Reedel, 31. juulil kell 18.00 avatakse Tartu Kunstimaja väikeses saalis Maire Aarsalu isikunäitus „Inimesed“.
See on figuratiivne maalinäitus, mille temaatilises keskmes on natuurist maalitud inimesed. Maalimise lähtepunktiks ei olnud portreteerimine selle klassikalises tähenduses, vaid püüe tabada hetke ja modelli seisundit – seda, mis inimeses parajasti esil on, olgu see rahu, haavatavus, avatus, kinnisus või sisemine intensiivsus. Modellideks olid inimesed, keda kunstnik enamasti varem ei tundnud, kuid kellega tekkis maalimise ajal side, ühine tunne. Neid tundeid on Aarsalu väljendanud värvikeeles.
„Ma ei tea iial ette, mis ühest pildist saab. Maal muutub palju kordi. Tihti ei saa midagi. Kuid mõne tööga mingil hetkel hakkab maal mind juhtima ja mul tuleb vaid kaasa minna. Jah, ma ei taha maailma valu, kurjust, inetust kujutada. Mitte et see mulle korda ei läheks. Kuid ilu ja headus mõjub paremini. Ja ilu peitub inimeses. Kui ma maalin ja kui värvid „tulevad välja“, siis kõik kuidagi laabub, valu vaibub. Tunnen ennast õnnelikuna ja rahulikuna. Seda õnne ja rahu soovingi vaatajaga jagada,“ selgitab kunstnik.
Maire Aarsalu (s 1961) on maalikunstnik ja pedagoog, kelle looming keskendub eelkõige maastiku- ja figuurimaalile ning värvi kui kogemusliku ja tajulise vahendi uurimisele. Ta õpetab maalimist Tartu Kõrgemas Kunstikoolis Pallas ja Tartu Kunstikoolis ning juhendab õppijaid Konrad Mägi Ateljees. Pedagoogitöö kõrval osaleb ta aktiivselt näituse- ja kunstielus, olles seotud Konrad Mägi Ateljee tegevusega ning esinenud järjepidevalt nii grupi- kui ka isikunäitustel. Tartu Kunstnike Liidu liige.
Kujundusgraafika: Grete Laidi Aarsalu
Näitust aitas kujundada Alo Aarsalu.
Näitust toetab Eesti Kultuurkapital.
On Friday, 30 July at 6:00 p.m., Maire Aarsalu solo exhibition “People” will open in the small gallery of the Tartu Art House.
This is a figurative painting exhibition, which focuses on people painted from life. The starting point of these paintings was not portraiture in its classical sense, but an attempt to capture the moment and the state of the model, i.e. that which is prominent: peace, vulnerability, openness, restraint or inner intensity. The artist mostly did not know the models beforehand, but she developed a connection or a common feeling with them during the process. She have expressed these feelings in the language of colour.
“Now, many years later, reading these words, I think about how well my thesis supervisor described me. I never know in advance what will happen to a painting. The work changes many times. Often nothing comes of it. But sometimes at some point the painting starts to lead me on and I just have to follow. Yes, I don’t want to depict the pain, evil and ugliness of the world. It’s not that I don’t care about it, but beauty and goodness have better influences. And beauty lies in people. When I paint and when the colours “come out”, everything somehow settles down and the pain subsides. I feel happy and peaceful. I want to share this happiness and peace with the viewer,” the artist explains.
Maire Aarsalu (b. 1961) is a painter and educator whose practice focuses primarily on landscape and figurative painting, exploring colour as an experiential and perceptual medium. Aarsalu teaches painting at the Tartu Higher Art School Pallas and the Tartu Art School, and mentors students at the Konrad Mägi Atelier. Alongside her pedagogical work, she is actively engaged in the contemporary art scene, closely connected to the activities of the Konrad Mägi Atelier, and has consistently exhibited in both group and solo exhibitions. She is a member of the Tartu Artists’ Union.
Graphic design: Grete Laidi Aarsalu
Alo Aarsalu helped design the exhibition.
The exhibition is being supported by the Cultural Endowment of Estonia.