SHALTMIRA IS THE IDEA. Los Angeles. 2016.
Shaltmira (Eglė Tamulytė) was born in Šakiai, Lithuania and attended Vilnius Academy of Arts, receiving a B.A. in graphics, with specialization in illustration in 2012 and currently is M.A. student. Her body of work ranges from individual illustrations to performances and group projects. She first entered international stage with her performance in Plein Theatre in Amsterdam, in 2012, with the project 'From Xenophobia to Amazement', and later that year did live Body Art performance during The Drop Dead Festival in Berlin, the largest DIY festival for "art-damaged" music. From 2013 till 2016 Shaltmira was actively working with Telekom Electronic Beats (TEB), who owns an award-winning media portfolio, providing the music related illustrations and comics. Shaltmira had created many album covers for underground bands. Since 2016 she had been closely collaborating with Vector Gallery in New York and did numerous performances with the ‘Vectorians’ movement, of which she is known as the Minister of Chaos. There are several documentaries where Shaltmira is sharing insights about her work, one of them is ‘The Beautification of Suffering’, produced by Dark Arts, directed by Alix Hex, which in 2016 won the Golden Award at Nyc Indie Film Awards. Shaltmira herself stretches her work from paper to murals, from music industry to VR. Since 2016 till this day Shaltmira is working and recording with legendary musician Michael Cashmore, and contributed her created images for his last record to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the founding of Trisol Music Group GmbH by Alex Storm. In 2017 she did a solo performance in Satellite Art Show, Miami and together with the fellow artist Julia Maria Sinelnikova (Oracle). Her and video artist’s Dan Smith created short movie I AM THE BRIDGE has been selected to be presented at Concrete Dream Festival in Los Angeles, 2018. While studying at VAA, Shaltmira won prestigious Ary Stillman grant in 2016. Shaltmira’s work has been recognised in Lithuania, she has been awarded by the Lithuanian Council for Culture with the scholarship for her Artist Research in 2016, as well as was granted the Status of Art Creator from the Ministry of Culture. In 2017 in Lithuania was established National Emancipation Day, which is represented by scandalous Shaltmira’s illustration, feminine version of Lithuania’s Coat of Arms. Currently Shaltmira is based in Berlin.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2018 OCCULTURE. Berlin.
2018 BILDERBERG KONFEREZ. Berlin
2018 BIZARE BASEL/ Basel, Switzerland
2017 PANDEMONIUM. Rat Trap. Bogota, Colombia
2016 COSMOGENESIS cycle: VAGINA’S APOLOGIES. Urban Spree. Berlin. Germany
2016 COSMOGENESIS cycle: The Black Lodge. Vilniaus Vartai. Vilnius. Lithuania.
2016 COSMOGENESIS cycle: LABIRYNTH. The Night of Culture. Kablys. Vilnius. Lithuania
2016 02 i k o n o s t a s i s, LocatieZ, Helena van Doeverenplantsoen, Den Haag, Holland
2015 12 TRANZ, 5 Malūnai, Vilnius, Lithuania
2015 08 PARAMOUNT, Exchange LA, Los Angeles, US
2015 07 MASS HYPNOSIS IV. Aykščiai, Lithuania
2015 04 “HypersigilZ” exhibition with Michele Servadio at Kaleidoskop, Berlin, Germany
2015 03 “MANIFESTATIONS II“, “Armageddon Descends“ Festival.
