ðə θiəɹˈɛɾɪkəl bˈeɪsɪs ʌv kˈɛtʃɚɹi vˈɛdʒaɪ ɪnˈɪʃəli wʌz fjˈuːtʃɚɹˌɪzəm wˌɪtʃ ɚɹˈaɪvd θɹuː ɹˈʌʃə fɹʌmðə wˈɛst, ænd ɪt lˈeɪɾɚ wʌz ˈɪnfluːənst baɪ kjˈuːbɪzəm, dˈædeɪˌɪzəm, sɚɹˈiːəlɪzəm, juːnˈænɪmˌɪzəm, ænd dʒˈɜːmən ɛkspɹˈɛʃənˌɪzəm.
The theoretical basis of Keturi vėjai initially was futurism which arrived through Russia from the West, and it later was influenced by cubism, dadaism, surrealism, unanimism, and German expressionism.