In her work, Eglė explores the boundary between the natural and the artificial, forming a visual dialogue about what is real, what is created and what is merely imitated. In her latest exhibition, the artist invites us to look at the phenomenon of growth - not as a natural state, but as an edited and choreographed process in which she does not allow the plant surfaces she creates to face decay or cruelty. The installations, which combine painting, sculptural elements and video projections, reveal the complexity of plant-like forms. More precisely, between the organic and the mechanically organised, Eglė creates a peculiar field of tensions. Here, the traditional surface of painting merges with the constructions formed by mass production, and the work itself becomes a medium for a discussion on the limits of authenticity. Abstract references to plant forms are replaced by impersonal industrial ones - plastic and metal parts, screws and wires, mixing creation with mass-produced forms. They suggest an infinity of possible variations arising from overproduction, tempting us with their unexpected, absurd and eccentric formations. The artificial flower becomes like an artist who has partly shed its limited traditional habitat, but retains an irresistible sense of decorative quality, which is further expanded by new contexts. The principle of collage contributes to the conversion of the image, which changes in the additional layers of the image. The Užupis Art Incubator Gallery (Užupio g. 2A, Vilnius) will be open until 14 February.
Eglė Marcinkevičiūtė’s solo exhibition “Love – No Love. Bloom – No Bloom.” Sessions