Painting in the room
"K. Česonytė’s paintings are variations on Expressionist painting: characterized by a trembling touch, energetic brushstrokes, and expressive paint textures with which she often seems to 'sculpt' figures, objects, and landscape elements. In terms of genre, the scope of her work is quite traditional. Landscapes predominate, though the artist has also painted a series of still lifes, numerous urban scenes, and the occasional stylized portrait. Yet, other aspects of K. Česonytė’s painting align her less with classical modernist art and more with the imagery of the contemporary, media-saturated world. 'My tools are the computer and virtual space,' she says. The visual imagery in her paintings derives not from reality itself, but from a virtual—or secondary—reality. For this creative artist, however, that serves merely as a springboard or a starting signal that liberates both imagination and hand. In her work, this secondary reality—or a chance motif—and the artist’s imagination most often intertwine inseparably. Images suggested by modern media are transformed into authentic visions, deeply and sensitively experienced by the painter herself."
Art critic Kristina Stančienė
Young And Talented - Rising Stars
About this artwork+
The painting depicts a nocturnal cityscape, characterized by a desolate, dimly lit street stretching into the horizon. Lining the street are old, weathered buildings, their facades detailed with impressions of windows that emit a faint, yellowish light, contrasting with the overpowering darkness. The road, glistening as if wet, reflects the sparse lights and hints at recent rain. A heavy, brooding sky looms above, its dark clouds swirling slightly, suggesting an oppressive or stormy atmosphere. Shadows and forms merge under the night's weight, creating a feeling of solitude and quiet isolation in an urban setting. The artwork carries a thickness in texture, emphasizing the rough and tactile quality of the scene, likely achieved through expressive, thick brushstrokes. The street, unoccupied and stretching towards a dark, ambiguous vanishing point, channels a sense of foreboding and emptiness, typical of a city cloaked in night.
