Artist Statement

In my art, I explore the personal meanings and experiences of braids, weaving and knots. Once, I started drawing broken knots, like a ritualistic act of severing ties. Later, images created on the principle of weaving appeared one after the other. It is a reflection of my perception of the world. In mythologies, the world is interpreted as a fabric or web, or the universe – created by spinning or weaving. Weaving as a semantic code we can find in Indo-European ceremonial poetry, tales, mythologies and understanding of the world.

I realized that my creative process was influenced by the art therapy approach to creativity. In art therapy, spontaneity and the moment are of great importance in the creative process. When I start to paint, I see only an initial abstract idea, recent experience or generalization on a blank canvas or paper. I start with spontaneous movement or free-flowing paint that creates its own paths on its own. Then I look for randomly formed forms, surfaces, and the painting itself dictates my path step by step: what line, colour or surface to create next… It’s like a dialogue between me and the painting, which ultimately expresses the themes of the painting in my subconscious.

Audronė Brazauskaitė