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Kuwait City Street Art Mural

Ricardas — Fri, 26 Aug 2016 07:59:16 +0000

Street Art Kuwait – Ricardas Blazukas

Back in April 2016 I worked on a street art mural in Kuwait City on Mubarak Al Kabeer Street.

It is a topography piece with a positive thought on Kuwait – from oil to bright future. Thanks to Jedareyat for the opportunity and KNPC for sponsoring the creation of the piece.

Spray Sound Mural

Ricardas — Sat, 19 Dec 2015 10:41:23 +0000

I was invited to do a mural for a ‘Spray Sound’ event that took place at Chili Pepper in Kuwait City on 25th November. ‘Happiness in Kuwait’ artwork was my donation to this charity event with all proceeds raised on the night donated to Bayt Abdullah Children’s Hospice (BACCH). Paint was sponsored by Montana Cans Kuwait.

The event was curated by Kuwaiti Architect and Artist Jassim Alnashmi.

Live music was provided by Al Hassan Brothers, whilst participating artists were:

Yours truly Ricardas Blazukas

Khalid Allahou

Abrar Allahou

Yousef Albagshi

Ahmed Bodham

Sulaiman Alzuhair

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Ricardas Blazukas – The Man Behind The Artist – Khaleejesque

Ricardas — Sun, 08 Nov 2015 07:01:40 +0000

Recently, I was interviewed by Khaleejesque Magazine’s B. N. Bassam about my approach to art, arabic inspirations and more.

Ricardas Blazukas – The Man Behind The Artist.

Khaleejesque Magazine, The Industrial Issue #18, November – December 2015.

The spread is attached below.

GCC: Global Culture Collision – Khaleejesque

Ricardas — Sat, 07 Nov 2015 18:13:24 +0000

My illustration for Noora Almusallam’s article ‘Global Culture Collision – coping with the want of modern and identity of the past’, Khaleejesque Magazine, The Industrial Issue #18, Nov/Dec 2015.

Khaleejesque is a thriving lifestyle and culture magazine that revolves around everything new, exciting and beautiful in the Arabian Gulf countries when it comes to the continuously evolving cultural scene.

Interview with Bazaar Magazine Kuwait

Ricardas — Fri, 19 Jun 2015 15:17:53 +0000

Ricardas Blazukas: Geometry of Colour interview is out in Kuwait’s Bazaar Magazine June 2015 issue and online on http://bazaar.town .

See attached photos or read online here.

‘Geometry of Colour’ Exhibition

Ricardas — Fri, 12 Jun 2015 20:02:54 +0000

Ricardas Blazukas – ‘Geometry of Colour’ opened on 11th May 2015 and continued until 4th June 2015 at Almakan in Kuwait City.

‘Geometry of Colour’ is a selection of Ricardas Blazukas’ abstract paintings, hand sketches, cast sculptures and a neon installation – all exploring the relationship of simple form and colour. The exhibited series of work is only a small number of carefully chosen artwork from various collections, which Ricardas produced in his artistic career: ‘Intuitive Geometry’ (2014-2015), ‘Notational Alphabet’ (2013-2015), ‘I Ching Chance Compositions’ (2013-2015) and ‘Pyramid Sculptures’ (2012-2015). This collection of work summarizes the two subjects that Ricardas is most passionate about – geometry and colour. Each collection is highly influenced by Ricardas’ love for typography, graffiti, architecture and sculptural form. Combining these elements together with various art techniques Ricardas was able to create a visual collection of work, which is open to viewers interpretation.

Opening night photographs can be found on my previous blog post here.

‘Geometry of Colour’ Opening Night

Ricardas — Fri, 12 Jun 2015 19:45:07 +0000

Ricardas Blazukas – ’Geometry of Colour’ exhibition at Almakan in Kuwait City opened on 11th May 2015 and continued until 4th June 2015.

Photographs by Jassim Al Nashmi.

Photographs of the gallery can be found on my next blog post here.

Description of the exhibition

‘Intuitive Geometry’ 2014-2015

‘Intuitive Geometry’ is Ricardas’ most recent body of work consisting of paintings, which he started and developed after his move to Kuwait in 2014. ‘Intuitive Geometry’ was mostly inspired by his earlier set of ‘I Ching’ chance experiments and their results, which Ricardas interpreted to establish geometry, scale and colour combinations for his new series. Ricardas’ extensive development of hand sketched elements produced in ‘I Ching’ compositions led him to a series of variously scaled, simple geometries complemented by unexpected and instinctive colour choices.

‘Notational Alphabet’ 2013-2015

‘Notational Alphabet’ is a set of 24 geometry compositions represented through three-dimensional form, letters and symbols in an attempt to create a notational system / symbolic alphabet. The alphabet was developed digitally by using four basic geometrical shapes: a square, a circle, a triangle and a rectangle, in order to create a variety of combinations complemented by colour. The study was then transformed into a series of handwritten letters, graphic symbols and sculptures. Through paintings and sculpture of the alphabet Ricardas aims to focus on each symbol individually in order to emphasize the presence of a simple form.

