Spalvingas Jono Daniliausko tapybinių vizijų pasaul
The Colorful World of Jonas Daniliauskas’ Painting Visions

Summary/Abstract: The article analyzes the artistic style, poetics, and main creative tendencies of Jonas Daniliauskas, one of the most prominent representatives of the current Lithuanian National School of Painting. The peculiarities of his creative method are focused on the patriarchal traditions of rural Lithuanian folk culture. His favorite themes of painting – man and nature, the change of seasons, wildlife, female bodily beauty, love – are discussed in detail. The text focuses on the role of the world of memory and memories in the development of his style of artistic creation and the uniqueness of the means of artistic expression. Based on the analysis of specific works of art and the predominant plastic properties of artistic expression in them, the article shows that the subconscious sublimation of childhood memories and spontaneous images, and the emotional intensity of survival of the color phenomenon are of exceptional importance in the paintings of our unique master. In the article, Daniliauskas is treated as one of the most flamboyant of the Lithuanian painters, capable of expressing his emotional relationships with the world by the vivid play of colors.

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