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L IL IA N M O S O L A IN E N
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m a a lid /p a in tin g s 1 9 9 1 -2 0 2 1
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M in u n ä itu s e p e a lk irja k s o n : “Ig a s m in e m is e s o n tu le m in e ”.
N ä itu s h õ lm a b e n d a a lla e k s is te n ts ia a ls e a la to o n ig a te o s e id e h k 4 3 m a a li v iim a s e 3 0 a a s ta
lo o m in g u s t, m is k ä s itle v a d ig a v ik u lis i te e m a s id n a g u a rm a s tu s ja ta a s s ü n d . S e e te m a a tik a e i
p e a k s k e d a g i k ü lm a k s jä tm a ja s a m a s o n m õ tis k lu s e d k õ ig e k a d u v u s e n in g jä ä v u s e ü le n in g
a ja lik k u s ja a ja tu s ig a m õ tle v a in im o le n d i lo o m in g u lis u s e a llik a k s .
T s ite e rid e s e e s ti lu u le ta ja t A r tu r A llik s a a r t:
“L a iu b s u rm n a g u lä v i lä b i h o m m ik u a o , a g a o ln u e i h ä v i , s e s t e i m ä lu e i k a o .“
N ii s ü g a v a te e m a p u h u l o n m a its e lib a s tu m is e ja liig s e p a te e tilis u s e o h t, p ä ä s e te e k s o n s iin
lo o m in g u lis u s ja m ä n g u lis u s , m is o m a k o rd a o n lo o tu s e k iire k s m e ie a s is e s ts iv ilis a ts io o n is ,
k u s ta rb ija m e n ta lite e t v õ ta b v õ im u s t ja u rb a n is tlik u ü h is k o n n a k its a s k o h a k s o n s id e m e
n õ rg e n e m in e lo o d u s e ja lo o ja g a .
E h k s iis ts ite e rid e s ta a s lu u le ta ja t A . A llik s a a r t: “P o le p õ h ju s t m e il k u r ta , e t m e id lä m m a ta b ä n g ,
k u n i s ü d a n t e i m u r ta , k u n i v e e tle b m e id m ä n g . “
N ä itu s e p e a lk irja s o o v ita n tõ lg e n d a d a e k s is te n ts ia lis tlik u s v õ tm e s . M in e m in e ja tu le m in e
p e a lk irja s e i o le p e lg a lt ru u m i s is e n e m in e ja la h k u m in e , v a id a n n a b n ä itu s e le la ie m a s ü n n i- ja
s u rm a m ü s te e riu m i k ä s itle v a tä h e n d u s e . A r v a n , e t m in u p ild id e i o le tõ s is e s t te e m a k ä s itlu s e s t
h o o lim a ta m o rb iid s e d , v a id p ig e m h e lg e d p ü ü d lu s e tõ ttu n ä h a v õ lu n in g ilu ja a in u lt k ü b e k e s t
n u k ru s t lo o d u s e rin g k ä ig u s .
N ä itu s e v a a ta ja le tu le ta n m e e ld e , e t k õ ik m in u v iim a s e d n ä itu s e d k a n n a v a d p e a lk irju v iite g a
in im e k s is te n ts i lõ p lik k u s e le : “S e its m e s ta e v a s”, “Va ig is ta m u s ü d a ”, “O le n õ ite s t k ire n d a v a a s”.
V iim a s e id p e a lk irju s o o v ita n s iis k i m itte v õ tta d ra m a a tilis e lt; “Va ig is ta m u s ü d a ” tä h e n d u s e k s e i
o le “m a ta m u s ü d a ”, v a id “le e v e n d a m u s ü d a m e v a lu ” n in g tu le m is t n in g m in e m is t v õ ib tõ lg e n -
d a d a n a g u lu b a d u s t k a llim a le : “T u le n s iis , k u i lu m i m a a s ...”
S iin k o h a l lõ p e ta n o m a v ä ik e s e lo o m in g u tu t v u s tu s e ta a s le m m ik lu u le ta ja A . A llik s a a re
s õ n a d e g a :
“J a s ü n n ita k s e , k u ig i tu le b s u rra ja a rm u ta k s e p e ttu m u s te tro ts ik s , ü h t ilu h ä m m a s ta v a lt p e e n t
ja k u rb a , h in g le ia b ilm a , e t ta ü ld s e o ts ik s .”
L ilia n M o s o s la in e n

