Thesis III (May 2005), Interlochen, MI, USA
By attending school in a new country I became very aware of the importance of the traditions of in my own culture. The experiences I gained in the few years I spent in these surroundings began to make me feel distanced from the relationships I had with people and places back home.
I did not want to forget them or the importance of my culture.
Through my frustration, I began using repetitive patterns in my work, which allowed me to begin a meditative process that helped me reminisce the places from home that I longed to be.
Most of my work is based on geometrical shapes.
By using the simplicity of geometrical shapes I was able to relate them to specific memories from my past.
I did not want to forget them or the importance of my culture.
Through my frustration, I began using repetitive patterns in my work, which allowed me to begin a meditative process that helped me reminisce the places from home that I longed to be.
Most of my work is based on geometrical shapes.
By using the simplicity of geometrical shapes I was able to relate them to specific memories from my past.
1. 'Mirror' (wall piece), sheetrock, thumbtacks
2. 'Time spent in countryside when I was 6. My sister and parents were the only people I knew.'
3.The fear I had while swimming in the lake. The fear after my foot touches the seaweed.
4.While I lived in United States I became more interested in my countries traditions; the cross pattern. The cheeros reflect my everyday life in a different country like in my thoughts I was in Lithuania.The fear I had while swimming in the lake. The fear after my foot touches the seaweed.
