A self-taught painter has been drawing and painting since childhood. Daiva now uses a variety of techniques in her work - oil paints, acrylics, pastels, crayons, colored pencils, likes to paint different objects and in different styles, to experiment, because she says that otherwise it would be boring, and she is not afraid of new challenges.
The artist is currently obsessed with mysticism, the mysteries of man and the universe, and the afterlife. As the author says, we do not have all the answers. It is these unanswered questions that interest her. Whether the work is figurative or abstract, the viewer is left with the impression of fog, of a mysterious light penetrating through it, as if our eyes could deceive us. The artist often uses a palette of darker colours, as if to emphasise that in a sense we are in the dark ourselves, and that we can only perceive certain things very vaguely.
Most of the paintings created over the last few years have found their homes and have travelled not only to various Lithuanian cities, but also abroad (France, Germany, Holland).
2018-2020: Studied fashion design at Vilnius College of Design.
April 2022: Held the first solo exhibition in Vienna, Austria, at the private gallery "The Gallery Steiner".
July 2022: The painting "Tyla" was selected for the virtual gallery of the project "Art Without a Roof" by the Vilnius City Municipality and "JCDecaux Lithuania".
Participated in:
2022 m. "Affordable Art Fair Amsterdam" 2023 m. "Affordable Art Fair Brussels" 2024 m. "Affordable Art Fair Stockholm" 2024 m. "Affordable Art Fair Brussels" 2024 m. "Affordable Art Fair Berlin" 2024 m. "Affordable Art Fair Stockholm" 2024 m. "Affordable Art Fair Amsterdam"
About this artwork+
This painting, titled "Storm Tales" by Daiva Karaliūtė, captures a dramatic stormy sky. The sky takes up most of the canvas, filled with swirling dark clouds. Below, there's a narrow strip of land with shades of orange and beige, like a desert caught in a fleeting moment of light. The style is expressive. Daiva uses smooth, wide brush strokes to give life to the storm. The clouds seem to move. It’s almost as if you can feel the wind and the tension of an approaching storm. The contrast between the dark, brooding sky and the warm earth tones creates a striking and emotional effect. This painting is powerful. It shows nature’s beauty and fury, all at once.
