Transformations of Rituals in Contemporary Lithuanian Art Ritual perkūrimas iuolaikiniame Lietuvos mene

The aim of this article is to analyze how the religious rituals are being transformed and interpreted with the help of contemporary art. The author argues that the relation between art and religion is changed in nowadays society, contemporary art is eagerly discussing religious doctrines or even neglecting them. The article is attempting to answer the question of what is being used for the religious rituals by artists and how they could mediate conceptions and ideas. The author aims to disclose expression of religious rituals in contemporary visual art, and to investigate their means of conveyance. Article in Lithuanian Straipsnyje nagrin jama, kaip iuolaikine dail s kalba perkuriami ir interpretuojami religiniai ritualai. Argumentuojama, kad dail s ir religijos santykis iuolaikin je visuomen je labai pakit s, o menas ne tik dr siai diskutuoja su religin mis tiesomis, bet ir imasi jas kvestionuoti, netgi neigti. Ie koma atsakym klausim , kokiems tikslams religiniai ritualai naudojami kūriniuose, kaip padeda j autoriams perteikti savo id jas bei koncepcijas. Autor siekia atskleisti religini ritual vizualin i rai k iuolaikin je dail je, i tirti, kokiomis priemon mis ie ritualai perteikiami. Straipsnis lietuvi kalba