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Linas Grybė is an artist whose creative path was dramatically shaped by a defining personal event—an eye injury. This experience altered his perception of the world; thereafter, he found that intense light made rainbow halos appear around all objects. The hues, especially blue, often seemed almost overwhelmingly vivid, sometimes to the point of discomfort, yet this altered vision also awakened in him a sense of wonder and inquisitiveness. Even once his eye had recovered, these visual phenomena inspired him to further investigate the nature of color and the workings of human perception.

Reflecting on how much humans depend on sight, Grybė points out that roughly ninety percent of sensory data reaches us through our eyes. He examines the function of the retinal cones, which enable us to discern as many as ten million different hues. These subtle differences in color can trigger a vast array of emotions, memories, and associations. Grybė draws parallels between ancient human fascination with color—like the first cave painters and the historic value of rare pigments—and the intricate ways people still assign meaning to colors today.

The artist recognizes the persistent attempts to categorize and standardize the psychological impacts of color, referencing chromotherapy, color meditation, and lithotherapy as potential forms of treatment. Although patterns are observed in these areas, Grybė maintains that color interpretation remains highly individual and occasionally contentious. He poses important questions about the detail and nuance within a single color, such as blue, highlighting how meaning shifts with variations in shade, intensity, and lighting. Drawing inspiration from feng shui, Grybė notes that no color is inherently positive or negative; rather, each color may resonate with or suit certain individuals or spaces, shaped by unique perspectives.

For Grybė, painting is an intimate, expressive act. He channels his experiences, feelings, and thoughts into each work, deliberately ignoring tonal perspective so that distance does not reduce the saturation of his chosen colors. His paintings often depict vibrant fruits, flowers, and observing eyes—motifs that emphasize the essential connection between vision and perception in his practice. Through this distinctive style, Linas Grybė invites viewers to reflect on their own perceptions of color and the inherently subjective experience of seeing.