LAND, SEA & ME

Brigita Lastauskaite

24 Sept - 5 Oct 2024

Brigita Lastauskaite is a Lithuanian-born Australian artist, based in Melbourne since 1998. She completed a Master of Fine Art at the Vilnius Art Academy in Lithuania, she received a scholarship from the Salzburg International Summer Academy to study with French art duo Prof. Annie & Patrick Poirier. She is a finalist at the Hutchings, Fisher’s Ghost, Blacktown & Omnia Art Awards and received the Art Residencies in Finland and Lithuania.

Brigita has always been fascinated by the landscape, and organic forms and textures. Her paintings are not intended to replicate a scene, but rather evoke a feeling and a sense of place. Brigita’s paintings are visceral and relate to inward feeling rather than to intellect. Her painting process is spontaneous and raw, and her visual language features abstract textural  shapes, rhythmical patterns, calligraphic marks, and unique colour combinations.

Brigita’s fascination with the underwater world and snorkelling is evident in her art practice. Her unexpected seascapes appear in ever changing new ways, but organic textural marks that remind of a hand-woven tapestry remain distinct to her artistic style.