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Stanislovas Kuzma (May 7, 1947 - August 14, 2012) was a Lithuanian people, Lithuanian sculptor. His works include decorative sculptures, monuments, small sculptures, sculptural portraits, tombstones, memorials, and medals. Among them are works on sacred subjects. He worked with stone, wood, and metal, often combining materials.Eglė Mikalajūnaitė
Stanislovas Kuzma
''Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia''Dailininkai, skulptoriai, dailėtyrininkai
in: 'Biografinis žinynas „Šiaulių šviesuomenė: 1918-2005“'' (''Biographical directory "Šiauliai intellectuals: 1918-2005"'')STANISLOVAS KUZMA
''Vilnijos Vartai'' His works were exhibited in various places in Lithuania and abroad and are owned by various museums, including the Lithuanian National Museum of Art, the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow, and the Olympic Museum in Lausanne.
bernardinai.lt September 14, 2019 The middle sculpture has a prototype, Dr. Irena Žukauskiene, cardiac surgeon, who saved Kuzma's life.
"City Gatekeeper" () is a 1973 diploma work by Kuzma for his graduation from the Vilnius Art Institute. It is located in a niche of the at the corner of Trakų Street, Vilnius, Trakų and Streets in Vilnius Old Town. Initially it was a decorative piece made of wood; now it is made of copper. It is a "talking sculpture"; narration by can be listened to by a smartphone after scanning the QR code or entering the URL specified on the tablet at the pedestal of the sculpture. Kuzma modelled the face of the sculpture after his friend, graphic artist .
In 1995 the monument "Pieta" by S. Kuzma (bronze, granite) at the center of the memorial to the victims of the January Events (Lithuania), January Events was unveiled at the Antakalnis Cemetery.Antakalnio kapinės
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There used to be wooden crosses of the Bald Hill, now known as the Hill of Three Crosses in Kalnai Park, Vilnius. In 1916, a concrete monument was designed by Polish-Lithuanian (adjective), Polish–Lithuanian architect and sculptor Antoni Wiwulski or Antanas Vivulskis in Lithuanian. It was demolished in 1950 by Lithuanian SSR, Soviet authorities. Three Crosses, A new monument created by Stanislovas Kuzma after the design by Henrikas Šilgalis was erected in its place in 1989. The monument can be seen on Banknotes of the Lithuanian litas, 50 litas banknotes, issues 1998 and 2003.
STANISLOVAS KUZMA
/ref> A number of sculptor's works ("Šaulys" ("The Archer"), "Mūzų šventė", "Žirgas ir sakalas" (The Horse and the Falcon), "Eglė, Žilvinas, jų vaikai" ("Eglė, Žilvinas, and Their Children", from the Lithuanian folk tale Eglė the Queen of Serpents), "Sutartinė" (sutartinė is a type of Lithuanian polyphonic song) and others) are included into the .
Stanislovas Kuzma (May 7, 1947 - August 14, 2012) was a Lithuanian people, Lithuanian sculptor. His works include decorative sculptures, monuments, small sculptures, sculptural portraits, tombstones, memorials, and medals. Among them are works on sacred subjects. He worked with stone, wood, and metal, often combining materials.Eglė MikalajūnaitėStanislovas Kuzma
''Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia''Dailininkai, skulptoriai, dailėtyrininkai
in: 'Biografinis žinynas „Šiaulių šviesuomenė: 1918-2005“'' (''Biographical directory "Šiauliai intellectuals: 1918-2005"'')STANISLOVAS KUZMA
''Vilnijos Vartai'' His works were exhibited in various places in Lithuania and abroad and are owned by various museums, including the Lithuanian National Museum of Art, the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow, and the Olympic Museum in Lausanne.
Works
In total, Stanislovas Kuzma created over 200 sculptures and monuments.Mūzų šventė
"Mūzų šventė" ("Festivity of Muses", also known as "Feast of Muses", or "Three Muses") is a sculpture group (copper sheets, gilding) of three female figures in shawls portraying Drama (Calliope), Comedy (Thalia (Muse), Thalia) and Tragedy (Melpomene) on the façade of the Lithuanian National Drama Theatre. The sculpture group has become a prominent city landmark, and a scissor lift was installed to bring tourists closer to the sculptures."Mūzų šventė"bernardinai.lt September 14, 2019 The middle sculpture has a prototype, Dr. Irena Žukauskiene, cardiac surgeon, who saved Kuzma's life.
