GAYA LASTOVJAK
Biography :
Gaya Lastovjak is self-taught artist, born in 1987.
Education - MA in Art History - University of Warsaw
Lives in Krakow, Poland.
In her works, the author focuses on various aspects of human existence and all issues
related to it. She's been exploring different kinds of environment to gain introspection
into man's life.
Figures on the paintings assume familiar and characteristic poses used for depiction of
specified social problems. Gravity of the works themes collides with their harmonious
form. The paintings covered mainly in white paint appear to be static, colors are
replaced by shadows by which the works visually gain additional dimension, the one
between a painting and sculpture.
In 2021, it was included in three foreign publications: Arabic Independent (Saudi
Arabia), Art Show International Gallery (USA) and in the artistic newsletter
Photographize Arts Culture (USA). In the same year, she began to take part in
international art competitions, which resulted in several awards and distinctions.
The first success of 2022 was the acceptance of the artist's works for participation in the
14th Art Biennale in Florence,
which will take place in 2023. She
was also invited by the Van Gogh
gallery (Madrid) to participate in
the Monaco International
Contemporary Art Fair. This year,
one of the artist's paintings was
featured on the cover of the art and
poetry magazine The Woven Tale
Press (New York). In July, she took
part in the 59th Venice Biennale
2022 at Musa Pavilon - courtesy of
the Musa International gallery.
The author has participated in a couple of exhibitions, both collective and individual
ones as well as cooperated with auction houses and galleries: Desa Unicum, DNA, SDA,
Fineart's, Next Gallery also Singulart, ATArt Gallery, Saatchiart, Monshareart Gallery and
the Viennese Polskajungart. Gaya Lastovjak's works have been featured in international
exhibitions in Austria, Portugal and Italy. Her paintings has been acquired by private
collectors from Switzerland, USA, Poland, Netherlands, Spain, Germany among others.
In addition, she is involved in sculpture / paper installations, performance and
happening art.
Contemporary figurative artist creating
three-dimensional paintings with her own
technique using paper-mache, canvas and
oil paint.
The paintings reveal a sculptural vision of
form, they surprise with their diversity in
terms of structure and message, focusing
on showing the aspect of human existence.
The characters in her paintings are static,
even rigid, as if frozen in certain poses,
thus showing a specific social problem,
which is loneliness, limitation, pressure or anonymity. Currently, the subject matter
focuses on issues such as internal struggle, strength, and to present various emotional
states of the human. The departure from the traditional range of colors in favor of white
allows for perfect accentuation of light and shade. Everything seems to be saturated with
symbolic content, the author entrusts her thoughts to the artistic matter and impresses
it with her own feelings.
Artist Statement :
"All my paintings have a symbolic meaning, I build their message with body language. Aristotle says
that all our knowledge comes from the senses. The forms we deal with are therefore images that are,
in a way, psychic extensions of our perception. They are in our imagination. In Aristotle, the hand as a
"tool of tools" also appears as a "connecting tool" of the soul. It can therefore be said that every
artist or creator treats his hands as the tool to embody his perception. In my works, body language is
very important due to the power of the message, shaping the meanings and content of the work of
art. Just like the body, the hands play a very important role in communication. Gestures are part of
the message we convey to the other person. The touch itself can be very diverse, it can symbolize
joining forces, cooperation, care, but it also has its dark side. Hands are a tool to express what we
feel and this is shown in my works. Thanks to a specific arrangement, I convey certain content to
draw the viewer's attention to the world around him. The goal of my art is not only to create
something visually attractive, but also to have an important message. The human body itself is very
complex when it comes to various contents, meanings and emotions, hence my fascination with it.".
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