Applied Artists as Creators of Ceramic Monumental Art in Soviet Estonia: The Past and the Future

Acta Academiae Artium Vilnensis

Authors

  • Hilkka Hiiop
  • Anu Soojärv
  • Varje Õunapuu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37522/aaav.104.2022.98

Keywords:

ceramic, Soviet murals, conservation, demounting

Abstract

The article introduces the usage of ceramics in Estonian monu­ mental art in the post­war modernist era by presenting two examples involving artworks created in 1967 and 1978. Both murals have recently undergone conservation by specialists from the Department of Heritage Protection and Conservation of the Estonian Academy of Arts. In both cas­es, the conservation teams were able to interview and consult the artists who created the compositions.

Author Biographies

Hilkka Hiiop

PhD, is a professor at the Estonian Academy of Art, Department of Cultural Heritage and Conservation. Her PhD thesis dealt with the conservation management of contemporary art. She has studied and worked as a conservator in Berlin, Amsterdam and Rome, supervised a number of conservation and technical investigation projects in Estonia, curated exhibitions, and conducted scientific research on conservation and technical art history.

Anu Soojärv

is a master’s student at the Estonian Academy of Arts, Department of Cultural Herit­age and Conservation, where her field of study is Estonian monumental art in the Soviet era. She has participated in several conservation projects and is currently working in a museum as a conservator and the senior treasurer.

Varje Õunapuu

is a PhD student at the Estonian Academy of Arts, Department of Cultural Heritage and Conservation. Her research topic is technical studies of wall paintings and the historic plaster of medieval era churches in Estonia. She has studied and worked in Estonia, Belgium and Italy as a wall painting conservator. Currently she is an entrepreneur in the field of conservation and is teaching the conservation of monumental art at the Estonian Academy of Arts.

Akvilina Kripaitytė-Čiučiulkienė, Pano Kauno kavinėje „Daina“, detalė

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Published

13/06/2021

How to Cite

Hiiop, H. ., Soojärv, A. ., & Õunapuu, V. . (2021). Applied Artists as Creators of Ceramic Monumental Art in Soviet Estonia: The Past and the Future: Acta Academiae Artium Vilnensis. Acta Academiae Artium Vilnensis, (104), 178–196. https://doi.org/10.37522/aaav.104.2022.98

Issue

No. 104 (2022): Architectural Ceramics: Finish Materials, Functional Equipment, Artworks

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Articles

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