Kultūrinės Atminties Atspindžiai Ir Tapatumo Paieškos Raimondo Savicko Tapyboje
Reflections of Cultural Memory and the Quest for Identity in Raimondoas Savickas’s Painting

Summary/Abstract: This article analyzes the creative style, representational system, the main plots, themes and motifs of a prominent Lithuanian painter of elder generation Raimondas Savickas. It considers the origins of artist’s creativity: the Jewish cultural traditions of his family, Litvaks’ art, Lithuanian wooden sculpture, French color school; analyzes the themes of sorrow, motifs of the Old Testament, urban landscapes, figure compositions, waterscapes which influenced the painter’s creative style peculiarities. Also the article pays attention to how the artist understands and employs colors and other means of artistic expression.

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