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+
This painting, titled "Landscape" by Arvydas Kašauskas, captures a natural scene with an abstract touch. The scene is filled with tall, slender trees that reach up towards the top of the canvas. Their trunks are white and stand out against a backdrop of warm, muted colors including browns, yellows, and shades of red. The artist uses thick, textural strokes of paint, adding a tactile quality to the image. You can see the brush strokes clearly, giving the work a vibrant, dynamic feel. It's not just a visual experience; it feels like you could reach out and touch the rough bark of the trees. Kašauskas's style here leans towards abstraction, focusing more on the interplay of colors and forms than on detailed representation. Even so, the essence of a wooded landscape is unmistakable. The ground is depicted with blocks of color that suggest fallen leaves or patches of ground, adding to the autumnal vibe of the scene. Overall, "Landscape" by Arvydas Kašauskas invites the viewer to explore nature not just as a visual experience, but as a mosaic of colors and textures. This approach gives the painting a lively, almost musical rhythm.
