Ando Keskküla
Ando Keskküla | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 24, 1950 Pöide, Estonia |
| Died | March 29, 2008 (aged 58) |
| Nationality | Estonian |
| Occupation(s) | Painter and video artist |
| Spouse | Sirje Helme |
Ando Keskküla (March 24, 1950 – March 29, 2008) was an Estonian painter[1] and video artist.[2]
Early life and education
[edit]Ando Keskküla was born in Pöide, Estonia.[2][3][4] He attended Tallinn Grade School No. 34 and Tallinn Secondary School No. 46, where he graduated in 1968. He graduated from the Estonian State Institute of Arts as a designer (specializing in industrial art) in 1973.[2][5]
Career
[edit]Keskküla was the chairman of the Estonian Artists' Association from 1989 to 1992[6] and the chancellor of the Estonian Academy of Arts from 1995 to 2004.[4][7]
Awards and recognitions
[edit]- 1985: Honored Artist of the Estonian SSR
- 2000: Estonian State Cultural Award
- 2000: Cultural Endowment of Estonia Annual Award for Fine and Applied Arts: solo exhibition Rituaalide mehaanika (Mechanics of Rituals) at the Tallinn Art Hall and the video project Kuidas eestimaalane elab (How an Estonian Lives)
- 2001: Order of the White Star, 4th class[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Pietila, Antero (October 29, 1985). "Ideological Straightjackets Still Stifle Soviet Artists". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, MD. p. 38. Retrieved December 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d "Suri kunstnik Ando Keskküla". Saarte Hääl. March 31, 2008. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
- ^ Bendazzi, Giannalberto (2015). Animation: A World History: Volume II: The Birth of a Style. The Three Markets. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group. p. 313.
- ^ a b Helme, Sirje (July 17, 2020). "Ando Keskküla, sündinud Pöides". Saarte Suvenädal. p. 3. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
- ^ Herr, Harald (1992). Mythos und Abstraktion: aktuelle Kunst aus Estland: Europäische Kulturtage Karlsruhe 1992 Estland. Karlsruhe: Badischer Kunstverein.
- ^ "History". Eesti Kunstnike Liit. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
- ^ Lapin, Leonhard (2014). "Estonian Academy of Arts 100". Estonian Art. 14 (2): 24. Retrieved December 21, 2024.