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Kristjan Raud Art Award
The Kristjan Raud Art Award ( et, Kristjan Raua kunstipreemia) is an Estonian art award that was established in 1973. It is the oldest art award in Estonia. The award is given out annually by the Estonian Artists' Association and Tallinn City Government. The award can be given to artists, art historians, creative collectives, art projects, or an art event. Recipients * 1973: Ilmar Kimm, Enn Põldroos, Riho Kuld, Salme Raunam * ... * 1976: Lepo Mikko * ... * 1984: Alo Hoidre * ... * 1991: Alo Hoidre, Ekke Väli * 1992: Ahti Seppet * ... * 2010: Tiiu Kirsipuu * ... * 2020: Anu Hint, Juta Keevallik, Jaan Toomik Jaan Toomik (born 2 October 1961 in Tartu) is an Estonian video artist, painter and award-winning filmmaker, often described as the most widely acknowledged Estonian contemporary artist on the international scene. Status In the Estonian art world ..., Anne Türn References External links * {{Official website Estonian awards Estonian art European visual arts awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristjan Raud
Kristjan Raud (22 October 1865, Kirikuküla, Vinni Parish – 19 May 1943, Tallinn) was an Estonian symbolist painter and illustrator who was one of the founders of the Estonian National Museum. Folklore elements figure heavily in his subject matter and his style is reminiscent of Primitivism. His twin brother, Paul, also became a well-known painter. Biography Raud and his brother spent their early years in Meriküla, where their father was a field ranger. After his early death, they were enrolled at the parish school in Rakvere, where they were taught in German. Later, he went to the teachers' college in Tartu, and taught in the local schools there for several years. In 1892, dissatisfied with his career, he moved to Saint Petersburg, where his drawings came to the attention of Johann Köler. He thought that Raud had some potential and advised him to enroll at the Imperial Academy of Arts. Four years later, after completing his studies, he went to Germany to polish hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Lake Peipus and Russia. The territory of Estonia consists of the mainland, the larger islands of Saaremaa and Hiiumaa, and over 2,200 other islands and islets on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea, covering a total area of . The capital city Tallinn and Tartu are the two largest urban areas of the country. The Estonian language is the autochthonous and the official language of Estonia; it is the first language of the majority of its population, as well as the world's second most spoken Finnic language. The land of what is now modern Estonia has been inhabited by '' Homo sapiens'' since at least 9,000 BC. The medieval indigenous population of Estonia was one of the last "pagan" civilisations in Europe to adop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonian Artists' Association
Estonian Artists Association (abbreviated EAA; et, Eesti Kunstnike Liit) is organization which connects artists in Estonia. EAA primary functions are "participating in cultural policymaking and sectoral development activities, protecting the interests of artists, curator A curator (from la, cura, meaning "to take care") is a manager or overseer. When working with cultural organizations, a curator is typically a "collections curator" or an "exhibitions curator", and has multifaceted tasks dependent on the parti ...s, art historians and theorists as well as other art workers, and promoting their working conditions". President of EAA is Elin Kard. Every year EAA organizes Annual Exhibition of Estonian Artists' Association. EAA precursors were ''Central Association of Estonian Artists'' (established 1922), ''Estonian Soviet Artists Association'' (1943) and the ''Artists Association of the Estonian SSR'' (1957). EAA has several suborganizations, eg ''Estonian Painters' Assoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tallinn City Government
Tallinn City Government ( et, Tallinna linnavalitsus) is the executive body, which conducts the work of all institutions (except City Council Office) and subinstitutions of Tallinn, Estonia. The body's building is located at Freedom Square. The body has eight members: mayor and seven deputy mayors. Current (2024) mayor is Jevgeni Ossinovski. The work of the body takes place as session. Regular sessions takeks places on Wednesdays. Before WWII, the body used Tallinn Town Hall The Tallinn Town Hall ( et, Tallinna raekoda) is a building in the ''Vanalinn'' ("Old town") of Tallinn (Reval), Estonia, next to the Town Hall Square. The building is located in the south side of the medieval market square and is long. The we .... References External links * {{Authority control Tallinn Local government in Estonia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lepo Mikko
Lepo Mikko (legal name Lepo Mikk; December 7, 1911 – December 6, 1978) was an Estonian painter and teacher. Early life and education Lepo Mikko was born Leonid Mikk in Aruküla, a former village in Viljandi County in the Russian Empire's Governorate of Livonia, the son of the farmer Jaak Mikk (1876–?) and Anna Mikk (née Järv, 1880–?). He graduated from Tuhalaane Primary School in 1927. Inspired by Juhan Muks, a painter from a neighboring farm, Leonid decided to devote himself to art studies. From 1927 to 1930, he studied decorative painting at the State Industrial Art School in Tallinn under the artists and . From 1930 to 1932, he studied painting at the Pallas Art School in Tartu. His teachers there were Voldemar Mellik and Villem Ormisson. From 1931 to 1935, his studies were interrupted due to a lack of money, and the future artist worked as a painter, land surveyor, farm worker, and finally photographer. From 1936 to 1939, he continued his studies in Nikolai Tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alo Hoidre
