Jolita Puronaitė Lubienė was born in 1970 in Panevėžys, Lithuania. In 1991, she relocated to the city of Kaunas to pursue her higher education. Since 1996, she has resided and worked in the Kaunas district, immersing herself in the local artistic community. Jolita began participating actively in painting symposiums and group exhibitions in 2014, establishing her presence within the Lithuanian art scene.
Although her fascination with art began in childhood, Jolita only started painting independently a few years ago. Her artistic path led her through different art schools and ultimately to the studio of renowned artist Antanas Obcarskas. Through his workshops, Jolita encountered both the delights and challenges of creativity, describing the experience as “walking on razor’s blades of creative pleasure and suffering.”
After exploring various painting techniques and secrets, Jolita discovered her passion for expressive abstraction. She delights in the freedom that painting offers, allowing her to be fully present and liberated as vibrant and inventive bursts emerge on the canvas.
Jolita’s art arises from a profoundly intuitive process, which she describes as “tasting with the inside.” She absorbs her environment by moving, listening, observing, smelling, tasting, and touching. Like a sponge, she channels these sensory impressions into her artwork, allowing her paintings to convey her individual perceptions of the world and her inner emotions.
About this artwork+
The painting features a vivid and chaotic tapestry of colors, predominantly a clash of blues, reds, and blacks against softer backdrops of creamy yellows and muted grays. Thick, impasto strokes of paint add a dynamic texture, giving the artwork a turbulent, almost aggressive energy. This textural depth creates layers of color, with the stark blacks and deep blues near the bottom suggesting depth or shadows, and the bright reds and soothing yellows contributing to a sense of motion or conflict. Small specks of white and pink, possibly indicating light or reflections, add a contrasting element of delicacy to the otherwise bold composition. Drips of paint run throughout, enhancing the sense of disorder and emotional intensity. The overall effect is one of dramatic, orchestrated chaos, evoking feelings of congestion or a dense, impassioned struggle within the confines of the canvas.
