{"id":167,"date":"2025-03-30T11:12:18","date_gmt":"2025-03-30T11:12:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/paint-job\/?page_id=167"},"modified":"2025-04-01T19:38:59","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T19:38:59","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/paint-job.com\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Tomas Sinkevi\u010dius and Vilt\u0117 Bra\u017ei\u016bnait\u0117 have been working together since 2014. Artist duo make work on the interlinked subjects of late capitalist consumption and climate anxiety in a world full of planetary shifts. With attention to the numerous possibilities of digital culture, the artists adapt multiple technologies to shed light on the ongoing destruction of our environment by anthropogenic pollution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether through films, photographs, sculpture and installations, Bra\u017ei\u016bnait\u0117 and Sinkevi\u010dius show how deeply, and irrevocably, our dependence on and manipulation of life-forms have altered planetary life today. In making their work, the artists point to the necessity for a deep rooted ethico-political reinvention of life that would require systemic change beyond mangled technological fixes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tomas Sinkevi\u010dius <\/strong>&nbsp;(b. 1991, Bir\u0161tonas, Lithuania)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:tomas.skv@gmail.com\">tomas.skv@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2010\u20132014 BA in Photography and Media Art, Vilnius Academy of Art, Lithuania<br>2014\u2013 2016 MFA, Konstfack, Sweden<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vilt\u0117 Bra\u017ei\u016bnait\u0117<\/strong> (b. 1991, Vilnius, Lithuania)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:vbraziunait@gmail.com\">vbraziunait@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2010\u2013 2014 BA in Photography and Media Art, Vilnius Academy of Art, Lithuania<br>2015\u2013 2017 Akademie der bildenden K\u00fcnste Wien<br>2015\u2013 2018, MA in Contemporary Sculpture, Vilnius Academy of Art, Lithuania<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Solo shows<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2024<em> Pilot<\/em>, Vienna, Austria (upcoming)<br><br>2023 <em>Temporary Secretary<\/em>, Stockholm, Lithuania<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2020 <em>Soft Target<\/em>, apiece, Vilnius, Lithuania<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2018 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.editorial.lt\/blog\/vilte-braziunaite-tomas-sinkevicius-cold-blooded\/\"><em>Cold Blooded<\/em><\/a>, Editorial, Vilnius, Lithuania<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2018 <a href=\"https:\/\/s17.no\/skinny-dip\/?lang=en\"><em>Skinny Dip<\/em><\/a>, Studio17, Stavanger, Norway<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2018 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.akbild.ac.at\/Portal\/organisation\/aktuelles\/ausstellungen-vermittlung\/birgit-juergenssen-preistraegerin-2018-vilte-braziunaite\"><em>Birgit J\u00fcrgensen Prize: Paint Job<\/em><\/a>, Vienna Art Academy, Austria<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2018 <a href=\"http:\/\/artalk.cz\/2018\/03\/17\/119255\/\"><em>Paint Job<\/em><\/a> at Klubovna, Brno, Czech Republic<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2016 <em>Born Brilliant<\/em>, Konstfack, Sweden<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2015 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youngpoorartists.com\/popup2015\/naujienos\/braziunaite-sinkevicius\/\"><em>POP UP Show<\/em><\/a>, Umiotovski\u0173 r\u016bmai, Vilnius, Lithuania<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2014 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artnews.lt\/fotoreportazas-is-viltes-braziunaites-ir-tomo-sinkeviciaus-instaliacijos-a-romance-of-many-dimensions-post-galerijoje-kaune-26702\"><em>A Romance of Many Dimensions<\/em><\/a>, Post galerija, Kaunas, Lithuania<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2014 <em>A Romance of Many Dimensions<\/em>, JMVMC, Vilnius, Lithuania<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Group shows<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2021 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.galerijavartai.com\/exhibitions\/102-odd-attractor-vilte-braziunaite-tomas-sinkevicius-and-vika-prokopaviciute\/\"><em>Odd Attractor<\/em><\/a> at Galerija VARTAI, Vilnius<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2021 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lothringer13.com\/en\/program\/archive\/dissolving-matter-value\/\"><em>Dissolving matter and value<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em>Lothringer 13 Halle, Munich<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2021 <em>Embrassement<\/em>, Galerija