Daiva Margienė is an artist whose creative process centers on exploring the mysterious and the sacred. She values open, intuitive interaction with her senses, explaining that much of her inspiration comes from sudden insights. Margienė regards the physical depiction in her works as a fleeting ornament—something that continuously changes across time and space. Nevertheless, while viewers’ connections to these images shift, the core message persists.
During the last decade, a particularly active period in her painting, Margienė has witnessed her own evolution as an artist. Her inquiry is profoundly philosophical, concentrating on the relationship between what is tangible and what is not, between material and immaterial realms. Through her artistic practice, she seeks to examine the inner landscape and uncover the deeper significance she believes exists beyond outward appearance.
Margienė’s work strikes a fine balance between figurative representation and abstraction, establishing a distinctive visual language. She uses expressive, assured strokes to create and dissolve forms, encouraging the audience to recognize familiar shapes before they recede into abstraction. This shifting interplay keeps viewers engaged, continually challenging their perceptions and expectations.
In the end, Margienė considers the viewer indispensable in interpreting her pieces. She leads the audience to rely on intuition and the expressiveness of color, allowing each association to unfold into the next. In doing so, every painting becomes a unique journey of discovery, its meaning revealed through the viewer’s active participation and openness to perceiving what lies beyond the obvious.
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This painting by Daiva Margienė, titled "Smell of Resin," brings lush forest elements to life. It features a vivid depiction of tree bark and resin. The resin swirls in thick, creamy whites and browns, contrasting sharply against the muted greens, pale pinks, and grays of the background. Here, nature's texture is celebrated through bold, tactile brushstrokes. Margienė's style in this painting uses abstract forms to evoke the essence of the forest. It feels almost tactile, like you could touch the bark and feel the sticky resin. This abstract method lets us experience the scene not just visually but also imaginatively, recalling the very scent of resin in the air. Her technique combines realism and abstraction, letting our senses fill in the blanks. The effect is both soothing and invigorating, capturing nature's raw beauty.




















