Artwork in the room
Ina Loreta Savickienė works with ink and mineral pigments on rice paper, exploring East Asian painting traditions, including Chinese gongbi and xieyi, as well as Japanese sumi-e and nihonga.
While working across different cultural traditions, the artist does not aim at stylistic imitation. Instead, she seeks a personal visual language in which painting becomes a way of experiencing time, silence, and the natural processes of change. Her work is defined by a balance between control and chance: the line remains disciplined, yet the material itself is allowed to act. This tension creates a living, shifting image, where form may appear only as a suggestion and space remains open and undefined.
Color and background play a significant role in her work, not as decorative elements but as atmospheric space. Mineral pigments are layered so that color functions like light, mist, or air. The background is never neutral — it envelops the motif, giving it depth and mood. Light is not depicted directly, but emerges through tonal intensity, transitions, and the relationship with empty space.
The artist paints natural motifs—trees, landscapes, plants, courtyards, and gardens—interpreting them through the aesthetics of East Asian painting. Where Eastern artistic philosophy meets the experience of the Baltic landscape, familiar images acquire a new, contemplative resonance, inviting the viewer to pause and experience moments of stillness and harmony.
Ina Loreta Savickienė has held the official status of an artist since 2020. She has organized over 10 solo exhibitions and participated in numerous group exhibitions in Lithuania and abroad.
About this artwork+
The painting depicts a windswept dunescape that appears both serene and expansive. A large sand dune dominates the landscape, curving gently around a body of water visible on the left of the scene. The sky is dynamic, with shades of blue and clusters of soft, white clouds that suggest an overcast, possibly brisk day. The dune itself is rendered in earthy tones of brown and beige, with patches of green vegetation sporadically arising from it, suggesting sparse but resilient plant life. Towards the center and right of the sand dune, five figures are visible, adding a narrative element to the otherwise tranquil scene. The figures seem to be engaged in leisure activities – three are sitting on the slope, perhaps enjoying the view or resting, while two others are walking down a winding path that cuts through the dune, seemingly heading towards the sitting group. The presence of these figures evokes a sense of nostalgia, as if they are echoes of past memories or old photographs come to life within the dune's timeless backdrop. The path travelled by the walking figures adds a dynamic swirl to the composition, drawing the eye across the landscape and emphasizing the vastness of the natural setting. The juxtaposition of human figures against the grandeur of the dune and the wide sky reflects a harmony between people and nature, a theme often romanticized in memory and art. Overall, the painting captures a moment that feels both fleeting and eternal, a snapshot of interaction between human life and the enduring spirit of the natural world.