2015 03 „Aš" („I“), at Gallery of Šiauliai University, Šiauliai, Lithuania
2014 11 AltCom 2014: ALKBAZZ / ARTÙRAS ROŽKOVAS / SHALTMIRA exhibition, Malmo, Sweden
2014 08 “UNDERDOG CUSTOM SHOW“ at Underdog Gallery, London, UK
2014 07 „MASINĖ HIPNOZĖ“ #3 (“MASS HYPNOSIS“ #3), Anykščiai, Lithuania
2014 06 “CRACK!“ festival, Rome, Italy
2014 05 “Ner0blio goes to Barcelona", at niu :: espai artístic contemporani, Barcelona, Spain
2014 05 „SEZONAS'4“ (“SEASON‘4“) at Pamėnkalnio Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
2014 04 „SMD: Kosminė odisėja 2014" („SMD: Cosmic Odyssey 2014“). Laboratory of performative art at Vilnius Academy of Art exhibition hall „Titanikas“, Vilnius, Lithuania
2014 04 “CELEBRATING 9TH ART“, Comicdom Con Athens, Greece
2013 09 Comics exhibition "HEROES" at Vilnius Academy of Art exhibition hall "Titanikas", Vilnius, Lithuania
2013 08 "Stories of Holiday Resort: Transparency" at Nida Art Colony, Nida, Lithuania
2013 07 „POSTIDĖJA II" (“POSTIDEA II”) at Picture Gallery of National M. K. Ciurlionis Museum, Kaunas, Lithuania
2013 07 “From Dusk till Dawn”: The first exhibition of queer history and culture in Lithuania, showing pivotal moments of LGBT activity and related art projects from 1993 till 2013 at Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius, Lithuania
2013 07 „MASINĖ HIPNOZĖ II" ("MASS HYPNOSIS II"), „Devilstone“ festival, Anykščiai, Lithuania
2013 07 „KŪNOGRAFIJA" ("BODY-GRAPHIC"), “Culture night“, Vilnius, Lithuania
2013 04 “XLAB Corrosive Art Farm“ (Berlin) in collaboration with La Cave Gallery (Paris) and with Umberto Baccolo (videomaker, promoter, events organizer) presented: THE CORROSIVE CONTAINER #2 curated by Paola Verde (Berlin) and NIHIL (Paris) at Teater de Verre, Paris, France
2013 04 „ATVIRKŠČIA PERSPEKTYVA" ("REVERSED PERSPECTIVE") at Vilnius Graphic Art Centre Gallery „Kairė – Dešinė", Vilnius, Lithuania
2013 02 „POSTIDĖJA: ATSTATOMIEJI DARBAI" (“POSTIDEA: RECONSTRUCTIVE WORK”) at Vilnius Academy of Art exhibition halls „Titanikas", Vilnius, Lithuania
2012 11 "EXQUISITE CORPSE – COLLECTIVE EXHIBITION", “Currosive Farm“ at XLAB gallery, Berlin, Germany
2012 11 "Russian Avagarde in Comics" at Elektrika Gallery, Pancevo, Serbia
2012 11 "Macabre Art Show + Live Painting Presented by X-LAB", Drop Dead Festival, Berlin, Germany
2012 09 Exhibition of fanzine zine „Night of fandom #5“ collaborators. Organized by underground publishing company Lovecraft House, New Brunswick, New Jersey
2012 09 Comics exhibition “MickeyMaus“ at Modern Art Centre, Vilnius, Lithuania
2012 06 Vilnius self-publishing art event "LENTYNA" at National Gallery of Art, Vilnius, Lithuania
2012 06 "Varpų šėšėlyje". Organized by ArtPit, Vilnius, Lithuania