VARTAI, Vilnius<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2020 <em>Palydos<\/em>, group exhibition at Swallow, Vilnius, Lithuania<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2020 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.galerijavartai.com\/exhibitions\/38-spectrum-group-exhibition\/\"><em>Spectrum<\/em><\/a>, Galerija VARTAI, Vilnius, Lithuania<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2020 <a href=\"http:\/\/echogonewrong.com\/photo-reportage-from-the-group-show-timemaker-at-the-pamarys-gallery-juodkrante\/\"><em>Timemaker<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em>Pamarys Gallery, Juodkrant\u0117<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2020 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unagalleria.com\/currentexhibitions\">Group show<\/a> at UNA, Piacenza, Italy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2019 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.editorial.lt\/inner-pockets\/\"><em>Inner Pockets<\/em><\/a>, Editorial, Vilnius, Lithuania<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2019<a href=\"https:\/\/www.artissima.art\/artworks\/watery-eyes\/\"> <em>Artissima Art Fair<\/em><\/a>, Turin, Italy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/fonda.space\/theEND\/theEND.html\"><em>The E.N.D<\/em><\/a>, Fonda, Leipzig, Germany<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2019 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autarkia.lt\/\"><em>XVII Century<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>at Autarkia, Vilnius, Lithuania&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/2331397990286883\/\"><em>FuelSave<\/em><\/a>, Vienna, Austria<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2019<a href=\"https:\/\/galleribox.se\/en\/2019\/tomas-sinkevicius-vilte-braziunaite-och-hanna-husberg-en\/\"> <em>Watery Eyes<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em>Galleri Box, G\u00f6teborg, Sweden<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/mo.lt\/en\/parodos\/animal-human-robot\/\"><em>Animal-Human-Robot<\/em><\/a>, MO Museum, Vilnius, Lithuania&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2018 <a href=\"https:\/\/kunsthallewien.at\/en\/exhibition\/antarctica-an-exhibition-on-alienation\/\"><em>Antarctica<\/em><\/a>, Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna, Austria<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2018 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mos.ru\/en\/news\/item\/43040073\/\"><em>Here and now<\/em><\/a>, Moscow Manege, Russia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2018 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cac.lt\/en\/cinema\/news\/name-of-an-animal-a-film-and-video-programme-curated-by-the-artist-aurelija-maknyte\"><em>Name of an Animal: A film and video programme<\/em><\/a>,<strong> <\/strong>Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius, Lithuania<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2018 <a href=\"http:\/\/youngart.ru\/wp-content\/themes\/youngart\/pdf\/guide.pdf\"><em>Abracadabra<\/em><\/a>, Moscow International Biennale for Young Art, Russia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2018 <a href=\"https:\/\/vda.lt\/lt\/naujienos\/meno-celes-2018-viltis\"><em>Meno Cel\u0117s\u201918: Viltis<\/em><\/a>, Titanikas, Vilnius, Lithuania<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2018 <a href=\"https:\/\/gallericc.se\/Mesh-1\"><em>Mesh &#8211; A Nordic video art marathon<\/em><\/a>, Galleri CC, M\u00e4lmo, Sweden&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2018 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.austrianamericanshortfilmfestival.org\/\"><em>Afterwork<\/em><\/a> video screening at Austrian American Short Film Festival, Austrian Cultural Forum, New York, USA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2017 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kkkc.lt\/en\/events\/parodu-rumu-organizuojami-renginiai-1\/2017-2\/-parade%E2%80%9D-of-baroti-gallery-at-kccc-exhibition-hall\/\"><em>Parade<\/em><\/a>, Klaip\u0117da Culture Communication Center, Lithuania<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2017 <a href=\"http:\/\/platformstockholm.com\/filter\/592571ee89d0f608f53117a9\"><em>Chewing Gum That Never Loses Its Flavor<\/em><\/a>, Platform, Stockholm, Sweden<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2017 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.akbild.ac.at\/Portal\/ausstellen\/xhibit\/ausstellungen\/pro-s-thesis-posthuman-complicities\"><em>Posthuman Complicities<\/em><\/a>, xhibit art space, Vienna, Austria<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2017 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.galerijavartai.lt\/?menu=parodos\"><em>Body and Darkness<\/em><\/a>, Galerija VARTAI, Vilnius, Lithuania<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2016 <a