Paulius Šliaupa, born in 1990, is a painter of the younger generation of Lithuanian artists who has already gained recognition not only in Lithuania but also in other countries.
The artist works in several fields. One of them is painting, in which he earned his bachelor’s degree in 2013 at the Vilnius Academy of Arts (VAA). Šliaupa also creates videos, takes photographs, writes texts, and has been pursuing a master’s degree in sculpture at the VAA since 2016. The artist has held five solo exhibitions in Lithuania and participated in group exhibitions in Lithuania, Russia, Spain, and South Africa. Additionally, his work has been successfully presented at art fairs in Vilnius, Paris, Budapest, Cologne, and Berlin. His painting “Gray Day” was sold at an auction organized by the Rotary Club in Berlin.
Šliaupa’s painting is abstract, yet inspired by natural phenomena. The artist observes fragments of nature: the flow of water, reflections, shimmering, and the glistening of snow. These images become deeply embedded in the painter’s consciousness, so by gradually reducing recognizable contours, he undertakes their emotional and chromatic rendering on canvas. The artist is particularly interested in experiences of light, which, according to him, “are simply conveyed visually, on a plane or in space.” Thus, he not only paints them but also engages in the direct capture of light—photography. Education: 2018–2019 Master’s degree in Contemporary Art, KASK (De Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten), Ghent, Belgium
2016–2019 Master’s degree in Contemporary Sculpture, Vilnius Academy of Arts, Vilnius, Lithuania
2017–2018: Master’s studies in Painting through an exchange program, RUFA (Rome University of Fine Arts), Rome, Italy
2009–2013: Bachelor’s degree in Painting, Vilnius Academy of Arts, Vilnius, Lithuania.