T h e title o f m y e x h ib itio n is : “E v e r y D e p a r tu re A n A rriv a l”.
T h e e x h ib itio n in c lu d e s w o rk s w ith a n e x is te n tia l u n d e r to n e o r 4 3 p a in tin g s fro m th e la s t 3 0
y e a rs , e x a m in in g e te rn a l to p ic s , s u c h a s lo v e a n d re b ir th . T h e s e th e m e s s h o u ld n o t le a v e
a n y o n e c o ld , a n d a t th e s a m e tim e th e re fle c tio n s o n th e fu g a c it y a n d p e rm a n e n c e o f
e v e r y th in g , a n d o n th e te m p o ra l a n d th e tim e le s s c o n s titu te th e s o u rc e o f e v e r y th in k in g
p e rs o n ’s c re a tiv it y .
A s th e E s to n ia n p o e t A r tu r A llik s a a r s a id : D e a th s p re a d s lik e th re s h o ld th ro u g h d a w n , b u t
w h a t h a s b e e n is n o t d e s tro y e d a s m e m o r y s u r v iv e s .
W ith s u c h a p ro fo u n d to p ic th e re is a lw a y s a d a n g e r o f ta s te e rro rs a n d b e in g e x c e s s iv e ly
p a th e tic , th e w a y o u t h e re a re c re a tiv it y a n d p la y fu ln e s s , w h ic h in tu rn o ffe r a ra y o f h o p e in
o u r m u n d a n e c iv ilis a tio n , w h e re c o n s u m e r m e n ta lit y is e x p a n d in g a n d w h e re th e
s h o r tc o m in g o f u rb a n s o c ie t y is th e w e a k e n in g lin k w ith n a tu re a n d th e c re a to r.
O r, a g a in g o in g b a c k to A llik s a a r : W e h a v e n o re a s o n to c o m p la in a b o u t b e in g s u ffo c a te d b y
a n x ie t y , a s lo n g a s th e h e a r t is n o t b ro k e n a n d w e a re a ttra c te d b y p la y in g g a m e s .
I a d v is e to in te rp re t th e title o f th e e x h ib itio n in a n e x is te n tia lis t k e y . D e p a r tin g a n d a rriv in g
in th e title d o n o t o n ly m e a n e n te rin g a n d le a v in g , b u t th e y a ffo rd th e d is p la y a b ro a d e r
m e a n in g th a t d e a ls w ith th e m y s te rie s o f b ir th a n d d e a th . I d o n o t th in k th a t m y p ic tu re s ,
d e s p ite th e s e rio u s th e m e , a re re a lly m o rb id : in s te a d th e y a re b rig h t b e c a u s e o f th e ir
a s p ira tio n to s e e c h a rm a n d b e a u t y a n d ju s t a little s a d n e s s in th e c y c le o f n a tu re . I re m in d
th e v ie w e rs th a t a ll m y re c e n t e x h ib itio n s b e a r th e title s th a t re fe r to th e fin a lit y o f h u m a n
e x is te n c e : “S e v e n th H e a v e n ”, “C a lm M y H e a r t ”, “I a m a M e a d o w F u ll o f B lo o m s”. T h e la s t
title s , h o w e v e r, s h o u ld n o t b e ta k e n to o d ra m a tic a lly ; “C a lm M y H e a r t ” d o e s n o t m e a n “b u r y
m y h e a r t ”, b u t “e a s e th e p a in o f m y h e a r t ”, a n d c o m in g a n d g o in g c a n b e in te rp re te d a s a
p ro m is e to th e b e lo v e d : “I w ill c o m e w h e n s n o w h a s fa lle n ...”
I h e re b y fin is h th e b rie f in tro d u c tio n o n c e a g a in w ith m y fa v o u rite p o e t A llik s a a r :
P e o p le a re b o rn a lth o u g h th e y h a v e to d ie , a n d th e y fa ll in lo v e d e s p ite d is a p p o in tm e n ts ,
w ith o u t re a lly s e e k in g , a s o u l fin d s b e a u t y , a m a z in g ly fin e a n d s a d .
L ilia n M o s o s la in e n

K a its e m e id k u rja e e s t/ D e liv e r U s F ro m E v il
1 9 9 1 -2 0 2 0 , 1 4 0 x 1 7 3 c m

P e a tu , u lja s ra ts a n ik /S to p , B ra v e R id e r
1 9 9 1 , 1 2 6 x 1 6 7 c m

N ä g ija ta r/ T h e S e e r
1 9 9 1 ,1 3 0 x 1 7 0 c m

M is v ä r v i o n a rm a s tu s ?/ T h e C o lo u r o f L o v e
1 9 9 5 - 2 0 2 1 , 1 4 0 x 1 8 0 c m

K a d u n u d p o ja n a a s e m in e /R e tu rn o f th e P ro d ig a l S o n
1 9 9 5 -2 0 0 3 , 1 4 0 x 1 8 0 c m

