SUN IN MY BELLY

Indre Svirplytė uses drawing and tapestry to plunge us into a mythology populated by strange characters : a zany cult of a Sun God revered by an absurd bestiary, by a phantasmagoric zoology shaking itself under its colorful rays. Her motifs stem from different religious iconographies, Gardens of Bliss or final judgment, and also from her daily dreams and experiences.

Simultaneously Eden or Hell, they borrow as much from the swarming of Bosch’s scenes as from the childish spontaneity of outsider art.

The repetitive manipulation of textile materials plunges her into a meditative state that enables her to exorcize an anxiety inherent in our contemporary existences. Without any preparatory drawing and following a « go with the flow » philosophy that highlights the urgency and the visceral nature of her artworks, her figures directly come alive on the canvas and form a world with its own laws and its own language.