Arvydas Gaiciunas (Retne)

Arvydas Gaiciunas artist nickname RETNE, world class professional performing and painting artist. Magician, illusionist and holder of several world records.

Arvydas belongs to the third generation of artists.

As the founder and one of the artists of Magic Theater “DiArchy" together with his sister Diana, Arvydas Gaiciunas has created several international live performances and TV shows for BBC, NBC TV, FOX NEWS, Daily Record and European commercial TV channels in over 34 countries since 1991.

RETNE draws its inspiration from abstract expressionists such as WILLEM DE KOONING, JACKSON POLLOCK, Franz Kline.

COLLECTIVE EXHIBITION:

• 2021 Art Shopping. Carrousel du Louvre. Palais Royal. Paris, France.
• 2021 ADAF 2020 Annual Dutch Art Fair Amsterdam, Netherlands.
• 2020 Lockdown Sessions, Studio Aesse, Antwerp, Belgium.

EDUCATION:

• 2019 – 2020 Modern Art & Ideas by The Museum of Modern Art New York. New York, USA.
• 2018 – 2019 In the studio: Post-war abstract painting by the Museum of Modern Art. New York, USA.
• 1984 – 1991 Moscow State College of Circus and Pop Art, Moscow, Russia

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESS:

Broadcasts of national and international TV channels such as BBC, NBC, FOX NEWS, LNK, TV3, NTV, TV1RU, CHANNEL ONE and other worldwide news channels since 1991.

Articles in DELFI, ALFA, COSMOPOLITAN, PEOPLE and many others

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

• 2019 THE MAGICIANS – International TV project. BBC TV show.
• 2019 BURIED ALIVE – TV Live Art Performance. TV3. Vilnius, Lithuania.
• 2016 THE BRAIN – reality and talent show. This show is broadcast in Europe, China, Russia and USA. Over 100 million TV viewers.
• 2015 ČIURLIONIS – Visual digital show on the water of MK Čiurlionis' artworks in 4D. 35,000 live viewers. Druskininkai, Lithuania.
• 2014 I CAN DO THAT – American entertainment television series that ran on NBC. 1TV RU. Moscow, Russia.
• 2011 Opening Art Performance and one of the presenters at the famous NIKA Film Awards. Moscow Operetta State Academic Theater. Moscow, Russia.
• 2007 UNDERWATER HOLDING – Live Art performance. LNK TV. 3 million viewers. Druskininkai, Lithuania.
• 2006 DIARCHY CODE – Personal TV Show. TV3. Vilnius, Lithuania.
• 2005 FROZEN IN ICE – Live Art Performance. LNK TV and international TV news channels. 3 million viewers. Palanga, Lithuania.
• 2003 Indian Motives Performance. Sheraton New Delhi Hotel. Marriott. New Delhi, India.
• 1999 Street Art Festival. Berlin Gauklerfest. Berlin, Germany.
• 1998 Japan Resort Live Show. Yumura Onsen, Japan.
• 1997 Entertainment Variety Live Performance. Hansa Theatre. Hamburg, Germany.
• 1993 International Circus Art Performance. Doha Sports Stadium. Doha, Qatar.

Competitions:

• 2019 1st place in an international TV format project THE MAGICIANS. BBC. NTV. Moscow, Russia.
• World record winner in 2007. Art performance “UNDERWATER BREATH-HOLDING" for 15 minutes and 58 seconds. LNK. International television news channels. Druskininkai, Lithuania.
• World record winner in 2005. Art performance “FROZEN IN ICE" for 63 hours and 31 minutes. LNK TV. Palanga, Lithuania.
• 2005 Government award for breaking the world record. Vilnius, Lithuania.