“Pare down to the essence, but don’t remove the poetry.”

My work is rooted in the principles of East Asian aesthetics—minimalist composition, subtlety, and the expressive power of calligraphic brushstrokes. It is a practice centered on deepening heart-based awareness and cultivating a connection to intuition. I surrender to the spontaneous flow of creativity, allowing thought to emerge in its raw, unfiltered form.

I find beauty in simplicity, asymmetry, and restraint—in the quiet harmony of nature and in the purity of materials. I work with a limited palette, using only a few natural ingredients to give form to inner landscapes. Handmade paper, natural pigments, homemade glue, and ink are my chosen materials. I dye my paper with kakishibu (a traditional dye made from fermented persimmons), as well as with earth pigments and tea. These raw, organic substances lend a certain energy to the work—a tactile presence that invites a deeper kind of seeing. The texture of the paper and the subtleties of pigment and ink all become part of the narrative.

Nature is both my inspiration and my teacher. I value slowness and stillness—moments of presence where reflection unfolds and life reveals itself in all its nuance: light and shadow, fullness and emptiness, beauty and impermanence. My creative process is intuitive and meditative, guided less by intention than by instinct. The brush moves freely, the hands respond naturally. In this way, art becomes not only a form of expression but also a path of self-revelation—a quiet dance of mind and body.

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„Sutelk esmę, bet neišbrauk poezijos.“

Savo darbuose remiuosi Rytų estetikos principais – minimalistine kompozicija, subtilumu, kaligrafinių potėpių ekspresija. Mano kūryba – tai vidinio širdies sąmoningumo gilinimas, ryšio su intuicija puoselėjimas. Pasiduodu spontaniškai kūrybinei tėkmei, leidžiu minčiai reikštis žalia, nefiltruota forma.

Grožį randu paprastume, asimetrijoje, santūrumoje – tylioje gamtos harmonijoje, medžiagų tyrume. Dirbu su ribota palete, vos keliais natūraliais ingredientais, kuriais įgauna formą vidiniai peizažai. Rankų darbo popierius, natūralūs pigmentai, namų gamybos klijai ir tušas – tai mano pasirenkamos medžiagos. Popierių dažau kakishibu (tradiciniais iš fermentuotų persimonų gaminamais dažais), taip pat žemės pigmentais ir arbata. Šios neapdirbtos, organiškos medžiagos kūriniui suteikia ypatingos energijos – apčiuopiamą buvimą, kviečiantį į gilesnį matymą. Popieriaus tekstūra, pigmentų ir tušo niuansai tampa pasakojimo dalimi.

Gamta – mano įkvėpimas ir mokytoja. Vertinu lėtumą ir tylą – akimirkas, kai sustojus refleksijai gyvenimas atsiskleidžia visu savo subtilumu: šviesa ir šešėliais, gausa ir tuštuma, grožiu ir laikinumu. Mano kūrybinis procesas – intuityvus ir meditacinis, labiau vedamas instinkto nei išankstinio ketinimo. Teptukas juda laisvai, rankos seka natūraliai. Tokiu būdu menas tampa ne tik raiška, bet ir savęs atskleidimo keliu – tyliu proto ir kūno šokiu.

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Indrė Beinartė

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SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

2025 May 19 - June 5 - solo exhibition Soul Echoes, the museum-house of Marija ir Jurgis Šlapeliai, Vilnius

2024 August - solo exhibition Nagare [tėkmė | flow], Wooden City Architecture museum, Vilnius, Lithuania

2024 October - solo exhibition Nagare [tėkmė | flow], Toyota, Klaipėda, Lithuania

TV:

Labas Rytas, LRT, Lithuanian Radio and Television, Lithuania, March 2024

Labas Rytas, LRT, Lithuanian Radio and Television, Lithuania, August 2024

PERFORMANCES:

2023 Festival Poetry from the East, Vilnius, Lithuania

COMMISION WORKS:

2024 Art & Calligraphy for the Festival Bon Odori, Vilnius, Lithuania

WORKSHOPS:

2025 January - Japanese bookbinding and sumi-e painting workshop, Asian Art Center, Vilnius, Lithuania

2024 December - Japanese bookbinding and sumi-e painting workshop for Kimono exhibition, Janina Monkute-Marks museum, Kėdainiai, Lithuania

2024 August - ink painting worshop at the Museum of Wooden Urban Architecture, Vilnius, Lithuania

2024 - ink painting sessions for kids at the Asian summer camp for the Center for Asian Languages and Culture, Vilnius Lithuania

2024 - regular Japanese bookbinding and sumi-e painting workshops at the Asian Art Center

2023-2024 regular ink painting worshops held at the Asian Art Center, Vilnius, Lithuania

2024 - ink painting session for kids at summer camp for Caritas Organization, Vilnius, Lithuania

2022-2023 - regular ink painting workshops held at the Center for Asian Languages and Culture, Vilnius Lithuania

OTHER:

2021 Book for kids “Eido’s Summer” (author and illustrator)

EDUCATION:

Lithuanian Philology and Advertising (Bachelor's), Vilnius University, Lithuania,

International Communication (Master’s), Vilnius University, Lithuania

Chinese Language, Vilnius University Confucius Institute, Lithuania