The Artistic Background of Valev Sein Valev Sein began his formal training in the early 1980s. He spent the years between 1982 and 1983 at the art department of Tallinna Pedagoogikaülikool. This period of study led him to the Eesti Riiklik Kunstiinstituut (ERKI), where he focused on painting and monumental art from 1984 to 1990. His presence in the art world became established around 1987, long before his formal studies were completed…