Vaiva Kovieraite-Trumpe
The Other Places, No. 28
Mixed medium
2020
Can the surface be anything more than the point at which things become visible or invisible? Can a gender be more than a feeling and biology as a matter of fact? Can Motherhood Be a Mode of Rebellion?
I am Vaiva Kovieraitė-Trumpė, born in 1985, a lithuanian artist who works in her studio in Šiauliai, Lithuania. I gained MA degree in Fine Arts (Printmaking), since then I actively participate in artistic projects, exhibitions, residencies around the world.
My way of working is very process-oriented. I’m attracted to that because it gives room for creativity. It means that I am constantly faced with decisions that have to be taken. After that I am forced to trust the decisions I take, even though I don’t know exactly what the outcome will be. I like looking at the creative process as an adventurous journey that can surprise you and lead you in directions that you could never have foreseen. This is where the lack of clarity comes into play as a crucial component of my work practice. During my creative process I use experimental means, including techniques (transfer technology, monotype, etc.), tools (cloths, spatulas, etc.), materials (inks, pigments, liquids, dissolvents, powders, etc.).
The way I arrange elements in the compositions is intuitive. My work is all about opening up images for interpretation and meaning through new contexts. They are born out of a distance and edited, cropping, zooming or deleting in order to make them pieces of art. Much of my art is not about definition, but more about the opening of possibilities and significations.
I often use photographs as a starting point in the creative process. Working from photographs influences my approach. It enables me to explore the friction between graphics and photography, between the imaginary and the real. One contaminates the other. I’m very interested in the idea of history, and how it is misremembered and misconstrued. I’m intrigued by nostalgia and how historical moments affect our psyche. I try to use the images as hints of an untold story. I don’t approach things with the idea of telling a story. It’s more a stream of consciousness.
