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The artist behind the Moomins or a painter?
Piia Ausman, head of Haus Gallery
How well do we actually know the people behind their famous names? Those who have created art that has become signified in itself, existing a priori, as if it would have been here for us just like this from the very beginning. We equate the artist with their art—thinking of any famous author, we first picture their works, not their face or them as a human.
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Orest Kormashov: truth cannot be ugly
Järvi Pust, gallerist and art consultant at Haus Gallery
“Moment” – an exhibition of paintings by Orest Kormashov – will be open at the Haus Gallery until February 14. The exhibited works were inspired by a trip to Southern Italy. Orest Kormashov is an artist, for whom an exhibition full of new works is something quite infrequent and exceptional, and because he is also a lecturer and an icon restorer – and in order to be able to focus exclusively on his creative work – he needs to take some time and leave his usual environment for a while. Orest is from an environment that was, quite literally, soaked to the core with art. His parents are/were artists (painter Nikolai Kormashov and ceramist Luule Kormashova). His brother, Andrei (graphic artist and designer), and wife, Jaana (ceramist), are also artists. A moment of happiness such as this, when we have an opportunity to present an experienced person with such a witty and interesting background, must be used in order to have a little talk with him. We started from the beginning, and eventually got to that which was most important – responsibility and creativity.
On the picture: Orest Kormashov. Photo: Endel Apsalon
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A grand stage for art – BRAFA 2017
Piia Ausman, head of Haus Gallery
Art gives performances – exhibitions, exhibitions. Thousands and thousands of them are opened in the galleries of different cities around the world, reflecting the efforts of artists and curators to create harmony, objections or modern worlds speaking in separate thinking spaces. Exhibitions in important museums focus on a certain artist, epoch or on the overview of a country's artistic values. Private museums demonstrate the preferences of the collectors through their collections, etc. Art is a powerful performance, a vast medium, like a theatrical stage, the size of which is better understood by visiting its art fairs – Grand Galas!
On the picture: David Rijckaert II, "Still life with trays of oysters, dried fruit, chestnuts and sweets"
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Twelve recommendations from the stars
Triinu Soikmets and Järvi Pust, gallerists at the Haus Gallery
Where can you find money, happiness and love? What can you do to make sure that none of it ever ends? Should one look for help from crystals, pour tin, or be the master of one’s own destiny? As we wrote about three New Year’s wishes in the art hall last time, then this time we will be sharing recommendations for the 12 zodiac signs, on how to make the stars to work to your advantage forever – all with the help of art!
On the picture: Endel Kõks, "Self portrait"
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Juss Piho. STORIES WITHIN OURSELVES
Haus Gallery has curated an exhibition "Stories Within Ourselves" of paintings by Juss Piho in restaurant Art Priori. With this exhibition, restaurant is presenting contemporary Estonian paintings, offering a fun change of pace from the displays thus far, where the focus was mostly on the history of art and classical sentiments.
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Orest Kormašov. MOMENT
On Tuesday, 10 January, the exhibition "Moment", by Orest Kormashov, will open in the Haus Gallery. The exhibited works were born on the basis of the impressions of Southern Italy. A few years ago, the artist, in cooperation with the gallery, exhibited moments from Rome – on this occasion it is the Basilicata region that is being represented.
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Three Wishes in the Art Hall
Järvi Pust, gallerist and art consultant at Haus Gallery
The beginning of the year has come to represent a sort of symbolic overlook, where one can stop and take a long look over one’s shoulder or attempt to peek behind the curves of the days and months ahead. It is here that others also stop and take stock of where they are and how they have reached this point. Wishes are made, witchcraft is engaged in, and in recent years the tradition of making New Year’s promises has also begun to rear its head; although, in connection with this, I am reminded here of my desk mate in school, who pledged every New Year to never be late to school, usually managing to keep this promise for about five days. I have always tried to steer clear of such holiday promises because I know that life will interfere with the best of intentions sooner or later, and that is why I prefer to give promises to specific people and on specific topics. Instead, I have made wishes; as doing so seems somewhat more ebullient and less restrictive, especially if you are wishing for liberation from something.
On the picture: Rein Kelpman, "Dancing Lesson"
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The art of being an observer
Piia Ausman, head of Haus Gallery
When we stop and look at something for an extended period of time, time also stops for a moment. We look, and time looks with us. But what about our thoughts? Do our thoughts stop where we do? Does our imagination keep walking on the landscape that we see? No – our thoughts have their own chatty path, and there could be another picture in our imagination. This is how it often is. We are not one with what we are looking at nor do we perceive the moment in which we pause.
On the picture: Juss Piho, "Framed"
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Artist Jüri Mildeberg and writer Indrek Koff
Triinu Soikmets, gallerist and curator at Haus Gallery
A picture is worth a thousand words. However, sometimes a picture may prefer to remain silent while secretly wishing that there was somebody to see right through it. On a third occasion, thousands of words are frolicking in hundreds of stories, lightheartedly and without concern, albeit somewhat anxiously. Then the pen asks the bristles of the brush – or the other way round – out on a date, and after the initial excitement they both discover that when they draw lines, side by side, new sounds start resonating between them.
On the picture: Jüri Mildeberg, series "Stories of A Hundred Nations"
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Art and meetings. Eduard, Jaak and Kaido
Järvi Pust, gallerist and art consultant at Haus Gallery
Art brings people together and not just to exhibitions and museum halls. Art may be a connection and link between the course of life and the destiny of people, and in the middle of the most ordinary of days.