Alo Hoidre (until 1935 Horn, né Aleksander; January 26, 1916 – October 2, 1993) was an Estonian painter, book illustrator, and printmaker. Life Hoidre was born in Petrograd, Russia, and he moved to Tallinn with his family in 1920, where he attended Primary School No. 18. From 1933 to 1937, he studied lithography at the State Industrial Art School, and from 1938 to 1941 he studied graphic arts at the Pallas Art School. He was mobilized into the Red Army in 1941 and took part in the Battle of Velikiye Luki in the ranks of the 8th Estonian Rifle Corps. He was demobilized in 1943, and he received a scholarship to study in Moscow and Leningrad. Hoidre returned to Tallinn in 1944, where he was the head of the art department of the newspaper ''Sirp ja Vasar''. From 1944 to 1982, he was a lecturer at the State Art Institute of the Estonian SSR. Artistic creation Hoidre created both independent illustrations and illustrations for books, and he mastered the techniques of lithograph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ekke Väli
Ekke Väli (born April 19, 1952) is an Estonian sculptor. He graduated from the State Art Institute of the Estonian SSR (ERKI) as a sculptor in 1979. He is a member of the Estonian Artists' Association. Awards and recognitions *1991: Kristjan Raud Art Award for ''Monument monumendile'' (Monument to a Monument), 1990 *2009: Anton Starkopf Fellowship *2017: Aino Kallas Award Works *1988: Bust of Viktor Kingissepp at 14 in Tallinn *1991: Paul Keres Memorial on Street in Tallinn *2003: Replica of the Tartu War of Independence Monument destroyed by the Soviet authorities: Amandus Adamson's ''Kalevipoeg'' sculpture *2004: Gustav Ernesaks Statue at the Tallinn Song Festival Grounds *2008: Peeter Põld Monument in front of the Ministry of Education and Research in Tartu *2018: Statue of Artur Sirk in Ambla *2019: Statue of in Põlva Põlva () is a town in southeastern Estonia, the capital of Põlva County, and the centre of Põlva Parish. Põlva is home for the Ints ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahti Seppet
Ahti Seppet (born September 27, 1953) is an Estonian sculptor. Seppet was born in Tartu. He graduated from Tartu Art School in 1973. From 1979 to 1984, he worked as a teacher at . In 1984, he became the director of the Anton Starkopf Museum. He was a member of the group . Major exhibits *''Rooma Klubi'' (The Club of Rome) *''Mumifitseeritud suhe'' (The Mummified Relationship) *''Muuseum muuseumis I–III'' (Museum within a Museum I–III) *''Lenini lapsed'' (The Children of Lenin) *''Ehe kui väikevorm'' (A Jewel as a Small Form) *''Tõus ja mõõn'' (Ebb and Flow) Awards and recognitions *1992: Kristjan Raud Art Award The Kristjan Raud Art Award ( et, Kristjan Raua kunstipreemia) is an Estonian art award that was established in 1973. It is the oldest art award in Estonia. The award is given out annually by the Estonian Artists' Association and Tallinn City Gove ... *2000: *2005: Anton Starkopf Fellowship References {{DEFAULTSORT:Seppet, Ahti 1953 births Living peo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiiu Kirsipuu
Tiiu Kirsipuu (born October 29, 1957) is an Estonian sculptor. Kirsipuu's creations range from a coin measuring a few centimeters to a sculpture long. Her works employ both realistic and abstract forms, and she uses many materials to realize her ideas. Among her best-known works is the in Tartu. Early life and education Tiiu Kirsipuu was born in Tartu. She attended Miina Härma Primary and Secondary School in Tartu from 1965 to 1975 and from 1975 to 1976. In 1983, she graduated from the Tallinn State Applied Art Institute of the ESSR (now the Estonian National Art Institute), majoring in sculpture. Career From 1983 to 1987, she supervised a sculpture class at the Nõmme Pioneers Palace, from 1987 to 1993 she was a freelance artist, and from 1993 to 2003 she worked as a lecturer at the Estonian Academy of Arts and from 2003 to 2019 as a lecturer at Tallinn University. Since 2019, she has been working as a freelance artist in Tallinn. She has held solo exhibitions in Esto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaan Toomik
Jaan Toomik (born 2 October 1961 in Tartu) is an Estonian video artist, painter and award-winning filmmaker, often described as the most widely acknowledged Estonian contemporary artist on the international scene. Status In the Estonian art world Toomik received recognition as a painter from the late 1980s and from the early 1990s as an installation and video artist. The critics often refer to him internationally as the most well-known contemporary artist from Estonia mainly due to his short video works that have received wide international acclaim (e.g. ''Father and Son'', 1998). He has participated at the São Paulo Biennale (1994), ARS ‘95 (1995), Manifesta 1 (1996), Venice Biennale (1997; 2003), 4th berlin biennial of contemporary art (2006), etc. Currently he is represented by Temnikova & Kasela Gallery. Biography and art Toomik was born on October 2, 1961 in Tartu, Estonia (then: Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic). His father died in 1971, when he was 9 years old, leavin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonian Awards
Estonian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe * Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent * Estonian language * Estonian cuisine * Estonian culture See also * * Estonia (other) * Languages of Estonia * List of Estonians This is a list of notable Estonians. Architects *Andres Alver (born 1953) * Dmitri Bruns (1929–2020) *Karl Burman (1882–1965) *Eugen Habermann (1884–1944) *Georg Hellat (1870–1943) * Otto Pius Hippius (1826–1883) *Erich Jacoby (1885–1 ... {{Disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonian Art
Estonian art is art that comes from Estonia, from Estonian artists or art pieces relating to Estonia. Starting from prehistoric art, there are no caves with paintings in Estonia. About 1700 registered cup stones have been found from the Bronze Age and archaeological finds from the neolithic period. Nearest two caves with Paleolithic paintings are in Southern Ural mountains in Bashkortostan and Russia. In Finland have founded over 100 rock paintings sites in vertical walls of granite rocks... but no caves. Neolithic rock carvings have been preserved in granite rocks on the Eastern coast of Lake Onega, also in the White Sea region, on Kola peninsula, Northern Norway and Southern Sweden etc.. History Prehistoric art Cave paintings were the first pieces of art, they were found in caves and tunnels. Ancestral farmers and gatherers would use blood, bone marrow and crushed up animal hair to add pigmentation to the illustrations. For example, they used blood to make prey look differe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
