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 features an abstract landscape dominated by a bold array of colors, primarily in shades of red, blue, white, and black. These colors are swiped across the canvas with dynamic and thickly applied strokes, creating a sense of chaotic movement. In the middle, there appears to be a bright, almost glowing horizontal stripe of yellow and white, suggesting a horizon line or a reflection of light. Above and below this light-giving element, the darker tones suggest the sweeping movements of a sky and turbulent waters or terrain. The texture is heavily layered and tactile, with visible dabs and patches of paint that add to the painting's vibrant intensity. The absence of clear forms or figures allows the color and texture to convey emotion and atmosphere, inviting a multitude of personal interpretations from its viewers.