On the picture: Eduard Ole, “Wintry Harjumägi”
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Andrus Rõuk. THE SOLSTICE
On Wednesday, 7 December, the exhibition “The Solstice” by Andrus Rõuk will open at 5 PM in Haus Gallery, which symbolises both the anticipation of the holidays as well as the counterposition of darkness and light.
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Heaven & Hell within Us
Piia Ausman, head of Haus Gallery
Heaven and hell have been themes of art for centuries. The chastity and morals of people have always been reflected. Countless images of Biblical topics have been created since the Christian world view started to speak through art. Artists painted the heaven of the blessed or the punishment of the sinners. The plots delved into fantasy and interlaced with reality – the nature, aboriginal force of nature, the ability of the senses to perceive the visible and invisible, revelation and secular doom.
On the picture: Marten de Vos, "The Last Judgement Day"
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Tarrvi Laamann. 7 inch C'4
15.09 - 20.10.2016 at Haus Gallery
The current exhibition displays the manuscript of Estonian first meditation comic strip using the unique techniques of glue-prints on sand, wood sculptures and xylopainting on canvas.
Shadows in art and ourselves
Triinu Soikmets, gallerist and curator at Haus Gallery
It was likely the memorial exhibition of Olev Subbi at Tallinn Art Hall, with the author’s bold play with colour and ruthless rupture of shapes, that awakened me. The relationship of this and the other dimension that I was engaged with on the theoretical level, and for which I had found a visual counterpart.
On the picture: Olav Maran, "Still life with the blue draper"
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Estonian Painters' Association. WHITE WATER
At 18.00 on Wednesday, 9 November, Haus Gallery will be opening the exhibition White Water by the Estonian Painters’ Association. This exhibition is the continuation of long-term cooperation between the Gallery and the Association; the topic also ties in with the celebration of the Year of Maritime Culture.
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Ivika Luisk. SPACIOUS
On Tuesday, 1 November at 17.00, Ivika Luisk’s personal exhibition “Spacious” will open at Haus Gallery, in which the artist reflects and shares emotions driven by nature and being in the moment.
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Art and meetings - Tarmo Roosimölder
Järvi Pust, gallerist and art consultant at Haus Gallery
A gallerist’s job is filled with meetings, maybe not as many as a cashier, but still. Over a period of days these meetings all have a very different character and level, intensive and changing – people and pictures, pictures and people. I would never have thought I would come to know so many artists personally.
On the picture: Tarmo Roosimölder, "Nightflyer".
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Haus Gallery cooperates with the Web magazine Edasi
Beginning this week, Haus Gallery cooperates with the new Web magazine Edasi (in English Forward). Piia Ausman, head of the gallery, and her colleagues will be introducing readers to noteworthy events and pieces of art from this day and from history in the art column of the weekly Edasi. The aim is to dissect the role of art in society, observe and reflect on the world through art, to bring art closer to people.
On the picture: Jaan Toomik, "Children having a picnic".
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Aleksander Litvinov. REFLECTION
On Wednesday, 14 September, Reflection – an exhibition dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the birth of sculptor Aleksander Litvinov – opened at Haus Gallery. The displayed works are inspired by animalism and consist predominantly of bronze sculptures; however, wood, stone and aluminium have also been used.
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Charity exhibition/auction PURIFIED WORLD
Participate in the charity auction and support the cleanup of the world: http://www.haus.ee/oksjon/?l=en
You can preview the auction catalogue here.
Let’s Do It! World and Haus Gallery opened an exhibition and an international auction today, where 35 well-known Estonian painters contributed their works to raise money for a world-wide clean-up day in 2018.
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MATTI VAINIO. HYPERSPACE
Haus Gallery is hosting Matti Vainio’s exhibition Hyperspace. Based on drawing, painting and xylography, the technically versatile exhibition will address the relationship for a human between internal and external space and time. How are these experienced and viewed? How would they manifest themselves in the form of a picture?
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INDREK AAVA. DIFFERENT KIND OF REALITY
Haus Galerii is hosting a painting exhibition “A Different Kind of Reality” by Indrek Aava, where flesh and bone human beings from commonplace reality meet with legendary two-dimensional cartoon characters.
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MARE VINT. SPRINGLY FRESH
Haus Gallery presents stylish and laconic graphics by Mare Vint in the private banking rooms of Swedbank’s main office. The exhibition includes examples of both the artist’s older and newer works, from black-and-white spacious park landscapes to more exotic and colourful motifs of Egypt. Works, in which powerful architectural objects are combined with the lushness of gentle nature, engaging with both city views seen from the windows of the bank and modern home and office interiors.
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SIIRI SISASK’s PAINTING EXHIBITION. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WELL
Haus Gallery is to open Siiri Sisask’s painting exhibition “At the Bottom of the Well”. At the opening of the exhibition her new CD “Above the Abyss” with lyrics from Uku Masing and a book of poetry “How I Love this World” will also be presented. This is a genuine triple event that opens the multifaceted persona of Siiri.
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JOINT EXHIBITION OF THE ESTONIAN PAINTERS’ ASSOCIATION IN THE SWEDBANK HEADQUARTERS
The exhibition, curated by Haus Gallery, includes a diverse selection of small-format works created by members of the Estonian Painters’ Association which, due to their practical size are perfect to create ambience at home and work or to be given as gifts. This is a parallel exhibition to the in-house display “30 x 40 TAKE 2” that gives an overview of the latest developments in Estonian painting art and the performance of various techniques on a preset size plane.
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