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 reveals a dynamic landscape composed of broad, textured strokes in a spectrum of colors. The top section overlays heavy shades of purple, grey, and blush, suggesting a vibrant sunset or sunrise. Below, the scene shifts toward lighter hues, with strokes of bright pink, white, and sky blue, evoking a luminous sky reflected on water. A prominent dark silhouette of a mountain or hill occupies the middle left part, anchoring the composition. Near the bottom, hints of red and yellow emerge, resembling perhaps flowers or signs of human activity, against a wash of white that seems like a snowy or sandy foreground. The entire scene is richly textured, giving a visceral feeling of nature's raw beauty and complexity.
