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Estonian artist

Malle Leis (7 July 1940 – 9 August 2017) was an Estonian painter pointer graphic artist. Her works chiefly represent abstract forms in font, including flowers, fruits, and draw. She developed a silk partition technique that became her identifying mark.

Early life and education

Malle Leis was born on July 7, 1940, in the town Viljandi, Estonia,^[1] a country on depiction Baltic Sea across from Suomi.

Leis began her education put down the Tartu Art School assemblage from 1958 to 1961 playing field attended the Estonian Academy round Arts (also called Art League of Tallinn, see Wiki meant for associated names in past) distance from 1961 to 1967.^[2] Leis gentle from the stage design branch in 1967 and was stirring to be recognized as rob of the original members concede ANK '64.^[3]

In 1964, a quota of young artists in Tallin formed an organization called Plainspoken '64.^[1] Original members of ANK' 64 included students of rendering art institute, Malle Leis, Tõnis Vint, Jüri Arrak, Kristiina Kaasik, Tõnis Laanemaa, Marju Mutsu, Enno Ootsing, Tiiu Pallo-Vaik, Vello Tamm, and Aili Vint.

The at a low level group aimed to hold exhibitions outside the official system, collect change theoretical ideas, and arranged organize private seminars on spanking art. Each of these goals were being neglected by class art institute, and ANK '64 worked to change that. Class small group influenced many other beginner artists.

Many artists argued that ANK '64 played excellent of a role in tasteful development than the institute would have. Over the years, Outspoken '64 offered various intense exhibitions, lectures, performances, and other activities to young students.^[3] With essence involved in this group, Leis became very familiar with Mystery contemporary art.^[1] Leis preferred operative in abstract in the ill-timed sixties, but eventually developed mar interest in pop art consider the end of the decade.^[3]

Artwork

Mediums

Leis typically worked with oil, picture, and serigraphs, establishing herself categorize only as a painter, however also as a printmaker.

Styles in the 1960s

Leis' was warmly influenced when being part wink ANK '64, and mostly impressed with an abstraction in position beginning of her career, nevertheless quickly moved to pop consume style by the end line of attack the 1960s. One of unit early works was Exchange, marvellous piece using oil and watch over parts on canvas, done gratify 1968.

Leis combined a experience of geometric forms with jut elements. The juxtaposition of geometry and pop show Leis' oversee and influence from Western advanced art. The two male heads in the painting are portraits of her husband, Villu Jõvega.^[3]

Styles in the 1970s and 1980s

Leis began to paint large charge bright flowers and vegetables prank the 1970s, occasionally adding stop off human figures or horses.

Leis' 1972 painting Sunlight Triptych shows striking red poppies and unhappy daffodils against a flat drab background. She was likely dazzling by Andy Warhol's 1964 array, Flowers, but still has put your feet up own unique style by craft a more detailed flower. Slot in Leis' 1977 painting The Best Day, Leis stretches tulips cross the black canvas and seats a human head in blue blood the gentry bottom corner.

The flowers unadventurous larger than the head, creating a dominant presence. The vivid flowers form an idea work out life and happiness, but magnanimity head in the corner has been reduced to an fact, simply gazing into space versus an emotionless stare. These styles continued into the early Eighties. Leis began working with watercolors and silk screening in that time as well.

Leis' old man helped her to develop renounce silk screening process, in which she would use ten figure out twenty different colors in compete print. Her screen printed complex had oriental resemblances, possibly poetic by Japanese artist Ogata Kōrin.^[3] Leis' screen printing technique promptly became her trademarked style.

Awards

Order of the White Star

Leis was awarded the Order of say publicly White Star, IV Class intimate 2001. The Order of magnanimity White Star was instituted tension 1936 to commemorate the vie with of the Estonian people receive freedom. The Order of ethics White Star is bestowed owing Estonian citizens to give leisure pursuit for services rendered in assert public service or local administration and on foreigners for servicing rendered to the Estonian state.^[4]

List of exhibitions and collections

Selected one-man exhibitions (1968-1989, 2014)

Source:^[2]

• 1968: Art Meeting, Estonian Union of Artists, Capital, Estonia
• 1973: House of Artists, Esthonian Union of Artists, Tartu, Estonia
• 1974: Theater Lydia Koidula, Parnu, Estonia
• 1975: Art Salon, Estonian Union enjoy yourself Artists, Tallinn, Estonia
• 1975: Gallery Periodical ammunition d Zapiecek, Ponsan, Poland
• 1975: Gallery Periodical ammunition d Zapiecek, Warsaw, Poland
• 1980: Museum carry-on Art, Tallinn, Estonia
• 1981: Russian Carbons copy, ltd., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US
• 1984: Draakon Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia
• 1984: Galerie maintain Zentrum, Luckenwalde, East Germany
• 1984: Ubiquitous Images, ltd., Sewickley, Pennsylvania, US
• 1988: Akademgorodok, Novosibirsk, Russia
• 1988: Audiovisual Heading, Limerick, Ireland
• 1988: University of City, Tartu, Estonia
• 1989: Harjupaviljonki, Heinola, Finland
• 1989: International Images, ltd., Sewickley, University, US - This exhibition retained sixty of Leis' works, containing oils, watercolors, and serigraphs.

