{"title":"Tadas Sokolovas","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"artist-profile\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"artist-profile__image\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/6690\/1446\/files\/IMG_4195-1_600x600.webp?v=1790004960\" alt=\"Tadas Sokolovas\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"artist-profile__content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"artist-profile__eyebrow\"\u003eARTIST\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eTadas Sokolovas\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"artist-profile__intro\"\u003eTadas Sokolovas is a contemporary pop artist renowned for his unique approach to portraying celebrated icons. Born and raised in Lithuania, Tadas began his career in film and television after completing his Studies in Multimedia and Design. He later expanded his expertise into Arts and painting artistry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTadas' artistic style taps into humans' primordial desire for balance between chaos and harmony, mess and elegance. He is best known for his depictions of legendary icons such as Marilyn Monroe, Donatella Versace, Freddie Mercury, Salvador Dali and the Buddha. Using a touch of intelligent sarcasm, Tadas portrays these icons in a way that juxtaposes their legendary qualities with consumeristic modern pop-culture symbols.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTadas began his journey as an artist by adorning the walls of his own home during a renovation with vibrant, chromatic paintings of iconic portraits depicting contemporary pop culture. By utilizing the universality of colour and an abstracted, layered elegance of symbols, he transforms icons, and celebrity portraits into their most theatrical and distinct representations of selves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTadas is recognized as the first artist to create the world's first DNA-encrusted painting, showcasing his innovative engineer approach to art. He has been an internationally-inclined artist and collaborator since the beginning of his career, having clients from Hong Kong, Switzerland, Spain, Norway, USA, Ireland, Latvia and Lithuania.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"artist-profile__exhibitions\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"artist-profile__label\"\u003eSELECTED EXHIBITIONS\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2026 - \"Neformatas\", AP Galerija, Jono Meko Skersvėjis, Vilnius, Lithuania\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2025 - \"Complete\", Green Hall Opening, Vilnius, Lithuania\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2025 \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e- \"Bright\", Akropolis, Kaunas, Lithuania\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2025 \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e- \"Moto Lisa\", \"Gatvės Rokas 25\", Ramučiai, Lithuania\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2024 \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e- \"Layered Legends\", CORE Business center, Vilnius, Lithuania\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2023 \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e- \"Irregular\", Tadas Sokolovas Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2023 \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e- Presidential Palace of Lithuania, Vilnius, Lithuania\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2022 \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e- \"DNA painting no.1\" (collaboration), M. K. Čiurlionis Museum of Art, Kaunas, Lithuania\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2022 \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e- \"OMG\", LINK Business Centre, Kaunas, Lithuania\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2021 \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e- \"Big Part of Pop Art\", Akropolis, Kaunas, Lithuania\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"eyes-of-lisa","title":"Eyes of Lisa","description":"\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eTadas Sokolovas’ \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eEyes of Lisa\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e reimagines one of art history’s most recognizable figures through the restless visual language of contemporary culture. The familiar silhouette of the Mona Lisa emerges from a kaleidoscope of graffiti-like marks, handwritten phrases, symbols, logos, and saturated color. Across her lap rests a vividly patterned tiger, bringing an unexpected sense of instinct and wild energy to her famously composed presence. Renaissance serenity collides with the visual noise of the present, transforming an icon of the past into something unmistakably contemporary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eEyes dominate the composition, turning the act of looking into one of the painting’s central themes. Lisa herself mysteriously possesses multiple eyes, while an enormous black-and-white eye watches from the upper corner. Layers of text, imagery, cultural references, and fragmented messages compete for attention, echoing a world saturated with advertising, branding, information, and constant observation. Sokolovas balances this deliberate chaos with humor and intelligent sarcasm, allowing familiar symbols to take on new and unexpected meanings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eEyes of Lisa\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eis ultimately a playful exploration of perception, identity, and the way cultural icons are continually reinvented. Beneath its explosive color and pop-art energy lies a question about how we see - and how much of what we see is shaped by the culture surrounding us. Bold, irreverent, and densely layered, the work invites the eye to wander, discover, and return, revealing something different with every encounter.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tadas Sokolovas","offers":[{"title":"Canvas \/ 40.5\" × 30\"","offer_id":47564171509958,"sku":null,"price":825.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Canvas \/ 51.5\" × 38\"","offer_id":47564171542726,"sku":null,"price":1455.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Canvas \/ 62.5\" × 46\"","offer_id":47564171575494,"sku":null,"price":1995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Canvas \/ 73.5\" × 54\"","offer_id":47564171608262,"sku":null,"price":2845.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/6690\/1446\/files\/Eyes-Of-Lisa-canvas-print.jpg?v=1790012807"},{"product_id":"eyes-of-lisa-copy","title":"Freddie Mercury The Macho","description":"\u003cp dir=\"auto\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eTadas Sokolovas’ \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFreddie Mercury The Macho\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e captures the larger-than-life presence of Freddie Mercury through an explosive collision of portraiture, typography, color, and cultural references. Mercury’s unmistakable face emerges from a dense field of handwritten phrases, fragmented lyrics, symbols, and graphic marks, reflecting the theatrical energy that made him one of music’s most magnetic performers. Even his famously distinctive smile becomes part of that identity - a physical characteristic Mercury chose not to alter, reportedly out of concern that it might affect his extraordinary voice.