2012 06 Vilnius Academy of Art students exhibition, Vilnius, Lithuania
2012 05 Installation “RAPED ROOM“. Studens experimental art festival „Garsas dėl Vaizdo" (“SOUND FOR IMAGE“), Šiauliai, Lithuania
2012 04 "Neprivaloma paroda" ("The Exhibition You Don't Have to Visit"), Art week PLYTA, Šakiai, Lithuania
2012 03 "Art-show GRRRA", Vilnius, Lithuania
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2015 05 “Sisters of Monelle“, Museum of Etnography in Marijampole, Lithuania
2015 05 “HypersigilZ“ at State Small Theatre of Vilnius, Lithuania
2015 04 “A NIGHT WITH SHALTMIRA“, Kunst Kabinet 451, Berlin, Germany
2014 05 “BAD ARTWORKS“ at OSLO NAMAI – MENO ERDVĖ, Vilnius, Lithuania
2014 04 “A NIGHT WITH SHALTMIRA“, solo exhibition, Kunst Kabinet 451, Berlin
2014 04 “Skersai išilgai“ (“Traverse”) comix exhibition, “PIN diena 2014“ (“Day of World Intellectual Property”). Jamaika hostel, Vilnius, Lithuania
2012 08 "Vagina's apologies" at Pamėnkalnio Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
2012 06 Drawings exhibition „Užaugs ir vėl amputuos“ (“It Will Grow and be Amputated Again”), Vilnius, Lithuania
2012 06 Introduction to Shaltmira's comics zine "Red, Sore & Itchy #2" and exhibition PINK MONSTERS. Cafe de Paris, Vilnius, Lithuania
2012 03 "Illustrations from Basement", Vilnius, Lithuania
2012 02 "Comics and illustrations", Ommen, The Netherlands
AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
2016 Recipient of scholarships awarded by the Lithuanian Council for Culture
2016 A winner of Ary Stillman Grant
PERFORMANCES
2017 'The Empty Cup is Easier to Carry.' Satellite Art Show, Oracle's booth. Miami
2017 'Dominate Your Reality, Lilith'. Austin Dungeon, Texas
2017 'I Am The Bridge', New York
2017 'Goldenrats'., CHASM Pt.2, New York
2017 'I Sucked Your Dick, But You Were Bored', CHASM Pt.1, New York
2017 'Total Kontrol, Vector Gallery, New York
2017 'Spirit Of Self Sabotage', C-Squat, New York
2018 OCCULTURE. Berlin.
2018 BILDERBERG KONFEREZ. Berlin
2018 BIZARE BASEL/ Basel, Switzerland
2017 PANDEMONIUM. Rat Trap. Bogota, Colombia
2016 COSMOGENESIS cycle: VAGINA’S APOLOGIES. Urban Spree. Berlin. Germany
2016 COSMOGENESIS cycle: The Black Lodge. Vilniaus Vartai. Vilnius. Lithuania.
2016 COSMOGENESIS cycle: LABIRYNTH. The Night of Culture. Kablys. Vilnius. Lithuania
2016 02 i k o n o s t a s i s, LocatieZ, Helena van Doeverenplantsoen, Den Haag, Holland
2015 12 TRANZ, 5 Malūnai, Vilnius, Lithuania
2015 08 PARAMOUNT, Exchange LA, Los Angeles, US
2015 07 MASS HYPNOSIS IV. Aykščiai, Lithuania
2015 04 “HypersigilZ” exhibition with Michele Servadio at Kaleidoskop, Berlin, Germany
2015 03 “MANIFESTATIONS II“, “Armageddon Descends“ Festival.
