1940 - 2017

Detalii rapide

  • Top 3 works: Young Gardeners
  • Lifespan: 77 years
  • Born: 1940, Viljandi, Estonia
  • Died: 2017
  • Museums on APS: Tartu Art Museum
  • Also known as: Малле Лейс

The Artistic Evolution of Malle Leis

Malle Leis was an Estonian painter, printmaker, and theatre designer. Her creative journey began with formal education at the Tartu Art School and the Estonian Academy of Arts, where she graduated from the stage design department. As an original member of the ANK '64 group, she participated in an organization that held exhibitions outside the official system and organized private seminars on modern art.

In the early sixties, Leis preferred working in abstraction, but by the end of the decade, she developed an interest in pop art. Her work during this period often combined geometric forms with pop elements, such as in her 1968 oil and canvas piece, Exchange. Throughout her career, she worked with various mediums, including oil, watercolor, and serigraphs.

Technique and Subject Matter

During the 1970s and 1980s, Leis's work frequently featured large, bright flowers, vegetables, and occasionally horses or human figures. Her 1972 painting, Sunlight Triptych, depicts red poppies and yellow daffodils against a blue background. In her 1977 work, The Longest Day, she placed tulips across a black canvas alongside a human head.

A defining characteristic of her oeuvre was her unique silk screen technique. Developed with the help of her husband, this process involved using ten to twenty different colors in each print, creating works with oriental resemblances. Her art has been featured in numerous exhibitions and is held in various collections, including the Estonian Art Museum and the Library of Congress.

Întrebări și răspunsuri

Cum pot urmări evoluția creațiilor lui Malle Leis, an de an?

Există o cronologie a lucrărilor lui Malle Leis: pagina Cronologia operelor de artă a artistului ordonează operele în funcție de data creației.

Pot să explorez lucrările lui Malle Leis pe categorii de mișcări artistice?

Pagina Toate mișcările de artă grupează operele lui Malle Leis pe mișcări artistice.

Cum pot găsi lucrările lui Malle Leis pe o temă specifică?

Pentru a găsi lucrări realizate de Malle Leis pe o temă specifică, accesați pagina După cuvinte cheie a artistului, unde operele sunt grupate pe cuvinte cheie.

Test de cunoștințe despre artă

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Întrebare 1:
In which town was Malle Leis born?
Întrebare 2:
Which organization was Malle Leis an original member of?
Întrebare 3:
What technique did Malle Leis develop that became her trademark?
Întrebare 4:
Which art school did Leis attend from 1961 to 1967?
Întrebare 5:
In which year was Malle Leis awarded the Order of the White Star, IV Class?