‘I Ching Chance Compositions’ 2013-2015

‘I Ching’ also known as the ‘Book of Changes’ is an ancient book of chance – the oldest of the Chinese classics, which provides 64 answers / hexagrams to any given question. Inspired by John Cage and his use of ‘I Ching’ in the ‘Music of Changes’, Ricardas created four composition charts consisting of 64 geometrical shapes, quantities, scale types and colours. Each of 64 I Ching hexagrams were assigned to the composition charts. Using ‘I Ching’ as an oracle Ricardas asked questions:

How many shapes to use in the composition? What is each shape?
What is the colour of each shape?
What is the scale of each shape?

This process of uncontrollable selection enabled Ricardas to create a series of chance compositions, which were then reproduced into a series of large and small scale paintings.

‘Pyramid Sculptures’ 2012-2015

Ricardas created his first ‘Pyramid Sculptures’ during his Masters of Architecture degree in London in 2012. Inspired by Roman Baroque Architect Francesco Borromini’s use of geometry and symmetry, Ricardas designed geometrical compositions in two dimensions, which were then transformed into three-dimensional objects and architectural spaces. During this development process Ricardas created triangular sculptures of various scales, shapes and materials. Amongst all produced pieces, the most notable are colourful ‘Pyramid Tiles’, which received attention from Saatchi Art curators and were consecutively featured on Saatchi Art Online Collections, such as: ‘Spotlight on the UK for Frieze Week’, ‘Art Objects’ and ‘Radical Geometry’.

Artists for K’s Path 2015 – Charity Exhibition

Ricardas — Sun, 31 May 2015 18:50:29 +0000

I was honoured to be part of K’S PATH Charity Exhibition, which took place at Boushahri Gallery in Kuwait on 26th – 29th April 2015.

Three paintings were displayed at the exhibition: “The Two Companions – No. 1 and No. 2″ and “Being Different No. 2″.

All artworks were all sold and have contributed to a charitable cause!

K’S PATH – The Kuwait Society for the Protection of Animals and Their Habitat is a local non-profit animal welfare and environmental protection organization.

You can see all displayed artworks by clicking here.

Full list of participated artist’s:

Abdulla Al Awadi
Ali Al Hafez
Ali Cha’aban
Amani Al Thuwaini
Amira Behbehani
Bachir Najjar
Bader Al Mansour
Bader Al Mutawa
Christian Ghammachi
Dirk Bakker
Faisal Al Fouzan
Farah Behbehani
Farah Salem
Fareed Abdal
Fatima 2t Al Sabah
Ghadeer Al Awadhi
Jamal Abdul Rahim
Jarrah Bader
Khaled Alabdulmughni
Maryam Hosseinnia
Osama Al Awadhi
Ricardas Blazukas
Shahed Al Wadani
Wael Al Khars
William Andersen

YourAOK Benchmark 2015 – Charity Exhibition

Ricardas — Sat, 10 Jan 2015 18:03:32 +0000

Next weekend – YourAOK Benchmark ’15 Charity Exhibition with Yours Truly amongst 26 leading artists and creatives from the Middle East.

17-19th January 2015, 6-9pm at GUST, Kuwait.

As part of benefiting the community, raising money for those in need is a necessity. Through art and creativity this necessity becomes a cultural event that enhances people’s knowledge in the art field by combining art with humanity.
Following the benchmark forum, yourAOK in collaboration with the interior designer Lolwa AlRadwan will be hosting a charity exhibition that will bring together artists and creatives to portray some of their best works for sale.
خدمة المجتمع واجب .. ومساعدة المحتاجين ضرورة .. و من خلال الفن و الإبداع تصبح هذه الضرورة حدث ثقافي يعزز معرفة المجتمع في مجال الفن.. كجزء من ملتقى ابداعك مهنة و بالتعاون مع المصممة لولوة الرضوان .. تقيم شبكة YourAOK المعرض الخيري الذي سيجمع مجموعة من الفنانين و المبدعين الذين سيشاركون بأعمالهم المميزة.

More on http://yourAOK.com/Benchmark

Tom Noise ‘Be Controlled’ Album Cover

Ricardas — Sat, 03 Jan 2015 19:29:47 +0000

Here’s a cover that I did back in Dec 2014 for a psychedelic trance album ‘Be Controlled’ by my brother Tom Noise (Thomas Blazukas). Original artwork by Matt Haslam.

The release was a success hitting 2k downloads in the first month and being selected by the ektoplazm.com founder as one of the best dark psychedelic trance releases of 2014!

Check it out on ektoplazm.com!

Also on Soundcloud!

Thom’s other work.