Artwork in the room
Arvydas Kašauskas was born in 1959 in Vilnius. From 1977 to 1982, he studied fresco and mosaic at the Vilnius Academy of Arts.
“The quality of art remains a matter of the author’s ambition and integrity,” says Kašauskas. In simple terms, art is good when the artist cares and stays honest.
Kašauskas was trained in monumental art—a discipline focused on scale, structure, and permanence. This background still shapes his work today. He approaches painting not as simple depiction, but as construction: each piece is built, carrying a sense of weight and space.
After the fall of the Soviet regime, he began working independently, moving from public, state-commissioned frescoes to more intimate canvas works. While the scale changed, his material approach remained.
Paint is not just applied—it is scraped, pressed, and layered, creating dense, tactile surfaces. His work balances control with unpredictability.
Looking back, Kašauskas describes his early artistic drive as a search for “a brighter, more compelling life,” shaped by a time when art held a distinct cultural role.
Today, he sees creativity as something open to everyone—not limited to artists, but available to anyone shaping their life with intention.
Landscape remains a constant in his work. Often painting outdoors, he draws from the energy of place and shared creative experience. Even in abstraction, nature is still present—reduced to rhythm, form, and space.
For Kašauskas, every painting is, ultimately, an abstraction.
About this artwork+
The painting depicts a scenic landscape characterized by dynamic, textural brushstrokes that convey a vivid, almost tactile atmosphere. A winding path or road draws the eye across rolling hills toward a distant horizon under a dramatic sky. The sky, filled with robust strokes of lilac, blue, and white, suggests turbulent weather or the chaotic beauty of a changing sky. The land itself is a mosaic of earthy yellows, greens, and browns, interspersed with patches that suggest fields or perhaps fallow land. Clusters of trees, rendered with thick, impasto strokes, punctuate the hills, adding depth and a sense of scale. The overall effect is both serene and stirring, inviting the viewer to explore the terrain that stretches boundlessly.