2015 03 „Aš" („I“), at Gallery of Šiauliai University, Šiauliai, Lithuania
2014 11 AltCom 2014: ALKBAZZ / ARTÙRAS ROŽKOVAS / SHALTMIRA exhibition, Malmo, Sweden
2014 08 “UNDERDOG CUSTOM SHOW“ at Underdog Gallery, London, UK
2014 07 „MASINĖ HIPNOZĖ“ #3 (“MASS HYPNOSIS“ #3), Anykščiai, Lithuania
2014 06 “CRACK!“ festival, Rome, Italy
2014 05 “Ner0blio goes to Barcelona", at niu :: espai artístic contemporani, Barcelona, Spain
2014 05 „SEZONAS'4“ (“SEASON‘4“) at Pamėnkalnio Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
2014 04 „SMD: Kosminė odisėja 2014" („SMD: Cosmic Odyssey 2014“). Laboratory of performative art at Vilnius Academy of Art exhibition hall „Titanikas“, Vilnius, Lithuania
2014 04 “CELEBRATING 9TH ART“, Comicdom Con Athens, Greece
2013 09 Comics exhibition "HEROES" at Vilnius Academy of Art exhibition hall "Titanikas", Vilnius, Lithuania
2013 08 "Stories of Holiday Resort: Transparency" at Nida Art Colony, Nida, Lithuania
2013 07 „POSTIDĖJA II" (“POSTIDEA II”) at Picture Gallery of National M. K. Ciurlionis Museum, Kaunas, Lithuania
2013 07 “From Dusk till Dawn”: The first exhibition of queer history and culture in Lithuania, showing pivotal moments of LGBT activity and related art projects from 1993 till 2013 at Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius, Lithuania
2013 07 „MASINĖ HIPNOZĖ II" ("MASS HYPNOSIS II"), „Devilstone“ festival, Anykščiai, Lithuania
2013 07 „KŪNOGRAFIJA" ("BODY-GRAPHIC"), “Culture night“, Vilnius, Lithuania
2013 04 “XLAB Corrosive Art Farm“ (Berlin) in collaboration with La Cave Gallery (Paris) and with Umberto Baccolo (videomaker, promoter, events organizer) presented: THE CORROSIVE CONTAINER #2 curated by Paola Verde (Berlin) and NIHIL (Paris) at Teater de Verre, Paris, France
2013 04 „ATVIRKŠČIA PERSPEKTYVA" ("REVERSED PERSPECTIVE") at Vilnius Graphic Art Centre Gallery „Kairė – Dešinė", Vilnius, Lithuania
2013 02 „POSTIDĖJA: ATSTATOMIEJI DARBAI" (“POSTIDEA: RECONSTRUCTIVE WORK”) at Vilnius Academy of Art exhibition halls „Titanikas", Vilnius, Lithuania
2012 11 "EXQUISITE CORPSE – COLLECTIVE EXHIBITION", “Currosive Farm“ at XLAB gallery, Berlin, Germany
2012 11 "Russian Avagarde in Comics" at Elektrika Gallery, Pancevo, Serbia
2012 11 "Macabre Art Show + Live Painting Presented by X-LAB", Drop Dead Festival, Berlin, Germany
2012 09 Exhibition of fanzine zine „Night of fandom #5“ collaborators. Organized by underground publishing company Lovecraft House, New Brunswick, New Jersey
2012 09 Comics exhibition “MickeyMaus“ at Modern Art Centre, Vilnius, Lithuania
2012 06 Vilnius self-publishing art event "LENTYNA" at National Gallery of Art, Vilnius, Lithuania
2012 06 "Varpų šėšėlyje". Organized by ArtPit, Vilnius, Lithuania
2012 06 Vilnius Academy of Art students exhibition, Vilnius, Lithuania
2012 05 Installation “RAPED ROOM“. Studens experimental art festival „Garsas dėl Vaizdo" (“SOUND FOR IMAGE“), Šiauliai, Lithuania
2012 04 "Neprivaloma paroda" ("The Exhibition You Don't Have to Visit"), Art week PLYTA, Šakiai, Lithuania
2012 03 "Art-show GRRRA", Vilnius, Lithuania
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2015 05 “Sisters of Monelle“, Museum of Etnography in Marijampole, Lithuania
2015 05 “HypersigilZ“ at State Small Theatre of Vilnius, Lithuania
2015 04 “A NIGHT WITH SHALTMIRA“, Kunst Kabinet 451, Berlin, Germany
2014 05 “BAD ARTWORKS“ at OSLO NAMAI – MENO ERDVĖ, Vilnius, Lithuania
2014 04 “A NIGHT WITH SHALTMIRA“, solo exhibition, Kunst Kabinet 451, Berlin
2014 04 “Skersai išilgai“ (“Traverse”) comix exhibition, “PIN diena 2014“ (“Day of World Intellectual Property”). Jamaika hostel, Vilnius, Lithuania
2012 08 "Vagina's apologies" at Pamėnkalnio Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
2012 06 Drawings exhibition „Užaugs ir vėl amputuos“ (“It Will Grow and be Amputated Again”), Vilnius, Lithuania