Lazarus, Arise!
In addition to the sculpture of a muse, there was another work planned by Kuzma to thank his doctors, the sculpture "Lazarus of Bethany, Lazarus, Arise!" (), designed in 1989. Unfortunately, Kuzma passed away before materializing his idea. The sculpture to his plans was created by his son, Algirdas Kuzma, and architect Rolandas Palekas, and in 2016 it was unveiled on the grounds of the Clinic of the hospital of Vilnius University.City Gatekeeper
"City Gatekeeper" () is a 1973 diploma work by Kuzma for his graduation from the Vilnius Art Institute. It is located in a niche of the at the corner of Trakų Street, Vilnius, Trakų and Streets in Vilnius Old Town. Initially it was a decorative piece made of wood; now it is made of copper. It is a "talking sculpture"; narration by can be listened to by a smartphone after scanning the QR code or entering the URL specified on the tablet at the pedestal of the sculpture. Kuzma modelled the face of the sculpture after his friend, graphic artist .
Pediment sculptures of Vilnius Cathedral
Between 1786 and 1792 three sculptures by Kazimierz Jelski were placed on the roof of Vilnius Cathedral: Saint Casimir on the south side, Stanislaus of Szczepanów, Saint Stanislaus on the north, and Helena (Empress), Saint Helena in the centre. These sculptures were removed in 1950 Lithuanian SSR, by the Soviet powers and restored by Stanislovas Kuzma in 1997. Presumably, the sculpture of Saint Casimir originally symbolized Lithuania, that of Saint Stanislaus symbolized Poland, and that of Saint Helena holding a golden cross 9 metres high represents the true cross.Pieta, Antakalnis Cemetery
In 1995 the monument "Pieta" by S. Kuzma (bronze, granite) at the center of the memorial to the victims of the January Events (Lithuania), January Events was unveiled at the Antakalnis Cemetery.Antakalnio kapinės''Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia''
Monument to Alexander Jagiellon, Panevėžys
Panevėžys was first mentioned evidently on 7 September 1503 in documents signed by the Grand Duke Alexander Jagiellon, who granted the town building rights to construct a church and other structures. Therefore, Alexander Jagiellon is considered as the founder of the city, which celebrated its 500th anniversary in 2003; two monuments were built in the city for this anniversary, one of which, by Stanislovas Kuzma, is dedicated to Alexander Jagiellon. The monument made of granite is located in the northern part of the near the Nevėžys oxbow lake () of the city district. On his right palm Grand Duke holds St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, Panevėžys, St. Peter and St. Paul's Church of Panevėžys.Sukūrė Panevėžiui simbolį/ref>
Three Crosses
There used to be wooden crosses of the Bald Hill, now known as the Hill of Three Crosses in Kalnai Park, Vilnius. In 1916, a concrete monument was designed by Polish-Lithuanian (adjective), Polish–Lithuanian architect and sculptor Antoni Wiwulski or Antanas Vivulskis in Lithuanian. It was demolished in 1950 by Lithuanian SSR, Soviet authorities. Three Crosses, A new monument created by Stanislovas Kuzma after the design by Henrikas Šilgalis was erected in its place in 1989. The monument can be seen on Banknotes of the Lithuanian litas, 50 litas banknotes, issues 1998 and 2003.
Commemoration
A documentary film "Sculptor Stanislovas Kuzma" was created about S. Kuzma (directed by Juozas Matonis and Vytautas Damaševičius, 1995 and 1998). In 2011, R. Paknys publishing house published the album "Stanislovas Kuzma", the first comprehensive publication about his work. Among other things, it includes photographs of sculptures and Kuzma's recollections and documentary photographs./ref> A number of sculptor's works ("Šaulys" ("The Archer"), "Mūzų šventė", "Žirgas ir sakalas" (The Horse and the Falcon), "Eglė, Žilvinas, jų vaikai" ("Eglė, Žilvinas, and Their Children", from the Lithuanian folk tale Eglė the Queen of Serpents), "Sutartinė" (sutartinė is a type of Lithuanian polyphonic song) and others) are included into the .
Awards and decorations
*2007: St. Christopher's statuette award from city of Vilnius for his services to the art *1997: Commander's Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas *1996: Lithuanian National Prize for Culture and Arts *1988: Medal and diploma from the Lithuanian Union of Architects *1987: Honoured Art Worker of Lithuanian SSR *1982: Lithuanian SSR State PrizeReferences
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