Vitas Lukas - The Prince of Obscurity

VITAS LUCKUS

THE PRINCE OF OBSCURIT Y NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE EXHIBITION

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April 6th to 30th, 2016 | Charlotte Hale Gallery | Toronto, Canada

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e are very pleased to present the premiere North American selling exhibition of carefully selected images from across Vitas Luckus’ vast body of work, representing his most iconic achievements in photography.

Although not yet well known in North America, Vitas is recognized as being one of the most important figures in photography in Lithuania during the Soviet era.

The exhibition portfolio of thirty-five 16x20 prints is available in a limited edition of nine. Each print is estate stamped, numbered and signed by Tanya.

Self portrait with Tanya

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The story of Vitas Luckus and his muse Tanya, is one of commitment, passion, resilience, and pure energetic creativity in a time of political and physical constraints.

“WHEN WE WERE YOUNG,

I did not realize that we were living something, and now I realize it was history.�

Tanya Aldag

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“He photographed BOTH FOR GOD AND FOR THE DEVIL,

and worked as if possessed,” The Hard Way Herman Hoeneveld

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e advocated a style in which there was no hierarchy of meaning: every element in the photographic composition was of equal importance.

Only then was it possible to capture the “truth” and represent the essence of a scene, of life itself.

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“The photographs cannot be considered on formal grounds alone because the place and time Vitas Luckus came out of, and the manner in which he lived his life and ended it, continue to haunt anyone who looks at the images.�

Under Western Eyes: Encountering Vitas Luckus from Afar Antanas Sileika

NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE EXHIBITION

VITAS LUCKUS THE PRINCE OF OBSCURITY

April 6th to 30th, 2016 | Charlotte Hale Gallery 588 Markham Street, Toronto, Canada

FOR MORE INFORMATION and to purchase prints contact

Charlotte Hale & Associates tel 647.527.4253 chaleandassociates @ gmail.com chaleandassociates.com CATALOGUE DESIGN: LOUIS FISHAUF