P ä ä s ta o m a õ rn m e ts lo o m v a lla / R e le a s e Yo u r D e lic a te W ild A n im a l
1 9 9 6 - 2 0 1 7 , 1 8 0 x 1 4 0 c m

L ib a h u n d id /T h e W e re w o lv e s
1 9 9 7 -2 0 2 1 , 1 4 0 x 1 8 0 c m

Va s tu o lu lin e /C o n tro v e rs ia l
1 9 9 7 , 1 4 0 x 1 8 0 c m

K e n ta u ri la h k u m in e /D e p a r tu re o f th e C e n ta u r
1 9 9 7 , 1 3 0 x 1 4 0 c m

H ü v a s tijä tt k e n ta u rig a /F a re w e ll, C e n ta u r
1 9 9 7 ,1 3 0 x 1 4 0 c m

K a h e v a h e l/B e t w e e n th e T w o W o rld s
1 9 9 9 ,1 4 0 x 1 8 0 c m

K a h e p a lg e lin e /T w o - F a c e d
1 9 9 9 , 1 3 0 x 1 4 0 c m

F a u n i p ä ra s tlõ u n a /F a u n ,s A fte n o o n
2 0 0 1 , 1 3 0 x 1 4 0 c m

Ilm s iu n e le ja ja u n e s ilm u ja d /T h e D re a m e r A n d T h e D re a m s
2 0 0 4 , 1 2 2 x 1 8 2 c m

Va ig is ta m u s ü d a III/S ile n c e M y H e a r t III
2 0 0 4 -2 0 1 6 , 1 6 0 x 1 4 0 c m

M a d o n n a D o lo ro s a
2 0 0 5 -2 0 1 9 , 1 4 0 x 1 3 0 c m

M illa l v a lm iv a d v ilja d m e u lm a d e p u u l?
T h e F ru its R ip e n in th e D re a m T re e
2 0 0 5 , 1 5 2 x 1 5 2 c m

S ilm s ilm a v a s tu /A n E y e F o r A n E y e
2 0 0 5 , 1 5 2 x 1 5 2 c m

K ä tte m a k s u ju m a la n n a /G o d d e s s o f R e v e n g e
2 0 0 6 -2 0 1 6 , 1 0 0 x 1 2 0 c m

A n d ro g ü ü n i s ü g is /A u tu m n A n d ro g y n o u s
2 0 1 1 , 1 2 0 x 1 0 0 c m

L ib a h u n t/T h e W e re w o lf
2 0 1 1 , 1 2 0 x 1 2 0 c m

L e e v e n d a m u s ü d a m e v a lu /S o o th e m y H e a r ta c h e
2 0 1 4 , 1 5 2 x 1 5 2 c m

Va ig is ta m u s ü d a /S ile n c e M y H e a r t
2 0 1 5 -2 0 1 7 , 1 2 0 x 1 0 0 c m

Va ig is ta m u s ü d a II/S ile n c e M y H e a r t II
2 0 1 5 , 1 2 0 x 1 0 0 c m

K e n ta u r/T h e C e n ta u r
2 0 1 6 , 8 0 x 1 2 0 c m

Ü h e k s a s la in e /T h e N in th W a v e
2 0 1 7 , 1 0 0 x 1 2 0 c m

D e e m o n / T h e D e m o n
2 0 1 7 , 5 0 x 4 0 c

S u rm o n m e id s ilm a n u d ju b a
D e a th A lre a d y H a s Its E y e O n U s
2 0 1 7 , 9 0 x 9 0 c m

S e its m e s ta e v a s I/S e v e n th H e a v e n I
2 0 1 6 , 1 0 0 x 1 0 0 c m

S e its m e s ta e v a s , II/S e v e n th H e a v e n II
2 0 1 7 , 8 0 x 8 0 c m

P ü h a S e b a s tia n i k iu s a tu s /T h e Te m p ta tio n o f S t. S e b a s tia n
2 0 1 7 , 1 0 0 x 8 0 c m

K e v a d s o m n a m b u u lia /T h e S p rin g S le e p w a lk e r
2 0 1 7 , 1 6 0 x 1 4 0 c m

S u re m a tu k ü m b le b /T h e Im m o r ta l B a th e s
2 0 1 7 , 1 8 0 x 1 4 0 c m

S u rm a ta n ts /D a n c e M a c a b re
2 0 1 7 , 1 8 0 x 1 4 0 c m

K u rja lille d /T h e E v il F lo w e rs
2 0 1 8 , 8 0 x 1 0 0 c m

A n ta g o n is t/T h e A n ta g o n is t
2 0 1 8 , 6 0 x 8 0 c m

Ü k s k o rd a e g h a ru ta b la h ti lä in u d s u v is e v õ ilille k e e k e e ru d
T im e W ill U n ra v e l L a s t S u m m e r,s B u tte rc u p C ro w n
2 0 1 8 , 1 0 0 x 1 2 0 c m

