Ruta Jusionyte - Instinktyvi energija

Instinctive Energy – Ruta Jusionyte

"Instinktyvi energija" captures raw, intuitive movement through sweeping lines and bold contrasts. Although the specific scene is open-ended, the painting’s title signals the artist’s intent to tap into the unconscious, a theme also present in her hybrid figures and mythic narratives. Colour fields may surge and collide, suggesting the collision of instinct and emotion. The painting encourages viewers to reconnect with instinctual drives and recognise them as sources of creative power.

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.