1.0KMMF ENhttps://artkaunas.com/enrugilehttps://artkaunas.com/en/author/rugile/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="18IIwnNZOG"><a href="https://artkaunas.com/en/kaunas2022/vytautas-povilaitis/">Vytautas  Povilaitis</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://artkaunas.com/en/kaunas2022/vytautas-povilaitis/embed/#?secret=18IIwnNZOG" width="600" height="338" title="“Vytautas  Povilaitis” — KMMF EN" data-secret="18IIwnNZOG" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> http://artkaunas.com/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2019/03/10.jpg860800Vytautas Povilaitis – modernist painter, who drew the attention of Kaunas locals with the secrets of his urban landscapes, painted several portraits of the art lovers and provided museums with monumental compositions more than half of a century ago. However, the abstractions by Povilaitis that he started painting back in 1958, when abstract art was prohibited, criticised, censored and only the one official style of social realism was permitted in art, attracted people’s interest the most. How did this happen?