Ruta Jusionyte - Youth

Youth – Ruta Jusionyte

"La jeunesse" (Youth) captures the dynamism and vulnerability of young life. Figures - boy and girl, are shown in motion with horses, their gestures spontaneous and free. The painting’s warm colours and energetic lines evoke optimism and curiosity.

Jusionyte explores the theme of growth and the balance of innocence and awakening. By pairing human and animal elements, she emphasises continuity between all living beings and invites viewers to reconnect with youthful wonder.

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.