Genovaitė Žilinskaitė – pramoninės meninės tekstilės Lentvario kilimų fabrike pradininkė ir nuotaikos gobelenų kūrėja

LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Genovaitė Žilinskaitė; Gobelenai; Gobelenas; Lentvario kilimų fabrikas; Nuotaikos gobelenai; Pramoninė meninė tekstilė; Genovaitė Žilinskaitė; Industrial Artistic Textile; Industrial artistic textiles; Lentvaris Carpet Factory; Mood tapestries; Tapestries; Tapestry.

ENIn the panorama of Lithuanian fine textile, the work by Genovaitė Žilinskaitė (1927–2004) distinguishes itself by its original artistic vein. When she entered the Institute of Art, she could nicely weave on the village loom. G. Žilinskaitė was deriving professional knowledge from two teachers – A. Gudaitis (painting) and J. Balãikonis (textile). After graduating from the Institute, she was the first artist to shape the artistic idiom of Lithuanian carpets at Lentvaris Carpet Factory opened in 1956. In the course of five years, she created 50 projects for carpets, 35 of which were realized. She creatively applied the heritage of folk textile, Easter eggs, as well as the motifs of painting on chests, including minimalist geometric ones. In 1961, the carpets produced at Lentvaris Factory were recognized for their co lour and pattern as the best in the Soviet Union. They visited a host of foreign exhibitions and light industry fairs, where they earned the artist some awards. As the artist’s industrial carpets have not been wider commented on before, the article concentrates its analysis on G. Žilinskait’s work in the field of artistic industry.From 1961 onwards, G. Žilinskaitė was a freelance artist, created thematic plane-surface tapestries and ornamental floor carpets. The most characteristic features of their compositions are the rhythm of lines and planes as well as a moderate color scheme. The artist’ heyday should be associated with the tapestries which she was intensively weaving in the course of more than two decades. She created figure compositions on the themes of ballet and fairy tales. The majority of her tapestries are on the theme of nature. They captured a wide range of the moods of nature through generalized rhythmic forms, and various color combinations: a poetic lyricism, nostalgia, and dramatic expression. Her major tapestries: Tree, Clouds (Shadows of Clouds), Sea, Forest, The Secrets of Žuvintas, and Storm. Here the artist’s coloristic talent sounds in its full voice. She would always employ traditional even tapestry technique and natural materials: wool, wool mixture, flax and jute. Lithuanian museums possess some of G. Žilinskaitė’s works (National M. K. âiurlionis Art Museum, Lithuanian National Museums). Most of her works are kept in the Lithuanian Art Museum. [From the publication]