Daugiasluoksnis dvasingumas ir meninė forma Gražinos Oškinytės-Eimanavičienės kūryboje
Layered Spirituality and Artistic Form in Gražina Oškinytė-Eimanavičienė’s Art

Summary/Abstract: Gražina Oškinytė-Eimanavičienė (born 1942) is one of the most famous graphic artists from the coastal region. Born in Kaunas into the renowned Oškinis family of pilots, she and her family later moved to Palanga. Over several decades, she matured into a graphic artist, her work refined by the forms of the seaside and the Baltic spirit. Throughout her long creative career, she has produced several series of pastels that reveal her distinctive artistic style, earning her fame in Lithuania and beyond. Her abundant works reveal minimalist aesthetics, subtle graphic elements and a laconic form, all of which are hallmarks of her signature style. During the 1980s and 1990s, Oškinytė-Eimanavičienė was renowned in Lithuanian graphic art for her use of subtle symbolism, the interplay of human and natural forms, and her strong connection to folklore, national art, cosmology and Baltic culture. The concentric circles that dominate most of her graphic works are reminiscent of mandala drawing, a practice popularised by the renowned psychiatrist and psychotherapist Carl Gustav Jung. The set of recurring rhythmic elements in G. Oškinytė-Eimanavičienė‘s work is akin to the harmony encoded in mandalas.

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