Despite his studies in Perugia, Italy, Andreas Asproftas was decisively influenced, in terms of his search for subject matter and painting style, by his teacher at the Famagusta High School, Telemachos Kanthos, to whom he was linked by a close friendship until the end of the latter’s life. Of course, Asproftas’ great love of the landscape and his exploration and rendering of harmony in nature also originated to a large degree in his personal worldview and his pantheistic attitude towards nature.

The work Karavas,  is not dated. It shows a view of the village and was obviously painted before 1974 and its occupation by the Turkish troops. The painter’s son placed its creation between the years 1960 and 1965. The composition is characterised by a classical structure and originates in the teachings of Impressionism. It is apparent that the painter was especially interested in the relationship between the landscape and the light – a light that is gentle and clear and calmly embraces nature. The tranquillity emanating from the landscape is enhanced by the calm, deep blue sea, rendered as a solid blue surface, and the cloudless, lighter blue sky.

Being aware of the painter’s metaphysical pursuits and his pantheistic view of nature, we recognise his effort to convey to the viewer certain more permanent features of nature, its rhythm and beauty, which have the power to transport humans beyond the material to the spiritual. The painting also traces the relationship between its creator and music (Asproftas had studied music, which he taught). Through harmony, counterpoint and the rhythm of colours and shapes, he created a visual work in the same way that he would compose a musical work.