Photographer Andrius Lamauskas

Rimvydas Pupelis (MUTA)

a contemporary painter, sculptor, and set designer

Actively creating and participating in art projects in Lithuania and abroad. The foundation of his work is emotional, playful anatomical painting characterized by a blend of cubism and avant-garde styles. He has held over 30 solo exhibitions and participated in international plein airs, group exhibitions, and residencies.
His work is inspired by contemporary art movements, Fluxus avant-garde, and the spirit of his native places.

Cubist interpretation of reality – a play of colors, emotions, and space

I have tried various painting techniques and experimented with painting styles. Painting or drawing in a cubist manner most unites my spiritual and material forces in creating a painting. This style also relaxes and allows me to transcend established classical dogmas. It allows free movement within the compositional space of the painting and, most wonderfully, lets me feel the contact between color and emotion.

In my painting as an artist, bright colors, individual figures or figure compositions, and expressive geometric forms of faces dominate. By breaking down the depiction of reality piece by piece, I connect everything with contrasting color combinations. The cubist style allows for a better understanding of the diversity of human life situations and characters. Colors draw viewers into a world of emotions and moods, and the entirety of the painting is like a small theatrical plot.

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Exploration of personal paradoxes between the desire to live and the fear of death

Exhibition

The exhibition “Death Makes My Happiness Dance” features 10–15 large-format acrylic paintings on canvas (170 x 200 cm), as well as a series of smaller acrylic drawings on paper. The works reflect a deep philosophical and emotional exploration of mortality, human existence, and personal paradoxes between the desire to live and the fear of death. The creations are expressive, colorful, and free from traditional spatial constraints – each image is a visual illustration of inner contemplation.

The painting “Seven Dwarfs Make My Happiness Dance” was created in 2024 and exhibited in the group exhibition “Heads, Masks, Mascarons” at the Vilnius Energy and Technology Museum, which became the starting point for a new cycle of exhibitions.

Exhibitions