Portrait of Ivan Karp by Andy Warhol Ivan Karp (1926-2012) is a legend in contemporary art. He was the first art critic for the Village Voice. For ten years he worked as associate director of […]
Author Archives: PLIOPLYS AV
Origin of Originality
I have always considered originality to be a very important in creating art. Since launching my art career in 1976, I worked to be original and distinctive in my artistic undertakings. Originality has also played […]
Children’s’ art work celebrates Lithuania’s 100 year anniversary
Three of the winning art works (clockwise from top left): Ula Louise Olson (9 years old, Arlington, Virginia), Julyte Underyte (10 years old, Frisco, Texas) and Roberta Beresnevicius (10 years old, Lemont, Illinois) To celebrate […]
Cycles of Memory: Donelaitis
Donelaitis (from the Whirling Memories series) 8 x 4 feet in size, rotating at 3 rpm. On display at the University of Chicago’s Institute on the Formation of Knowledge, 5737 S. University Ave., Chicago, as […]
Hittite and Lithuanian ancient history at the Turkish Consulate and Jonas Basanavicius
Mantvydas Bekesius, Consul General of Lithuania, myself, and Umut Acar, Consul General of Turkey, next to Veil during the opening of the art exhibit Cosmic Consciousness at the Turkish consulate in downtown Chicago. I donated […]
Columns of Dreams during the Beverly Art Walk
The series of light sculptures, Columns of Dreams, was on display at Trinity United Methodist Church, 9848 S. Winchester, Chicago, during the Studio Tour and the Beverly Art Walk which took place in September. I […]
VoyageChicago and Summer Solstice
A week ago, a very nice article about my art work appeared in VoyageChicago, a weekly arts and culture magazine. Here is the link: http://voyagechicago.com/interview/check-audrius-plioplyss-artwork/ In the photograph, Sigita, my dear wife, and I are […]
The voice of the voice is as a first-generation God in a set of insets
Libyan Sybil First must be conciliation. But these are battles, and they are fought alone. First, the strong ones, then the weak, then the confused. The same passion from each group. The voice of the […]
Columns of Thought at the University of Chicago
Columns of Thought were installed at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel from April through May, 2018. These columns are free-stanidng, independent structures, paralleling our own human existence. The images consist neuronal profiles intertwined with my own MRI […]
Sybil’s Mind: Blue at the University Club of Chicago
Sybil’s Mind: Blue, a recently completed piece, has been selected for an exhibit at the University Club of Chicago. This is a premier organization in Chicago, located across Michigan Avenue from the Art Institute of […]