{"id":675,"date":"2021-07-16T10:33:49","date_gmt":"2021-07-16T10:33:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laisveskelias.lt\/apie-autoriu\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T10:37:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T08:37:49","slug":"apie-autoriu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/laisveskelias.lt\/en\/apie-autoriu\/","title":{"rendered":"About the author"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>Tadas Gutauskas<\/strong>&nbsp;is a sculptor born in Vilnius in 1970.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>T. Gutauskas studied sculpture at Vilnius Art Academy and in 1995 graduated with a Master\u2019s Degree. Later he went on internships to Salzburg, Stockholm and Reykjavik.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The author organises exhibitions of his personal works and participates in group exhibitions. The sculptor also arranges and takes part in en plein eirs, fairs, and symposia both in Lithuania and abroad. He is an active member of different organisations \u2013 Board of the Association of Independent Art Galleries of Vilnius, Lithuanian Artist Union, and Vilnius Rotary Club \u201cPerk\u016bnas\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The most outstanding works of the sculptor are the monument for the millennium of Lithuania \u201cThe Tree of Unity\u201d in Vingis Park, Vilnius, and the sculpture \u201cFor Lithuanian Basketball\u201d erected near Siemens Arena in Vilnius. In 2007, T. Gutauskas was awarded the Order of the Great Duke Gediminas (1<sup>st<\/sup>&nbsp;degree) for the latter sculpture and in 2009 the artist received the statuette of St. Christopher for involving society in the creative process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the opening of the sculpture \u201cThe Tree of Unity\u201d its author said: \u201cWe must support each other\u2026 Either we are united to achieve something or fall apart, collapse, give in and are bought up piece-by piece. Only a nation united can be strong.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The author remains loyal to these ideas in his new works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Email: tadas@unikalu.lt<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"260\" height=\"302\" src=\"https:\/\/laisveskelias.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/t_gutauskas.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laisveskelias.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/t_gutauskas.jpg 260w, https:\/\/laisveskelias.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/t_gutauskas-258x300.jpg 258w, https:\/\/laisveskelias.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/t_gutauskas-150x174.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tadas Gutauskas&nbsp;is a sculptor born in Vilnius in 1970. T. Gutauskas studied sculpture at Vilnius Art Academy and in 1995 graduated with a Master\u2019s Degree. Later he went on internships to Salzburg, Stockholm and Reykjavik. The author organises exhibitions of his personal works and participates in group exhibitions. The sculptor also arranges and takes part [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-675","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/laisveskelias.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/675"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/laisveskelias.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/laisveskelias.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laisveskelias.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laisveskelias.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=675"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/laisveskelias.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/675\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1035,"href":"https:\/\/laisveskelias.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/675\/revisions\/1035"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/laisveskelias.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=675"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}