PROOV1.Mosolainen

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 .