Alfonsas Andriuškevičius (born November 18, 1940, in
Vilkaviškis,
Lithuania
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) is a poet and art historian. He received the
Lithuanian National Prize
The Lithuanian National Prize ( lt, Nacionalinė kultūros ir meno premija), established in 1989, is an award granted for achievements in culture and the arts. It has been awarded annually in six categories since 2006 (between 1989 and 2006 there w ...
in 2007 for essay ''Rašymas dūmais'' (''Writing with Smoke'', 2004) and collection of art critique ''Lietuvių dailė 1975-1995'' (''Lithuanian Art 1975-1995'', 1997).
Andriuškevičius graduated from
Vilnius University in 1965, and went on to explore a variety of disciplines, including ethnography and philosophy. from 1974 to 1990 worked at
Lithuanian Academy of Sciences. He taught the
Russian language
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, lectured at the
Vilnius Academy of Art
The Vilnius Academy of Arts ( lt, Vilniaus dailės akademija, previously ''State Art Institute of Lithuania'') in Vilnius, Lithuania, grants a variety of degrees in the arts.
History
The Academy traces its roots back to the creation of the Arc ...
from 1989 to 2009. His publications include several books of art criticism, four poetry collections, and a collection of thirty essays.
Selected works
* ''Rašymas dūmais'', 2004
* ''Grožis ir menas lietuvių estetikoje 1918–1940'', 1989
* ''33 eilėraščiai'', 1994
* ''66 eilėraščiai'', 1998
* ''Eilėraščiai'', 2000
* ''Lietuvių dailė 1975–1995'', 1997
References
External links
*''Concealed in Smoke''
The Vilnius magazine Review
1940 births
Living people
People from Vilkaviškis
Lithuanian male poets
Recipients of the Lithuanian National Prize
Lithuanian art historians
Vilnius University alumni
Academic staff of the Vilnius Academy of Arts
Members of the Seimas
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