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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+
This painting, titled "Landscape" by Arvydas Kašauskas, captivates with its vibrant, textured approach to depicting a wooded area. The scene is full of trees with thick trunks and branches, stretching upwards. The leaves are shown in various shades of green, illustrating the lushness of the forest. Splashes of other colors seem to indicate flowers or perhaps markings on the trees. The style is distinctly expressive and abstract. Kašauskas uses thick, visible strokes of paint that add a sense of depth and movement to the canvas. It’s almost as if you can feel the brush dashing across the surface, layering colors over one another. This playful use of texture and bold color manipulation draws viewers into a lively, almost fantasy-like world. It’s a fresh take on traditional landscape paintings, showcasing Kašauskas’s unique artistic voice.
