Sam Vanni
Sam Vanni (until 1941 Samuel Besprosvanni ; born July 6, 1908 in Wiborg , † October 20, 1992 in Helsinki ) was a Finnish painter.
Life
Vanni's work in the 1930s was shaped by the École de Paris . After the Second World War he turned to constructivism . From 1952 he stopped painting. His work was influenced by Kandinsky's On the Spiritual in Art as well as Richard Mortensen , Edgar Pillet and Victor Vasarely .
His works are often related to architecture. In 1959 he created the fresco Contrapunktus at the Helsinki Workers' College .
Sam Vanni was also active as a teacher and influenced a large number of Finnish painters.
In 1965 he became an academic with the Finnish honorary title .
Works (selection)
- Contrapunktus , fresco, 1959
literature
- Markku Valkonen : Sallinen, Tyko. In: Olli Alho (Hrsg.): Kulturlexikon Finland. 2nd Edition. Finnish Literature Society , Helsinki 1999, ISBN 951-717-032-5 , page 309.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vanni, Sam |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Resprosvanni, Samuel (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 6, 1908 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wiborg |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 20, 1992 |
| Place of death | Helsinki |