SALOMĖJOS JASTRUMSKYTĖS PASĄMONĖS LABIRINTŲ SIMBOLIAI
The Symbols of Salomėja Jastrumskytė's Subconsciousness

Summary/Abstract: The majority of Salomėja Jastrumskytė's artworks seem like metaphysical poetry translated into the language of plastic visions. It is possible to speak about two tendencies in her art: metaphysical and decorative. The origins of the first are related to the Romantic, Symbolist and Surrealist art, and those of the second are close to the aesthetic sterility of Japanese decorative art and the poetry of Surrealist composition. These two tendencies are conjoined by periodic and spontaneous discharges of energy, expressed by the emotional language of dynamic lines. Perhaps it is possible to maintain that in recent years in her creative work the second tendency has prevailed. That is a sign that she heightens the formal demands on her own works. Salomėja belongs to a type of creator who are extremely sensitive to the sounds, colours and forms of the external world: who absorb them into their own consciousness, transform and express by the artistic language of condensed images and symbols. Although in her artworks the traits of medieval religious ecstasy, romantic universality, poetic surrealism, metaphysical and abstract painting, and Far East calligraphy are present, nevertheless she is not subdued by traditional standards, and looks for her own original way. The deep philosophical subtext, subtle style, elaborated composition, and richness of colours are characteristic of her artworks, which embrace the expressive techniques of Medieval, Romantic, Surrealist, Abstract, and Eastern art. Most probably the origins of her creativity lie in her subconsciousness, in memories of early childhood, and in the fictional vision of the museum. It is credible that this talented young artist will not lose the drive and freshness of her spiritual flights and will successfully continue her artistic activity.

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