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe composition mirrors Mercury’s ability to command a stage. Electric yellows, oranges, blues, and reds compete and overlap, while references to Queen, \u003cem\u003eBohemian Rhapsody\u003c\/em\u003e, performance, and spectacle appear throughout the surface. Sokolovas transforms the portrait into something closer to a visual performance: loud, layered, spontaneous, and impossible to absorb in a single glance. Like Mercury himself, the work moves between flamboyance and vulnerability, control and abandon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFreddie Mercury The Macho\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is ultimately a celebration of individuality and the refusal to become ordinary. Mercury once provocatively described himself as a “musical prostitute”; here, Sokolovas presents him as something more enduring - a cultural icon whose voice, theatricality, and unapologetic self-expression continue to resonate long after the final performance. The result is not simply a portrait of a musician, but a vibrant tribute to the energy of a legend.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tadas Sokolovas","offers":[{"title":"Canvas \/ 45\" × 30\"","offer_id":47578493157574,"sku":null,"price":825.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Canvas \/ 57\" × 38\"","offer_id":47578493190342,"sku":null,"price":1455.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Canvas \/ 69\" × 46\"","offer_id":47578493223110,"sku":null,"price":1995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Canvas \/ 81 × 54\"","offer_id":47578493255878,"sku":null,"price":2845.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/6690\/1446\/files\/Freddie-Macho-REPRODUCTION-HQ-683x1024.jpg?v=1790032725"},{"product_id":"eyes-of-lisa-copy-1","title":"Marilyn Meownroe","description":"\u003cp dir=\"auto\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eTadas Sokolovas’ \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMarilyn Meownroe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e reimagines Marilyn Monroe through a playful collision of glamour, feline symbolism, and contemporary neo-pop energy. Her instantly recognizable portrait is transformed with cat ears and surrounded by an exuberant world of color, handwritten phrases, symbols, and graphic references. Twenty-one cats appear throughout the composition, shifting between charming and mischievous, creating a visual language that mirrors Marilyn’s own duality - softness and strength, vulnerability and magnetism.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe surface is deliberately dense and highly layered. Matte acrylics, glossy lacquer, gold and silver accents, expressive linework, and fragments of text build a composition that rewards close viewing. The cats weave in and out of the portrait like recurring characters, while bold reds, turquoise, yellow, black, and metallic details push the image beyond traditional portraiture into something theatrical and immersive. Selected areas also respond under UV light, adding another unexpected dimension to the work and reinforcing its sense of spectacle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMarilyn Meownroe\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eis ultimately a celebration of personality, reinvention, and pop-cultural mythology. Sokolovas takes one of the most familiar faces of the twentieth century and places her inside a world that feels humorous, excessive, affectionate, and slightly rebellious. The result is both homage and transformation - a portrait of Marilyn that feels unmistakably iconic, yet entirely reimagined through the artist’s own visual universe.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tadas Sokolovas","offers":[{"title":"Canvas \/ 40.5\" × 30\"","offer_id":47578500399302,"sku":null,"price":825.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Canvas \/ 51.5\" × 38\"","offer_id":47578500432070,"sku":null,"price":1455.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Canvas \/ 62.5\" × 46\"","offer_id":47578500464838,"sku":null,"price":1995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Canvas \/ 73.5\" × 54\"","offer_id":47578500497606,"sku":null,"price":2845.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/6690\/1446\/files\/Marilyn-Meownroe-pasviesinta.jpg?v=1790034245"},{"product_id":"marilyn-meownroe-copy","title":"Andy Warhol","description":"\u003cp dir=\"auto\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eTadas Sokolovas’ \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAndy Warhol\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003etakes one of the most recognizable figures in contemporary art and reimagines him through a bold, immersive language of pop symbolism and layered expression. Warhol’s face rises from a luminous field of neon red, fractured with delicate gold-like lines that suggest both glamour and vulnerability. Rendered in an intensely deep black, his features carry a velvety, almost suede-like presence that pulls the viewer inward, creating a powerful contrast against the electrified surface around him. The result is a portrait that feels at once iconic and newly alive.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe composition is filled with fragments of Warhol’s visual universe. Tags, symbols, text, and references to Campbell’s soup, celebrity culture, screen printing, and mass media are woven throughout the canvas like scattered traces of thought and memory. Sokolovas builds the work through shifting contrasts of matte and glossy surfaces, allowing different layers to reveal themselves depending on light and viewing angle. This interplay gives the painting a dynamic, changing quality, while select materials and finishes introduce an added sense of depth, energy, and surprise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAndy Warhol\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eis ultimately a meditation on image, fame, and artistic reinvention. More than a straightforward portrait, it captures Warhol as a cultural force - a figure who blurred the boundaries between commerce and art, repetition and originality, surface and substance. 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Dressed entirely in black, she sits with quiet control, while the wide brim of her hat casts a shadow that conceals part of her identity and deepens the painting’s sense of intrigue. Around her, the composition unfolds into a surreal visual world: a vibrant blue dragon coils at one side, while a human-like yellow lion appears at the other, transforming the scene into something theatrical, symbolic, and dreamlike.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe canvas pulses with saturated color, layered marks, handwritten phrases, symbols, and graphic fragments that create a backdrop of deliberate intensity. Sokolovas fuses pop art energy with neo-expressionist freedom, allowing the work to feel both chaotic and highly controlled. The dancer herself is rendered with the blackest paint in the world - Musou Black - giving her figure an extraordinary depth and velvety presence that sharply contrasts with the explosive color surrounding her. This tension between stillness and noise, darkness and vibrancy, becomes one of the painting’s most compelling visual forces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDancer With a Black Hat\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eis ultimately an exploration of mystery, performance, and presence. The work rewards close viewing not only through its imagery, but through its richly varied surface - a sophisticated interplay of matte and glossy textures that reveals different details as the light shifts across the canvas. 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