Vytauto Kasiulio Egzotiškų Spalvų Magijos Sklaida Paryžiaus Mokyklos Aplinkoje
The Dispersion of Kasiulis’s Magical Colors in the Entourage of Paris School

Summary/Abstract: The article analyzes the paintings of Vytautas Kasiulis (1915?–1995), one of the most exotic Lithuanian artists in the entourage of Paris artistic society. Neglecting majority of his creative activities it focuses on the stylistic development of his oil and pastel painting. The sources of his creativity and relations with the celebrities of modern art (Monet, Gauguin, Matisse, Dufy, Rouault, Soutine) as well as orientalist tendencies are considered. The main attention is paid to the peculiarity of Kasiulis’s art phenomenon, creative character, and the development of painting style. The main stages of painter’s creative evolution are analyzed in more details; for each stage has its own stylistic character, favorite plots, motives, personages, and the means of artistic expression. Special attention is paid to explication of painter’s color concept as well as poetic and metaphoric thinking. Along with L. Segal and P. Rimša, Kasiulis is regarded as a Lithuanian emigration painter of the 20th century who developed the tendencies of exoticism.

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