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JOLITA VAITKUTE: MODERN GIUSEPPE ARCIMBOLDO

 

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JOLITA VAITKUTE: MODERN GIUSEPPE ARCIMBOLDO

PHOTO CREDIT: Jolita Vaitkute

Text: Kristina Galants

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Since a while an international artistic community is assisting the emergency of the young creatives who explore the universe of conventional objects to turn them into art-pieces. This new wave movement is manifesting itself using the digital platforms – social network first of all – where everybody can have an access and self-express.
In one of our recent blogs we talked with Dudi Ben Simon, a contemporary artist from Tel Aviv.
Dudi creates fun optical illusions by cleverly blending two unrelated objects into one visually recognisable piece and puts the photos of them on his Instagram account. Interview with Dudi
Today we are happy to present to you Jolita Vaitkute – an artist from Lithuania born in 1995. While at FOXYLAB NY we promote “wearable art”, Jolita’s works can be called “eatable art” as she uses food and other everyday objects to embody her ideas in installations, performances and illustrations.

As of her favourites topics she is fond of portraying subjects from pop cultures and politics.
Vaitrute`s approach to the creative process is the epitome of sustainability because most of her art objects is transient in nature: either gets eaten up or destroyed in the process.
Here is Jolita Vaitkute exclusively for FOXYLAB NY.

Can you share with us how did everything start? How did you get into this original idea of transient art?

I was into art from my young days. At first, I regularly drew, using a pencil. It was my daily routine after school. Then, when I was sixteen, I started to play with other mediums and food. I clearly remember when I touched melted chocolate and tried to paint with it. It was The Moment for me. I understood that I didn’t need a pencil and paper anymore for creating. My medium could be everything from food to everyday objects. It was liberating. If I am not satisfied with the result, I could destroy everything and try again.

Where do you usually draw your inspiration?

From daily life, mostly. However, sometimes inspiration comes from cooking dinner or walking in the forest. The main goal is to notice simple things in the way nobody sees.

Your art is unique and ephemeral at the same time, as according to you, “it either gets eaten up or destroyed in the process”, how would you make it last if for example, someone wants to buy it?

I take photos every time and produce prints after. I enjoyed the past, but now I do installations that last more than one day. I have art installations in Lithuania, my home country, which exits for more than a few years. People can visit them, touch or Instagram. They are made from long-lasting materials such as wood, books, paper, or museum exhibits.

What is your relationship with digital world? Did you make acquaintance with metaverse? Do you envisage to turn your art-objects into NFTs?

NFT didn’t find my world yet. I am a little aware of the hype about something I can’t touch.

Making art objects from “ordinary”, daily things seem to become a “new trend” in art world. Every artist develops her/his proper technique, but they commonly twist the reality into a sort of augmented one. How would you explain this movement?

I would never try to catch trends; it’s too fast for me, so maybe it’s the very first time I do fit in one 🙂
Every artist creates augmented reality and its art mission itself. I see that we live in a very wasteful culture, and an artist is trying to reduce that waste by using something no longer needed. I do think that it’s a significant trend.

Are there any artists , living or late, who would influence your imagination? Do you think one need to go outside, visit museums, galleries, exhibits to become a full-fledges artist or nowadays a smart phone and internet connection would be enough?

I don’t follow other artists. Instead, I follow poets, musicians, and different field experimentations. In this way, there is more place to understand things in my unique way.
For an artist, it’s a must to explore other mediums. And the best way to do this is genuinely exploring reality.

Do you express any ideas within the images you create or it’s just for the sake of art?

For me, it’s essential to implement three things: aesthetics, concept, and craftmanship.
I can start if I don’t answer the question of why it’s crucial for me. Of course, I like to play and search for new forms.

Can you share with us your future projects? What’s next? Any exposition to come?

I am dreaming about documenting cities through autumn nature. Last year I started the project where I did some street photography in Vilnius and remade these photos from autumn leaves. It’s capturing nature and city life. I would love to document not one but numerous autumns by traveling. I want to do this project in Berlin, Tokyo, and New York.

Would you be open to a fashion collaboration with our brand?

I am always open to an interesting collaboration.

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