Artist of the Month

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January: Karolis Avižienis

Recent Paintings by 91 year-old Orland Park Resident, Karolis Avižienis

Artist Statement:
My current series of paintings began with COVID. Before the pandemic hit, I was painting landscapes, most of them based on photos taken during my travels in Europe. My palette then was comprised of gentle and cheerful colors: greens, blues, pinks and yellows. COVID caused me to reassess my palette and subject matter. Almost overnight I swapped my beaches and architectural landmarks for abstract, geometrical shapes, with darker, primary colors predominating. Each of my current paintings details demise–of our cities, our society, our planet.

KarolisAvizienis_at_work

Karolis-Avizienis-Palanga-Beach2010

Karolis-Avizienis-Still-Life-with-Petravicius-Sculpture-2010

Karolis-Avizienis-Street-Scene-in-Crete-2018

Karolis-Avizienis-The-Algarve-Portgal-2010

Karolis-Avizienis-COVID-Variations-on-a-Theme-I-2020

Karolis-Avizienis-Twenty-first-Century-Ocean-2020

Karolis-Avizienis-COVID-Variations-on-a-Theme-II-2020

Karolis-Avizienis-The-Virus-2020

Karolis-Avizienis-There-Will-Be-Better-Days-2020

Karolis-Avizienis-Will-the-Vaccine-Help-2020

All images (c) 2020 by Karolis Avižienis.