Fall exhibition of the Estonian Painters\u2019 Association
\nat the RCCCA<\/p>\n
Oct 15 – Nov 7, 2021
\nOpen Tue-Sun 3pm – 6pm
\nTallinna mnt 3b, Rapla
\nJa edasi:<\/p>\n
Artists were invited to reflect on the topic of modernity and contemporaneity – a question plaguing artists in provincial areas worldwide – from Helsinki to Rapla – am I up to date? Even the Rapla County art centre bears the word \u201ccontemporary\u201d in its name. Perhaps only New York is free from the pressure of keeping up.<\/p>\n
\u201cContemporaneity\u201d or \u201cmodernity\u201d are not an issue in the art metropoli of the world – art being created there sets the bar for what is considered cutting edge. and they also offer the best opportunities for new art to reach its intended audience. But the audience requires novelty, demands to be surprised – and thus, a metropolitan \u201caccent\u201d evolves based on the colloquial artistic speech patterns in big art centres; this \u201caccent\u201d then becomes the normative grammar for the periphery.<\/p>\n
The Estonian Painters\u2019 Association used to hold its annual shows in our local metropolis. Nowadays, we\u2019ve been relocated to Tartu, then P\u00e4rnu, Rapla, V\u00f5ru and elsewhere. It is a bitter commentary to the policies of local art institutions that the medium of painting now finds itself homeless, permanently on tour. Looking on the bright side, painting has acquired widespread popularity through this process; \u201cpainting” still remains synonymous with \u201cart” in the eyes of the public.<\/p>\n
If we view the international painting scene through the lens of art fairs and biennials, the outstanding feature seems to be heterogeneity – we see interpretations of the Modernist heritage, retrospective revivals of past phenomena in art, the search for identity by artists of the so-called Third World – a colourful mixture of anything and everything.<\/p>\n
A fresh injection of blood doping from art hand-picked by cultural anthropologists serves to satisfy the metropolis\u2019 decadent cry for novelty, while these movements resonate in the most isolated, secondary corners of the planet. Zeitgeist is present, even in North Korea.<\/p>\n
The current exhibition was deemed a valuable platform by a variety of personalities – from grand old names to Sunday painters. The dominant voice seems to be that of painters who habitually reflect upon their position as artists – those whose work emerges from inner impulses. Perhaps this makes them more convincing as creators?<\/p>\n
Participants: Stanislav Antipov (1976), Paul Beaudoin (1960), Ove B\u00fcttner (1959), Jaan Elken (1954), Mauri Gross (1969), Ivi Arrak (1938), Kristiina Jakimenko (1991), Ashot Jegikjan (1955), Eva J\u00e4nes (1942), Ly Kaalma (1972), Kristiina Kaasik (1943), Liis Koger (1989), Gennadi Kurlenkov (1954), Maret Suurmets Kuura (1982), Anna K\u00f5uhkna (1994), Mati K\u00fctt (1947), Tarrvi Laamann (1973), Laurentsiust (Lauri Sillak,1969), Eneli Luiga (1994), Ene Luik-Mudist (1959), Helle L\u00f5hmus (1962), Anne Moggom (1957), Lilian Mosolainen (1961), Marju Must (1987), Marko M\u00e4etamm (1965), Karl Kristjan Nagel (1977), Ulvi Oro (1971), Tiiu Pallo-Vaik (1941), Anne Parmasto (1952), Per William Petersen (1955), Sirje Petersen (1959), Lii P\u00e4hkel (1969), Saima Randj\u00e4rv (1954), Tiiu Rebane (1970), Piret Rohusaar (1961), Mari Roosvalt (1945), Uno Roosvalt (1941), Rait Rosin (1981), Leho Rubis (1975), Andrus R\u00f5uk (1957), Toomas Sarapuu (1994), Karin Strohm (1986), Kuzja Zverev (1961), Karl-Erik Talvet (1991), Tiina Tammetalu (1961), Jane Tiidelepp (1971), Margus Sorge Tiitsmaa (1963), Maris Tuuling (1968).<\/p>\n
Curator and exhibition designer: Jaan Elken.<\/p>\n
In collaboration with: Tiiu Rebane (EML), Linda Elken, Riin Pallon (RCCCA).<\/p>\n
Thanks to: Cultural Endowment of Estonia, Development Fund of Rapla municipalities<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Fall exhibition of the Estonian Painters\u2019 Association at the RCCCA Oct 15 – Nov 7, 2021 Open Tue-Sun 3pm – 6pm Tallinna mnt 3b, Rapla Ja edasi: Artists were invited to reflect on the topic of modernity and contemporaneity – a question plaguing artists in provincial areas worldwide – from Helsinki to Rapla – am … Continue reading How Contemporary Is Contemporary<\/span>