href=\"http:\/\/cac.lt\/en\/exhibitions\/past\/16\/8493\"><em>Shallow, Quick and Not Yet Titled. JCDecaux Award<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius, Lithuania<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2016 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1186969084649947\/\"><em>Born Brilliant<\/em><\/a><em>,<\/em> Konstfack, Stockholm, Sweden<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2015 <a href=\"http:\/\/bringsurface.hotglue.me\/\"><em>BRINGSURFACE<\/em><\/a>, Malonioji 6, Vilnius, Lithuania<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2015 <a href=\"http:\/\/ma1hungryeyes.tumblr.com\/\"><em>Hungry Eyes<\/em><\/a>, Platform, Stockholm, Sweden<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Publications<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2019 Exhibition catalogue <a href=\"https:\/\/mo.lt\/en\/parodos\/animal-human-robot\/\"><em>Animal-Human-Robot<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em>MO Museum, Vilnius, Lithuania<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2019 Exhibition review \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/moussemagazine.it\/antarctica-exhibition-alienation-kunsthalle-wien-2019\/\"><em>Antarctica. An Exhibition<\/em><em> on <\/em><em>Alienation<\/em><\/a>\u201d at Kunsthalle Wien by Max L. Feldman on moussemagazine.it<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2018 Exhibition catalogue <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kunsthallewien.at\/application\/files\/3715\/4028\/3028\/Antarctica-Booklet_EN.pdf\"><em>Antarctica. An Exhibition<\/em><em> on <\/em><em>Alienation<\/em><\/a>, Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna, Austria<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2017 Part of the issue<a href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/n_wind\/docs\/nwind_12_online\/20\"> <em>The Artificial Question<\/em><\/a> by Linas Kmieliauskas, N WIND magazine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2017 Exhibition review<a href=\"http:\/\/artnews.lt\/kuno-kultura-aktu-saleje-paroda-kunas-ir-tamsa-galerijoje-vartai-41606\"> <em>K\u016bno kult\u016bra akt\u0173 sal\u0117je<\/em>. Paroda \u201eK\u016bnas ir tamsa\u201c galerijoje \u201eVartai\u201c<\/a> on artnews.lt<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2017 Exhibition catalogue<a href=\"http:\/\/cac.lt\/en\/exhibitions\/past\/16\/8493\"> <em>Shallow, Quick and Not Yet Titled. JCDecaux Award<\/em><\/a>, Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius, Lithuania<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2016 Publication in<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youngpoorartists.com\/popup2015\/naujienos\/braziunaite-sinkevicius\/\"> <em>POP UP Show <\/em><\/a>Exhibition catalogue, Vilnius, Lithuania<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2015 <a href=\"http:\/\/artnews.lt\/kuryba-kaip-double-bind-situacija-arba-procesas-kuriant-dviese-pokalbis-su-vilte-braziunaite-ir-tomu-sinkeviciumi-30421\"><em>Interview<\/em><\/a> with Jogint\u0117 Bu\u010dinskait\u0117 on artnews.lt<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2015 <em>Displace: A Migrating Art Academies compendium of ideas,<\/em> Migrating Art Academies, Vilnius, Lithuania<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2012 Publication in Art\u016bras Raila book <em>Antisportas<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Grants<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2020 Lithuanian Council for Culture Individual Grant<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2019 Lithuanian Council for Culture Individual Grant<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2018 Birgit J\u00fcrgenssen Preis, Austria<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2018 Lithuanian Council for Culture Individual Grant<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Workshops\/residencies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2023 <em>Water Narratives<\/em>, FMMK, Vilnius, Lithuania<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.air-noe.at\/en\/program\/mission?set_language=en\"><em>AIR Krems<\/em><\/a>, Austria<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2018 Residency at<a href=\"http:\/\/rupert.lt\/en\/rupert-residents-announced-for-january-june-2018\/\"> Rupert<\/a>, Vilnius, Lithuania&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2014 <a href=\"http:\/\/incdaily.blogspot.se\/\"><em>Nida Refresh<\/em><\/a>, Nida Art Colony, Nida, Lithuania<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2014 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.migaa.eu\/state-in-between\/\"><em>state in between<\/em><\/a>, OKK\/Raum 29, Berlin, Germany<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tomas Sinkevi\u010dius and Vilt\u0117 Bra\u017ei\u016bnait\u0117 have been working together since 2014. 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