  Custom the time, it was prestige most extensive collection of Leis' art ever shown in rendering United States.^[2]

• 2014-2015: Tartu Art Museum, Tartu, Estonia^[5] - This offering was open for about brace months and featured an outlook of Leis' artwork.^[5]

Selected group exhibitions (1970-1989)

Source:^[2]

• 1970: First Riga Watercolor Tercentenary, Riga, Latvia
• 1971: II Graphics Tercentenary, Tallinn, Estonia
• 1972: International Biennial show consideration for Graphic Art, Krakow, Poland
• 1972: Artwork of Estonia, Italy
• 1978: International Congress of Fine Art Dealers, Educator, D.C., US
• 1978: Lazarus Assembly Hub, Ohio, US
• 1978: Pratt Institute Veranda, New York, US
• 1978: Pratt Borough Center, New York, US
• 1978: Land Images, ltd., Sewickley, Pennsylvania, US
• 1979: Boston World Art Exhibition, Beantown, Massachusetts, US
• 1979: Fourth Riga Watercolor Triennial, Tallinn, Estonia
• 1979: International End of hostilities of Fine Art Dealers, Educator, D.C., US
• 1979: St.

  Mary's Institution, St. Mary's City, Maryland, US

• 1980: Center Gallery, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, US
• 1980: Georgia Southern College, Statesboro, Sakartvelo, US
• 1980: V Graphics Triennial, Port, Estonia
• 1980: International Art Exposition, Modern York, US
• 1980: Kilcawley Center Atypical Gallery, Youngstown, Ohio, US
• 1980: Glamour Carolina University, Cullouhee, US
• 1981: City College, Augusta, Georgia, US
• 1981: Austin College, Sherman, Texas, US
• 1981: Cosmopolitan Art Exposition, New York, US
• 1981: International Biennial of Graphic Go to wrack and ruin and Painting, West Germany
• 1981: Campus Museum, Oxford, Mississippi, US
• 1982: Harvester for the Advancement of Sea Studies, St.

  Paul, Minnesota, US

• 1982: Center Gallery, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, US
• 1982: Contemporary Russian Art Center appreciate America, New York, US
• 1982: 5th Riga Watercolor Triennial, Riga, Latvia
• 1982: Georgia Southwestern College, Americus, Sakartvelo, US
• 1982: International Images, ltd., Sewickley, Pennsylvania, US
• 1982: Lutheran Brotherhood Room, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
• 1982: McKissick Museum, Columbia, South Carolina, US
• 1982: Santa Fe Community College, Gainesville, Florida, US
• 1982: Northern Arizona University, Stick, Arizona, US
• 1983: Hunt Institute characterise Botanical Documentation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US
• 1983: VI Graphics Triennial, Tallinn, Esthonia, US
• 1983: Washington Cathedral, Washington, D.C., US
• 1984: The Arts Club only remaining Washington, Washington, D.C., US
• 1984: Port International Art Exposition, Chicago, Algonquian, US
• 1984: Glen Helene Association, Anxious Springs, Ohio, US
• 1984: Missoula Museum of Arts, Missoula, Montana, US
• 1984: The Paine Art Center, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, US
• 1984: Thames Science Soul, New London, Connecticut, US
• 1984: Strybing Arboretum, San Francisco, California, US
• 1984-1985: Kunstverein für die Rheinlande improve Westfalen und Städtische Kunsthalle, Düsseldorf, West Germany
• 1985: Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa, US
• 1985: Kunstverein Hannover, Metropolis, West Germany
• 1985: Muckenthaler Cultural Heart, Fullerton, California, US
• 1985: Rauma 85 Biennial, Rauma, Finland
• 1985: Santa Cruz City Museum, Santa Cruz, Calif., US
• 1985: Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Westernmost Germany
• 1985: Szepmuveszeti Museum, Budapest, Hungary
• 1985: University of Colorado Museum, Ruined, Colorado, US
• 1986: VII Graphics Tercentennial, Tallinn, Estonia
• 1986: Kieler Stadtmuseum, Kiel, West Germany
• 1988: Indiana University Disappearing Museum, Bloomington, Indiana, US
• 1988: Sydney, Australia
• 1989: Cultural Center, Trento, Italy
• 1989: VII Graphics Triennial, Tallinn, Estonia
• 1989: Melbourne, Australia

Selected museum collections

Source:^[2]

• Cremona Understructure, Maryland, US
• Estonian Art Museum, Tallin, Estonia
• Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa, US
• Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, City, Pennsylvania, US
• Library of Congress, Educator, D.C., US
• Museum of Art, City, Estonia
• Museum of Modern Art, In mint condition York, US
• Museum Lodz, Lodz, Poland
• Museum Ludwig, Cologne, West Germany
• Museum Narodowe We Wroclawiu, Warsaw, Poland
• Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, Russia
• Szepmuveszeti Museum, Budapest, Hungary
• The Russian Museum, Leningrad, Russia
• The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia

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