Tyko Sallinen
Tyko Konstantin Sallinen (born March 14, 1879 in Nurmes , † September 18, 1955 in Helsinki ) was a Finnish painter.
Life
Sallinen was born into a Laestadian family in northern Finland. His father was a tailor. The family was strictly religious and rejected worldly pleasures and especially art. Tyko Sallinen ran away from home when he was 14 and lived as a tailor's assistant. In 1902 he was accepted as a student at the drawing school of the Finnish Artists' Association in Helsinki. He was particularly interested in the colorism of the post-impressionists. In 1909 he was able to start studying in Paris . Here he learned at the Académie Vitti and was enthusiastic about Fauvism, especially from Georges Rouault and Kees van Dongen .
In 1911 he created the picture Pyykkärit , which sparked a stormy debate in Finland and made him a controversial symbol of modern art in Finland. Against the background of the heated debate, he seriously considered emigrating to America .
Works (selection)
- Pyykkärit , 1911, oil on canvas, 154 × 136 cm. Valtion taidemuseo / Ateneum
- Pekkas Hilma , 1914
- Hihhulit , 1918
literature
- Markku Valkonen : Sallinen, Tyko. In: Olli Alho (Hrsg.): Kulturlexikon Finland. 2nd Edition. Finnish Literature Society , Helsinki 1999, ISBN 951-717-032-5 , page 266 f.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Pyykkärit figure ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sallinen, Tyko |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sallinen, Tyko Konstantin (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 14, 1879 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nurmes |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 18, 1955 |
| Place of death | Helsinki |