2012 06 Introduction to Shaltmira's comics zine "Red, Sore & Itchy #2" and exhibition PINK MONSTERS. Cafe de Paris, Vilnius, Lithuania
2012 03 "Illustrations from Basement", Vilnius, Lithuania
2012 02 "Comics and illustrations", Ommen, The Netherlands
AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
2016 Recipient of scholarships awarded by the Lithuanian Council for Culture
2016 A winner of Ary Stillman Grant
PERFORMANCES
2017 'The Empty Cup is Easier to Carry.' Satellite Art Show, Oracle's booth. Miami
2017 'Dominate Your Reality, Lilith'. Austin Dungeon, Texas
2017 'I Am The Bridge', New York
2017 'Goldenrats'., CHASM Pt.2, New York
2017 'I Sucked Your Dick, But You Were Bored', CHASM Pt.1, New York
2017 'Total Kontrol, Vector Gallery, New York
2017 'Spirit Of Self Sabotage', C-Squat, New York
There is a dark place, with power—a landscape painted in ink where gods and monsters dance in blind chaos or perverted glee. Boschian beasts in bondage cavort with black metal dukes and apocalyptic cats devour the twitching, twerking body of Miley Cyrus like kebab. These are the children of Shaltmira, a beautiful menagerie writ across paper, plastic and human flesh.
Stare too long at Shaltmira’s visions, and their reality will begin to bleed in to yours. Her work has shaped many of my own pieces of writing; the rich details of her esoterica in conjunction with their demonically comic aspects make for a variety of influential leakage. Each work feels as though, were the viewer able to see past the boundaries of the medium, just a bit to the right—they’d find more paths, more stars, and further beings with impossible anatomies waiting to slide between the spaces of your mind.
-Daniel Jones, Event organizer / promoter at UnReaL, vocalist at PALE MALE and Social Media Manager at Electronic Beats
“She Opened the Gates to the Unknown” is the title of one of Shaltmira’s numerous graphic works, " illustrating the essence of her intellectually and psychologically charged oeuvre. Shaltmira proper is a piece of art – with a black diamond in it. She performs her art and herself with a passion for the deepest secrets of human mind and collective consciousness, sharing with the audience the wisdom that she has learnt on her own path. The path of a warrior who has been here, there and everywhere in the underground art, bringing out the pure and unveiled darkness of the human soul like a shaman who goes deep down into the chaos to meet the creatures whom people do not dare even think of. In her paintings, she performs rituals that communicate to the inner monsters and other important creatures inhabiting our minds. Horror stories look like a kid’s joke in comparison to Shaltmira’s visual narratives full of spiders, hairy legs, bottomless eyes and every other kind of monsters that can only be spotted in real life, strange as it sounds.
Once you open the gates to the unknown, they can never be closed again. The artist has her own visions and follows them with honourable intensity. Shaltmira is ready to meet all the kinds of unexpected phenomena with her intellectual luggage of references to the symbols and mythologies of the world. She is always using rich visual heritage of the world cultures and religions as anthropologic material in her carefully painted scenes of subtle relationships among invisible demons. These are not always battle scenes, as the artist is interested in much more than that. Like a true explorer of the darkness of the unknown, she is constantly training herself to be ready for anything. Shaltmira is courageous, disciplined, cold-minded, witty and flamboyant. She is the pirate flag on the lonely ship out there in the ocean of collective subconsciousness. And she is going to sail in much bigger oceans quite soon, I believe.
- Aleksandra Fomina, Lithuanian prose writer, literary and art critic
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