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The name Mari Kurismaa is associated with the reassessment Estonian painting in the 1980s. The 1990s saw a turn from sublime visions to a new circle of modernist aesthetics. The background for Kurismaa’s paintings has always been architecture and the play with a sense of space. Classical concept of architecture together with historical sense of time, were replaced by simple and elegant geometrical forms; an interesting combination of minimalism and optical art. The dull visions of the potential of the environment were polished by means of projectors and a new aggressive aesthetic was established, changing the entire idea of projection changes. The extensive series of paintings, “View” best represent Kurismaa’s aesthetic position in the 1990s. With the series the artist managed to make a strong contribution to the development of geometrical art in Estonia. Eha Komissarov

Mari Kurismaa
View nº 8

 
Artist: Mari Kurismaa (1956 - )
Title: View nº 8
Date: 1996
Technique:
Material:
oil
canvas
Height (cm): 160.0
Width (cm): 120.0
Description: The name Mari Kurismaa is associated with the reassessment Estonian painting in the 1980s. The 1990s saw a turn from sublime visions to a new circle of modernist aesthetics. The background for Kurismaa’s paintings has always been architecture and the play with a sense of space. Classical concept of architecture together with historical sense of time, were replaced by simple and elegant geometrical forms; an interesting combination of minimalism and optical art. The dull visions of the potential of the environment were polished by means of projectors and a new aggressive aesthetic was established, changing the entire idea of projection changes. The extensive series of paintings, “View” best represent Kurismaa’s aesthetic position in the 1990s. With the series the artist managed to make a strong contribution to the development of geometrical art in Estonia.
Eha Komissarov
Related categories: Contemporary Art
Copyright notice: Art Museum of Estonia
AME collection: Paintings collection
Collection number: M 6989
Accretion number: EKM j 45750
Muis reference http://muis.ee/museaalView/248609
File info: Source type: digital photography
File type: TIF
File size: 45.71MB
Resolution: 3281*4382px @ 2000dpi
 
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