WISE OLD MAN by Žygimantas Amelynas

            Žygimantas Amelynas' best-known work, “The Old Wise Man” (2013), is a gigantic visual that pays homage to the Kaunas-born artist Jurgis Mačiūnas, who helped Lithuanian art acquire a certain notoriety from the second half of the 20th century. Painted on the facade of a former shoe factory, this fresco represents a barefoot giant dressed in a red undershirt smoking an enormous pipe.
Žygimantas Amelynas was born and raised in Kaunas, the country's second city. At the beginning of his studies in applied graphic arts, he developed a passion for street art and was particularly seduced by the idea of transforming cities into open-air galleries by covering old buildings with images that invite on reflection.

L'œuvre la plus connue de Žygimantas Amelynas, « Le vieux sage » (2013), est un visuel gigantesque qui rend hommage à l'artiste Jurgis Mačiūnas, originaire de Kaunas, qui a permis à l'art lituanien d'acquérir une certaine notoriété à partir de la seconde moitié du XXe siècle. Peinte sur la façade d'une ancienne usine de chaussures, cette fresque représente un géant pieds nus vêtu d'un maillot de corps rouge qui fume une énorme pipe.
Žygimantas Amelynas est né et a grandi à Kaunas, la deuxième ville du pays. Au début de ses études en arts graphiques appliqués, il s'est pris de passion pour le street art et a été plus particulièrement séduit par l'idée de transformer les villes en galeries à ciel ouvert en recouvrant les vieux bâtiments d'images qui invitent à la réflexion.
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Taken in: Lithuania / Kaunas / Senamiestis (Kaunas) (show map)

Taken on: September 12, 2024

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