Vilijas bodypainting, photography and films speaks about human and nature relationships, body, its spirit, colorfulness, emotions. Bodypainting became her life. Vilijas passion for art comes from nature, philosophy, music, dance, films and stories. She also works about climate change and equality.
Vilija Vitkute is based in Scandinavia, Sweden. She works as bodypainter, photographer, film and creative, art director she also makes dance, cirkus bodypaint performances.
Vilija Vitkute travels around the world and makes bodypainting releated to nature. Her works brings us back to releationship with mother earth which has been supresed by modern life.
In her films she combines nature and body as one. She works with bhuto dance, uses technology in its organic way by making visual animations specialy mapped on human bodypainted bodies and nature.
Her latest film, masterpiece "Long Winter" created together with Running Rivers (artist colective team started by Vilija Vitkute in 2014) will be released in 2017 September end.
Here are Vilijas latest creations made in north of Sweden, Norway, California, Morroco and other countries.
"Winter"
Bodypaint, photography - Vilija Vitkute ART 2016 Sweden
"Autumn"
Bodypaint, photography - Vilija Vitkute ART 2016 Sweden
"Winter"
Bodypaint, photography - Vilija Vitkute ART 2016 Sweden
Model - Leire Mesa
Model - Leire Mesa
"North Lights"
By Vilija Vitkute ART
Lofoten/ Arctic cirle
2017
Lofoten/ Arctic cirle
2017
"North Lights"
By Vilija Vitkute ART
Lofoten/ Arctic cirle
2017
Lofoten/ Arctic cirle
2017
"North Lights"
By Vilija Vitkute ART
Lofoten/ Arctic cirle
2017
Lofoten/ Arctic cirle
2017
"Winter landscape"
By Running Rivers
Bodypaint / Photography - Vilija Vitkutė
Visuals: Rasmus Lilliestierna David Carvajal Emi Stahl Niko Niko
From "Long Winter" film
Models: Axel Ahl & Dea Lundström
Bodypaint / Photography - Vilija Vitkutė
Visuals: Rasmus Lilliestierna David Carvajal Emi Stahl Niko Niko
From "Long Winter" film
Models: Axel Ahl & Dea Lundström
"waterfalls"
By Running Rivers
Bodypaint / Photography - Vilija Vitkutė
Visuals: Rasmus Lilliestierna David Carvajal Emi Stahl Niko Niko
From "Long Winter" film
Bodypaint / Photography - Vilija Vitkutė
Visuals: Rasmus Lilliestierna David Carvajal Emi Stahl Niko Niko
From "Long Winter" film
" what do you run for"
Art project " what do you run for" by Vilija Vitkute and Adam Alexander Johansson — in Sequoia National Park, California.
" what do you run for"
Art project " what do you run for" by Vilija Vitkute and Adam Alexander Johansson - Yosemeti National Park California, US.
"women and a horse"
Bodypaint, photography - Vilija Vitkute ART 2016 Sweden
"Autumn"
Bodypaint, photography - Vilija Vitkute ART 2016 Sweden
Bodypaint, photography - Vilija Vitkute ART 2015 Morocco
Bodypaint, photography - Vilija Vitkute ART 2015 Morocco
Bodypaint, photography - Vilija Vitkute ART 2015 Morocco
"Water"
Bodypaint, photography - Vilija Vitkute ART 2016 Abisko Sweden
"Fire"
Bodypaint, photography - Vilija Vitkute ART 2016 Abisko Sweden
”Elements”
”Elements” is a project by four artists within dance, body art, music and film. It is an exploration in how these artforms interact with each other and how they together create an artistic interpretation of the song “Lever Igen” by Amerika. Focusing on the synergy between the artforms, all the ideas and decisions have been made together from start to finish.
"Some Kind Of Hell"
"Some Kind of Hell" by Hanna Turi, featuring bodypainting from the artist Vilija Vitkuté.
"Ei Boy Nakam" by Gee Dixon & Moms, featuring bodypainting from the artist Vilija Vitkuté.