Ruta Jusionyte - Celebration of the Sun

Description courte
An exuberant homage to the sun, with figures and creatures bathed in glowing light.

Description longue

This large canvas celebrates the life-giving power of the sun. Human and animal forms bask in radiant warmth, their bodies stylised through Jusionyte’s expressive lines. The composition may evoke mythic rituals or harvest festivals, blending everyday gestures with magical elements. By honouring the sun’s generative energy, the painting aligns with Jusionyte’s broader interest in vitality and the ‘wild health’ celebrated by critics. It invites viewers to feel gratitude for light, warmth and the rhythms of nature.Ruta Jusionyte has developed a body of work that is instantly recognizable, at the crossroads of Neo-Expressionism and Magical Realism. Born in 1978 in Lithuania, she lives and works in France and has established herself as a significant figure on the contemporary European art scene.

Her work explores the relationships between humans and animals, in compositions where figures intertwine, respond to one another, and protect each other. Horses, hares, elephants, and hybrid creatures embody inner forces, between instinct and consciousness. Through a warm palette and dense materiality, she develops a powerful pictorial language, both accessible and deeply symbolic.

Awarded the Académie des Beaux-Arts Prize in 2019, Ruta Jusionyte is now sought after by collectors drawn to a form of painting where emotion and visual intensity converge.