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 vibrant, predominantly red background splashed with deep, chaotic strokes, creating a sense of dynamic movement. Embedded within this fiery backdrop are several distinct images. On the left, a figure in blue seems absorbed in thought or activity, juxtaposed against a ghostly sketch of a possibly seated figure fading into the red. The center features lighter patches where a canvas within the canvas shows a simplistic, cartoonish figure with outlines in black against a plain section that highlights the intensity of the surrounding red. On the right, a vivid explosion of green, yellow, and orange colors forms a chaotic cloud that hovers over another sketchy, outlined figure, giving the impression of a surreal, dream-like narrative. The overall effect is both dramatic and enigmatic, pulling the viewer's eye across various elements that suggest a deeper, hidden storyline beneath the bursts of color and form.