R iitu s /T h e R ite
2 0 2 0 , 7 0 x 9 0 c m

P ä rja tu d /T h e C ro w n e d
2 0 2 0 , 5 0 x 7 0 c m

Ig a s tu le m is e s o n m in e m in e /E v e r y A rriv a l A D e p a r tu re
2 0 2 0 , 6 5 x 8 0 c m

K u u e k ä e lin e ju m a la e m a /T h e S ix - A rm e d M o th e r o f G o d
2 0 2 0 , 1 4 0 x 1 8 0

K a h e v a h e l II/B e t w e e n th e T w o W o rld s
2 0 2 1 , 8 0 x 1 0 0 c m

Ilu s h e tk s a v iib i v e e l. F a u s t ja M a rg a re ta
M o m e n t, L a s t L o n g e r. F a u s t a n d M a rg a re ta
2 0 2 1 , 9 0 x 7 0 c m

L a e v a v iim n e o h e /T h e S h ip ,s L a s t B re a th
2 0 2 1 , 1 5 0 x 1 2 0 c m

L ilia n M o s o la in e n (1 9 6 1 ) tu li E e s ti k u n s tie llu 1 9 8 0 . a a s ta te lõ p u u u s e k s p re s s io n is m i
la in e g a R ü h m T a lg tu u m ik u s , tu u e s e e s ti k u n s ti ta g a s i jõ u lis e a n im is m i ja a n d ro g ü ü n s e
e ro o tik a , m ille v a ra s e m a d m a n ife s ta ts io o n id o lid o lu lis e l k o h a l N o o r-E e s ti liik u m is e
a e g a d e l. K u i te m a k a a s v õ itle ja te le jä i e k s p re s s io n is m v a id ü h e k s e ta p ik s , s iis L ilia n
M o s o la in e n i o n p a n u s ta m in e in te n s iiv s e le v ä lje n d u s lik k u s e le n in g e m o ts io n a a ls u s e le
jä ä n u d s a a tm a lä b i k o g u s e n is e lo o m e te e . K u n s tn ik u m a a lid e m itm e ta s a n d ilis e le
s tru k tu u rile , te in e te is t tä ie n d a v a le n in g a v a v a le , n ä ilis e lt s õ ltu m a tu te le jo o n is e ja v ä r v i
d ia lo o g ile o n tä h e le p a n u ju h tin u d p a lju d k u n s tIlo o la s e d .
L ilia n M o s o la in e n te g e le b o m a m a a lilo o m in g u s jõ u lis e lt n in g s e n s u a a ls e lt la e tu d
e k s is te n ts ia a ls e te te e m a d e g a , in im e lu a d u m is e n a lo o d u s e rin g k ä ig u n a ja s u rm a
tu n n e ta m is e n a e lu o s a n a .

L ilia n M o s o la in e n (1 9 6 1 ) a p p e a re d in E s to n ia n a r t life o n th e w a v e o f la te 1 9 8 0 s
n e o -e x p re s s io n is m a s a m e m b e r o f th e in itia l n u c le u s o f G ro u p T , re in tro d u c in g
p o w e r fu l a n im is m a n d a n d ro g y n o u s e ro tic is m in to E s to n ia n a r t, th e e a rlie r m a n ife s ta tio n s
o f w h ic h p la y e d a s ig n ific a n t ro le in th e Yo u n g E s to n ia m o v e m e n t.
To h e r fe llo w fig h te rs , e x p re s s io n is m re m a in e d ju s t a p h a s e , w h e re a s L ilia n M o s o la in e n h a s
c o n trib u te d to in te n s e e x p re s s io n is m a n d e m o tio n a lit y th ro u g h o u t h e r c re a tiv e life . M a n y
a r t h is to ria n s h a v e p o in te d o u t th e s p lit s tru c tu re s o f h e r p a in tin g s , d ia lo g u e s b e t w e e n
d ra w in g a n d c o lo u r, c o m p le m e n tin g a n d o p e n in g u p o n e a n o th e r, s e e m in g ly
in d e p e n d e n t.
In h e r p a in tin g s , L ilia n M o s o la in e n fo rc e fu lly ta c k le s c h a rg e d e x is te n tia l th e m e s , s e e in g
h u m a n life a s a c y c le o f n a tu re a n d p e rc e iv in g d e a th a s p a r t o f life .

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2021