Reiu Tüür paintings exhibition The Great Bridge
Reiu Tüür paintings exhibition The Great Bridge
Reiu Tüür paintings exhibition The Great Bridge
Reiu Tüür has graduated from Estonian Academy of Arts (Graphic Art, bachelor’s, master’s) in 1998; he has obtained Master’s in arts management in London City University in 2001. Since 1993 Reiu Tüür has been the member of Kursi Koolkond artist group; he is a member of Estonian Artists’ Association since 1994. Reiu has been actively exhibiting his work since 1993 in various galleries across the world. This is the fourth personal exhibition of the artist in Lithuania.
During the last several years Reiu Tüür’s art was shown in exhibitions in New York, Tallinn and Riga. In August 2018 Reiu was taking part in the Kursi Koolkond 30th Anniversary exhibition in Tartu, Estonia and in September 2018 in the exhibition Manuscript for commemorating the centennial of relationships of Baltic countries and the United States.
Reiu Tüür’s art work can be found in Estonian art museums’ collections, his paintings are owned by private collectors in Estonia, Austria, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom, Lithuania and they are exposed in public spaces across Europe.
Cultural and educational activities:
In 2009 Reiu Tüür was the founder and the director of Galeria Ark Royal in Viimsi, Tallinn In 2008 – Turku-Tallinn programme coordinator in Tallinn European Capital of Culture 2011 2002–2008 Director of the main Tallinn city gallery Tallinn Kunsthalle
1996–2002 The founder and the Rector of the independent art academy Academia Grata (Pärnu, Estonia)
Since 2018 Teacher at Alytus Art School
The Great Bridge will be the fourth personal exhibition by Estonian artist Reiu Tüür in Lithuania. He will show his latest paintings, which explore and deal with the details of the past: people, who are no longer here, lives, which have been forgotten, cities, which can be entered no more.
“I am interested in visual information from different time and space. It exists, but is not easily accessible anymore. For example, everyone in Lithuania knows the Green Bridge in Vilnius because of the soviet sculptures, but not many are aware of how it looked like 500 years ago”, says Reiu.
At that time, the bridge, the main in Vilnius, looked like Ponte Vecchio in Florence. This, home-made Baltic renaissance example can be found in old prints.
“Contrast is very important. I am using similar methodology as Australian native tribes – they are also trying to get black and white as black and white as possible”, says Reiu.
The exhibition at Central Library of Vilnius City Municipality (Žirmūnų st. 6) will be on until 1st of December.