About

Antanas Adomaitis began his career as an artist in 1956 when he was two years old.  His mother said that as soon as he discovered pencil and paper he began to draw.  Rejected from entering The Vilnius Art Academy at the age of 18 because he failed the History of  the Communist Party of Soviet Union entrance exam, he studied art himself in native Lithuania, is completely self-taught.  His art has been exhibited throughout Europe and The United States.  Antanas resides in Lithuania with his wife and two sons.

“I view the world as a strange, complicated, and often, not a very nice place. I try to reflect and study the interplay between  nature and psyche, to bring forth tradition, but carry it further into the realm of the unexpected. Sometimes it is the color which leads one in and out of the maze of form. In these particular works, the color is actually creating a sense of irony. In mixed media paintings I use both implied illusions, as well as the actual physical content, which helps me to create a physical and psychic phenomenon of color interaction. When I paint, I forget about time. The process of creation is complicated and very intense for me. Hundreds of additional details emerge while I am working. The pressure is so high, that I can describe my style of work and state of mind as “five seconds to insanity”.