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 depicts a large, multi-story building against a night sky. The building is covered in a textured, gray facade, with numerous rectangular windows, some brightly lit in hues of yellow, orange, and blue, revealing life within, while others remain dark and vacant. A vibrant red band runs along the building's base, giving a stark contrast to the muted tones of the structure and the snowy, deserted street in the foreground. The surrounding environment is subtly hinted at with minimal silhouettes of distant buildings under the cloak of darkness. The overall atmosphere is both somber and intriguing, inviting the viewer to imagine the stories behind the illuminated windows.
