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 vibrant, abstract landscape, possibly during early spring. A tapestry of vivid colors forms the scene. Hues of pink, purple, and orange dominate the sky, suggesting either a sunrise or sunset. Beneath, the land is segmented into colorful patches, including reds, yellows, blues, and earth tones, conveying the diversity of the terrain and perhaps agricultural fields or patches of wild growth. There's a dynamic contrast between the flat expanses and textured strokes, which impart energy and movement to the scene. Several small structures, possibly houses or barns, are visible; they are rendered in simpler shapes and darker tones, grounding the image and drawing the eye. The overall effect is both chaotic and harmonious, indicating a landscape that is alive and ever-changing.
