg, Russia
2011 PETERSBURG-2010, Central Exhibition Hall Manege, St. Petersburg, Russia
2009 Festival of the national picture. Lithuania, Central Exhibition Hall Manege, St. Petersburg, Russia
2009 Exhibition Project Adassah Syandrauskas Pasaulio lietuviai Palangoje 2009, Cultural Center Rezosa, Yuodkrante, Lithuania
2008 Photographer of the Year, Popov Museum of Communications, St. Petersburg, Russia
2007 Cityscapes, Peter and Paul Fortress. St. Petersburg, Russia
2006 PIETARI NUORI, Gallery Kameraseuran, Helsinki, Finland.
2005 HOMOFOTOS, Museum of Urban Sculpture, St. Petersburg, Russia
2004 Dedication, Rumyantsev Mansion, a branch of the State Museum of St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Russia

Collections

The State Russian Museum and Exhibition Centre ROSPHOTO

Bibliography

Boronenko: «Photographic Map of St. Petersburg. Part 2», Fotopeterburg, № 17 (205), 2011
Catalog «Artindex» photographers Petersburg, 2007
Daniel Litvintsev: «The didgital of oil», Fotopeterburg, № 10 (144), 2007
Daniel Litvintsev: «The didgital of oil», Photo News Russia, № 10 (144), 2007
Foto-Video, № 2, February 2006
Mikhail Kuzmin: «With a dedication to fighting for you!» , NOMI (New World of Art), 3 (38), March 2004

Author’s publications

Artur Jonauskas: «Noble oil», Magazine Foto-Video № 4, April 2009

Teaching

2006 to the present, Teacher, School of Creative Photography of Artur Jonauskas

Other categories you might want to include:

2005 member of Russian Union of Artists … Read More