GRAFIKAS ALBERTAS GURSKAS
GRAPHIC ARTIST ALBERTAS GURSKAS
Author(s): Albertas GURSKASContributor(s): Antanas Andrijauskas (Translator)
Subject(s): Cultural history, Visual Arts, History of Art
Published by: Visuomeninė organizacija »LOGOS«
Keywords: calligraphy; Albertas Gurskas;
Summary/Abstract: Prof. Albertas Gurskas (b. 1935) is a graphic artist, poster, calligrapher, creator of the Lithuanian calligraphy school. From 1962 till 1968, he studied graphic arts at Vilnius Art Institute. Since 1969, he was a teacher at the same Institute (now Vilnius Academy of Arts), taught students of various specializations font, calligraphy and composition. From 1982 till 1987, Gurskas headed the Department of Pedagogy and from 1993 till 2003, the Department of Graphics. From 2012, he is a teacher of European Humanitarian University and a visiting professor in Israel universities. Also he is a member of Lithuanian Artists’ Union. All Gurskas’s artistic works are characterized by performative precision and completeness, inventive and thoughtful composition, impeccable artistic taste and playful style. The artist formatted approximately 40 publications in science, art, politics and pedagogy. Since 1968, he took part in exhibitions in Lithuania and abroad, published three books on font and calligraphy.
Journal: LOGOS - A Journal of Religion, Philosophy, Comparative Cultural Studies and Art
- Issue Year: 2018
- Issue No: 97
- Page Range: 105-110
- Page Count: 6
- Language: English, Lithuanian