Tadas 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.
Tadas’ 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.
Tadas 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.
Tadas 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.
Exhibitions:
2026 AP Galerija, Jono Meko Skersvėjis, Exhibition “Neformatas”. Vilnius, Lithuania
2025 Green Hall Opening, Exhibition “Complete”. Vilnius, Lithuania
2025 Akropolis, Exhibition “Bright”. Kaunas, Lithuania
2025 “Gatvės Rokas 25” , Exhibition “Moto Lisa”. Ramučiai, Lithuania
2024 CORE Business center, Exhibition “Layered Legends”. Vilnius, Lithuania
2023 Tadas Sokolovas Gallery, Exhibition “Irregular”. Vilnius, Lithuania
2023 Presidential Palace of Lithuania. Vilnius, Lithuania
2022 COLLABORATION M. K. Ciurlionis Museum of Art “DNA painting no.1” Kaunas, Lithuania
2022 LINK Business Centre “OMG” Kaunas, Lithuania
2021 Akropolis “Big Part of Pop Art” Kaunas, Lithuania
