In Viršuliškės, on June 14, the largest three-dimensional street drawing in the Baltic States and a record size in Lithuania was presented. The world-famous artist Edgar Mueller painted a piece called "Love and Fear" right next to the capital's Press House.
The drawing painted in Viršuliškės is as much as 25,92 meters long and 10,09 meters wide. As confirmed by the expert of the Lithuanian record-setting agency "Factum", who participated in the opening event, E. Mueller's work achieved the record of the largest 3D drawing in Lithuania.
The work depicts a chasm that surprises many a passer-by, at the bottom of which lies the fountain of youth symbolizing the renewal of Viršuliškii. It is decorated with forget-me-nots.
According to Dalia Andrulionienė, head of the real estate development company "Omberg group", which initiated the drawing, revitalizing urban residential areas with such initiatives is a business responsibility.
"Viršuliškės is a particularly promising district of the capital, where not only we, but also other developers are abundantly developing residential houses, offices, and other commercial objects. However, it should be understood that to create the life of districts, it is not enough to have diverse, functional real estate projects - districts must have unique places that would attract people from other corners of the city or even the country", says D. Andrulionienė.
According to Agnė Belickaitė, marketing and communication manager of Omberg group, the idea of the drawing was inspired by the role of the press chamber in the fight for Lithuania's freedom and war in Ukraine.
"For a long time, we wanted to make sense of the history of the press house, the role of this place in our struggle for freedom. After sharing this idea with the creator, he, thinking about today in Ukraine ongoing war, decided to name the work "Love and fear": it reflects how precious freedom is and how natural it is to fear losing it," says A. Belickaitė.
June 2 E. Mueller, an artist who came to Lithuania from Germany, is famous for his impressive three-dimensional drawings. He has been traveling around the world for almost 30 years and is professionally engaged in street art. The title of "Maestro Madonnari", given to the most prominent street artists, speaks of his experience.
The German also holds two world records for the largest three-dimensional street drawings. The Independent, BBC, The Guardian and other international media outlets write about his work.
