Square 01 Painting

I am Simona (b.1984, Lithuania), an abstract minimalist painter based in London, UK. I love big city rush hours, complex maps and puzzles, and the buzz I get when new ideas and theories click in my head. Yet when it comes to the visual world I choose calculated elegance, slow rhythm, balance and simplicity. Simplicity in my choice of shapes, lines and colours, which leaves room for contrast, hierarchy and proximity. My paintings become a place to contain the chaos of life, stripping it off its unnecessary details, and untangling it bit by bit until I get to its core. I am influenced by works and ideas of B.Newman, R.Motherwell and early minimalism and modernism of 60’s and 70’s. M.Vignelli’s work and design philosophy resonates with me a lot and urban architecture, fashion photography and cartography will catch my eye wherever I am.