Peony (2011) Painting by Judita Zidziuniene

Judita Židžiūnienė is a well known graphic artist and book illustrator. She lives and works in Vilnius. In 2002 she graduated from Vilnius Academy of Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts, Graphics Department, where she obtained the Master’s degree. In search of her personal style Judita was regularly improving her skills at artistic plain-airs and individually, creating new forms and expositions. Her artistic career was a success not only in Lithuania but also far beyond its borders: personal and group exhibitions in Germany, Russia, Japan, France and other countries. Book cover designs by Judita are presented on the stands of the most famous Publishing Houses of Lithuania. Judita was able to express herself by using very different art techniques including etching, pastel or painting on wood. While looking at her works it is not easy to recognise that all of them are by the same artist — the variety is impressive, as if the vision of „elusive artist”. The etchings by Judita represent classical graphics, often decorated with colours, with notable graceful line. To describe them in one word: that’s elegant. Sensitive and subtle. The works are interesting from the point of view of style: they join the text and the drawing revealing the deeper context. Painting on wood, shading in Chinese ink on canvas is one more artistic experiment, reflecting the depths of creativity and the flight of spirit... As she is a dreamer... In her works Judita tries to emphasise the aesthetic-spiritual and meditative function of art, opposing the aggressive trends in contemporary art. She is not going to imitate the traditional shapes as she is devoted to the subjective expression where the feelings, positivism and conveyance of the state of mind are essential. The spiritual intention is important to her in the true sense of the word, i.e. it is the aspiration to change the external appearances and visual phenomena into the symbols of transformation.

• Nationality: LITHUANIA
• Date of birth : 1978
• Artistic domains:
• Groups: Contemporary Lithuanian Artists