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TIMOTIEJUS NORVILA ‘MORFAI’

“THE EPIC OF THE CROSSING”

Timotiejus Norvila or MORFAI is an artist from Kaunas who has attracted the most public attention by illegally enhancing “The Sower”, the sculpture of Bernardas Bučas in downtown Kaunas, with stars that fitted perfectly with the object and shone in the dark. Although his street art works are the most popular, he also experiments in photography, illustration, painting and design. Artworks of Timotiejus Norvila can be found in Denmark, the Netherlands, Ireland, Spain and Vilnius.  

His latest artwork, “The Epic of the Crossing”, revived an abandoned grey wall, seemingly devoid of life, and transformed it into a small story that engages almost every passer-by of Švitrigailos Street. A crossing attendant is at the centre of the artwork. Here she holds a royal sceptre like a goddess, even though it is only a reflector, a tool to indicate the direction of movement and warning signs. In the foreground, you can see the figures of men working hard, with their work poses highlighted and caricatured. Bright reds, blues and browns are used to highlight the drama of the drawing. In “The Epic of the Crossing”, a mixture of cartoon (comics) and graffiti styles is presented in a contemporary way. At the same time, the artwork is also based on the form of representation of old works of art, where the man is idealised, the action is dramatized, and certain details are highlighted and given special emphasis.

TIMOTIEJUS NORVILA ‘MORFAI’