Gilles Vuillard is a painter and a film maker. He was born in France and has worked in many places including Italy, Georgia, Iceland, Chile, the Azores, Easter Island, New York, Paris, Berlin... The way he depicts field studies in his paintings is like that of an anthropologist. Consequently, Gilles painted some houses in a portion of Zaliakalnis, and a certain amount of wooden synagogues. All his analog films, as many of his recent paintings, are connected to psychoanalysis and paleoanthropology.
Gilles has exhibited in Paris, Berlin, Vilnius, Kaunas... The Vilnius Gaon Museum and Kaunas' Choral Synagogue Museum hold some of Vuillard's paintings in their collections. From December 13, 2025 to January 28, 2026, the Ivanauskas Museum in Kaunas displays Gilles' most recent paintings. Lithuania's wood architecture cycle, which began twenty years ago, has reached a colorful expressionist moment.
About this artwork+
The painting captures a bustling suburban landscape, characterized by a mix of architectural styles. On the left, there are modern buildings with clean lines and large windows, standing tall behind a scene of more traditional, rustic homes. These older homes, rendered with warm wooden textures, evoke a sense of quaint, lived-in charm, each separated by fences and small garden patches that hint at a close-knit community. Leafless trees, possibly indicating autumn or winter, are detailed meticulously, creating a tangled web of branches that add a natural contrast to the human-made structures. A street runs through the scene, busy with cars that suggest the daily rhythm of life in this area. The lively, yet slightly overcast sky complements the serene and somewhat nostalgic ambiance of a suburb gently embracing modernity while retaining its historical roots.
