Bernardinai.lt Austėja Mikuckytė

Scenographer Marijus Jacovskis’s worktable is covered with designs and drawing implements. He says the fall is a very productive time for him. The atmosphere of creative ferment is palpable in the artist’s studio. Jacovskis talks about his taste for drama, memorable works, relationships with directors and about authorities in the field, and gives an assessment of his own artistic tendencies.

How did you decide to study scenography?

It’s connected with family, of course. My father and aunt graduated from the Art Academy. It was almost a given I would study there, too. There was a moment, though, when I was thinking I would study painting, but I changed my mind at the last moment.

On the one hand, I realized painting is not a profession, but something intangible, something impossible to learn formally. On the other hand, painting is a very complex and complicated activity. I realized painting was too serious for me. I thought, well, I can paint without a studio just as well, but I didn’t become a painter. I only work in the theater.

Full interview in Lithuanian here.