Mari Roosvalt
Sündinud / Born 1945
A Bouquet. 1974
Oil, canvas. 65.5 x 50 cm (framed)
Rarely emotional, a rarely seen painting by 29-year-old Mari Roosvalt. The artist has remained picturesque, she has not yet synthesized the strict geometry of her paintings, which would cool emotions and bring in cold intellectuality as in the 1980s. Autumn colors burn as if in flames, creating an imaginary sensation of warmth. The equivalent of a bouquet on the scale of human feelings should be joy. Mari Roosvalt belongs to a dynasty of artists that started with Evald Okas and today has grown into a strong cross-generational community. Mari Roosvalt has also worked as a lecturer at the Estonian Academy of Arts for many years.