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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 "Landscape" by Arvydas Kašauskas features a heavily textured surface characterized by a horizontal division almost at the center. The upper half is dominated by broad, horizontal strokes of white, grey, and hints of baby blue, interrupted occasionally by bursts of orange and black. This portion seems to evoke the expansive, slightly tumultuous sky possibly during overcast weather, as the muted tones suggest a lack of sunlight. The lower half of the painting is more vibrant and detailed. It mixes greens, whites, grays, and pops of orange and red, portraying what seems to be a fragmented and abstract view of a landscape. The application of the paint is thick, with layers that create a sense of depth and rugged texture, possibly representing a chaotic, lively interaction of natural elements. Details such as dots, short strokes, and jagged lines might suggest vegetation, flowers, or other natural features seen from an unconventional angle or in a stylized, expressive way. Overall, the artwork portrays a landscape in a non-traditional representation, focusing on texture and color interaction rather than clear form, likely seeking to evoke the essence and mood of the scene rather than its precise visual details.
