Artūras Barysas


Artūras Barysas "Baras" was a Lithuanian actor, singer, photographer, and filmmaker, known as a member of the counter-culture and the father of modern Lithuanian avant-garde.

Biography

As a teenager moved from Panevėžys to Vilnius, where finished the in Antakalnis. In 8th grade entered moviemaking circle in a Pioneers Palace. After the school attempted to enter Moscow institute of cinematography, but was rejected because of strong myopia.
In Soviet period lived on sight-disability pension and reselling of rare books and Western music records. Actively participated in underground culture of Lithuania. In late years suffered from alcoholism. He died in his sleep.

Film works

The debut film Alchemy, made by Barysas and his class-mates, won a prise of Moscow festival of amateur filmmakers. After the school Barysas entered the Lithuanian union of amateur filmmakers, where he administrated festivals and presented Lithuanians at festivals in other republics of USSR.
The position of official amateur allowed to evade censure, but at the same time to reach an audience in regular festivals all over USSR. Thus the Barysas' film He is wanted shows hippies, transvestite and nude scenes and Her love tells about gerontophilic relations, all of which was not allowed in Soviet professional movies. The filmmakers union also provided cameras and other gear.
After the end of Soviet era, with popularisation of video-cameras, Barysas left the filmmaking and switched to music career in post-punk band I.V.T.K.Y.G.Y.G..

Music career

He was a vocalist of an avant-garde band I.V.T.K.Y.G.Y.G..

Roles

Barysas often played the main roles in his own films. In 1989 he also performed the main character in Vidmantas Gaigalas' film The only child.

Filmography

  • 2003: I dream and am
  • 2000: Perception
  • 1984: Men
  • 1984: Car incident
  • 1983: Features to a portrait of an artist
  • 1982:
  • 1982: Two in the forest
  • 1982: Intelektuali popietė
  • 1982: About those two from there
  • 1981: Essay
  • 1981: Reason
  • 1981: Applause lingers a moment
  • 1980:
  • 1980: We
  • 1979: Dokumentalnij film
  • 1979: Better than paradise, worse than hell
  • 1979: Her love
  • 1979: A day of centuries
  • 1978: Snow
  • 1978: A joke about a meter
  • 1978: To speak only truth
  • 1978:
  • 1978: Fifteenth time
  • 1977:
  • 1977: Rimas, Renata, Romas
  • 1975: Those who don't know should ask those who know
  • 1975: Stay at our slope
  • 1974: I vote for love
  • 1974: A thin one
  • 1974: Green meadow
  • 1972: Two times two
  • 1972: Victims of fashion
  • 1972: A golden fish
  • 1972: Citius, altius, fortius
  • 1972: The Earth, planet of humans
  • 1971: Salt and apples
  • 1971: Falling
  • 1971: I hit the target
  • 1970: To live
  • 1970: Alchemy