“My process starts with randomness: a single touch of paint that guides everything that follows. With my favorite music playing in the background, each touch builds upon the last.”
“I refer to this process as Initiation into Mystery. Everything depicted - things, people, places - can be understood as a subconscious projection.”
ARTIST STATEMENT
A new world begins to form where surrealism and realism merge. All of my works are improvisations on an undefined theme. I deliberately avoid titles, assigning only sequential numbers to remove narrative direction and invite the viewer into a personal dialogue.
My intention is to draw viewers into a deep, intimate encounter with their inner reality, uncovering something uniquely their own. It is a world of emotions, of a life lived despite loss and the sorrow of unrealized dreams.
Lithuanian-born painter known for his surreal and imaginative oil paintings that blend realism with subconscious imagery. Internationally recognized, his career is marked by a profound dedication to the "undefined theme."
Alex Shabatinas
During the Sotheby’s online auctions (2000–2003), the artist sold 51 paintings—the highest number of works sold by any artist in that context at the world’s premier destination for art and luxury.
Sotheby’s Success
NOTABLE COLLECTORS
King Charles III
Ronald Reagan
Mikhail Gorbachev
Works held in private collections around the world.
ORGANIZATIONS
Audubon Artist, Inc (New York)
Society for Art of Imagination (London)
Williamsburg Art & Historical Center (New York)
REWARDS
Brave Destiny, Juried competition of Art Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, NY • July 10, 2003
Chelsea Global Winner Amsterdam Whitney International, NY • 2003
Award of Excellence Manhattan Art International • 2000
Second Prize Marlen Gallery, NY • 1999
2018
The Uncompromising Power of Expression: A Rhapsody in Diversity, Tenri Cultural Center, NY
2017
Metamorphosis of Dreams: From The Past to The Present, Tenri Cultural Center, NY
2008
Russian Cultural Center, Washington DC
2008
Exhibition in Panevezys City, Lithuania
2007
Globe Institute of Technology, New York, NY
2007
Museum of Contemporary Russian Art, Jersey City, NJ
2006
Museum of Contemporary Russian Art, Jersey City, NJ
2005
Museum of Contemporary Russian Art, Jersey City, NJ
2005
Williamsburg Historical Center of Art, Brooklyn, NY
2004
Audubon Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
2004
Museum of Contemporary Russian Art, Jersey City, NJ
2003
Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Online Auction
2003
Museum of Contemporary Russian Art, Jersey City, NJ
2003
Brave Destiny, Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, NY
2003
Amsterdam Whitney Gallery, New York, NY
2003
Beliaeff Gallery, Moscow, Russia
2003
Two Artists, LAK Design, New York, NY
2003
Ping Bridge Art Gallery, Bayonne, NJ
2002
Auction at UJA, Federation of New York, NY
2002
Museum of Contemporary Russian Art, Jersey City, NJ
2001
Gora Gallery, Montreal, Canada
2000
Time Square Art Association, New York, NY
1999
Ira & Larry Goldberg C&C, Auction, Beverly Hills, CA
1999
Ruben Bore & Son Art Gallery, Roslyn, NY
1999
International Festival of Fine Art, Nassau County, NY
1999
Cycles, Chelsea Center, New York, NY
1999
9 x 9 Group Exhibition, Marlen Gallery, NY
1999
Agora Gallery, New York, NY
SOLO AND GROUP EXCIBITIONS