| Kai Vaarandi |
Vello Laanemaa
Born 01. 10. 1958 in Tartu, ESTONIA.
Graduated from the Estonian Art University in 1982, speciality: industrial design.
Works: 1978 - 1995 : posters, trade marks , company design, variety of advertising media, exposition and interior design , prefabricated log houses ; exposition of herbarium
also architectural scale model s.
Intaglio printing s: 1994 - "Kunda Nordic Cement" ordered an etching,
to commemorate the opening of the new Port of Kunda;
1995 - "Teede REV 2" an Estonian road-building firm purchased an etching,
which presented a panorama of roads and landscapes of the Harju County, Estonia.
1996 - "Via Pont" - a company, specialised in bridge building,
ordered an etching narrating the history of bridge-building in Estonia.
2000 - Silberauto AS, Main Office of DaimlerChrysler in Estonia
commissioned an intaglio for occasion of the 10th anniversary
of representing of Mercedes-Benz in Estonia.
Silk-painting since summer 1993. About ten silk paintings have been reproduced and published by Paletti and Huma as
postcards .
Three of them were chosen to be the official Christmas cards
of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia in 1998-2000.
In 1999 V.L. designed the official Christmas card for the Riigikogu / Estonian Parliament .
Solo
exhibitions :
1997 - Tallinn, hotel
"Olympia" (silk
paintings), 1998 - Tallinn, on the premises of the
Mercedes-Benz
Estonia (photos). Drawing
s and
photo s on display at Teede
REV-2, silk paintings at Via Pont, both in Tallinn.
1998 - the Estonian State Chancellery commissioned
a medal
design, dedicated to
the resistance movement of 1941-1978 against soviet
terror.
2000 -
taught a silk
painting class for
advanced level in Tampere, Finland.
2004-2005 - Design of the permanent exhibition 1939-1949 at the Saaremaa Museum (Kuressaare Castle, 13th-14th Century) - construction, lighting, layout.
2008
- Translucent glass
walls and watercolour
painting on linen in the Morobell office
in Haapsalu, Estonia; INTERNATIONAL
WATERCOLOUR
BIENNIAL "Baltic Bridges.
Displacements" in Kaunas,
Lithuania
2006-2011
- Design
of the permanent
exhibition of the nearest past (1950-1994)
at the Saaremaa Museum - interpretation, construction,
lighting, layout.
2011 - Sunset - movie clip,
dedicated to his partner in life and creation, wife and
teacher Kai
Vaarandi
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Died 06. 08. 2010 in Tallinn, ESTONIA.
Graduated from the Estonian Art University in 1983, speciality: ceramics.
1992
- member of the Artists' Union of Estonia.
1993-1996 - head of the Ceramists' Union of Estonia.
1996 - received a grant from the Estonian Cultural
Fund.
Exhibitions 1982-2010
1994 - 2010 - lecturer at the Estonian Academy of Art.
Composed
curricula "History of Ceramics"
for
BA level and
"20th Century
Ceramics"
for
MA level.
Translated from English into Estonian (with Kalle Klein)
a most important book about design in Estonian since before:
Stephen Bayley & Terence Conran
DISAIN. KUJU SAANUD MÕTE
(Design. Intelligence made visible), Publisher - Varrak, 2008.
Works: ceramics , china painting , water colour painting, silk painting. Works have been exhibited since 1982.
Silk-painting since
1992.
Solo exhibitions:
1990 - Tallinn, "Munkadetagune" Gallery (water-colours)
1991 - Fortress of Purtse, Estonia (painted china)
1992 - Tallinn, Town
Hall Prison Museum (painted
china)
1992 - Tallinn,
café "Bogapott" (painted
silk).
1996 - Tallinn,
Adamson-Eric's
Museum , exhibition named
"Painting on Material" (painted silk and china).
1999 - participated in the contest-exhibition Soie
Mediterranee in
Marseilles, France.
2010 - Memorial Exhibition
in the Wintergarden of the Estonia National Theatre (ceramics,
painted china, silk paintings)
Kai Vaarandi, Vello Laanemaa and Laur Laanemaa founded a creative company Tõuk OÜ - Tõuk Pty Ltd
Joint exhibitions:
1996 - Tampere, Finland; in the Leaders` Training and Education Centre (etchings, painted china, silk paintings).
1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 Tallinn, on the premises of Daimler-Chrysler (Mercedes Benz) main office in Estonia (silk paintings).
1998 - Washington D.C., Embassy of Estonia in the U.S.A. (silk paintings, graphics, drawings).
1998 - participation in the First World Silk Painting Congress as instructors of three different workshops ("V.Laanemaa`s method of wet-on-wet silk painting", "Colourful brush techniques", "Painting ready-made ties - K.Vaarandi" etc.).
1999-2000 - Paris, Embassy of Estonia in France (silk paintings, graphics, drawings).
2002-2003 - Winter Paintings in the foyer of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia, Tallinn (silk paintings, computer art for christmas-cards).
2003 - Ada, Ohio Northern University Freed Center for the Performing Arts, Ohio, U.S.A. (silk paintings, painted set for short plays).
Estonian Parliament, the State Chancellery, Foreign Ministry of Estonia, Estonian Embassy in Washington D.C., Estonian Embassy in Paris, DaimlerChrysler (Mercedes-Benz) main office in Estonia, Building Company "Merko Ehitus", the Tallinn Department Store, Department Store Stockmann, the Second German State TV-channel (ZDF), Insurance Company "Seesam", Baltic-American Enterprise Fund, Eurobureau of Agricultural Ministry of Estonia, Roadbuilding company "Teede Rev-2", Roadprojecting company "AS Teede Tehnokeskus", Bridgebuilding Company "ViaPont", "Estonian Air", "Eesti Energia", Port of Tallinn, "Glaskek", "Eminre" ("Tallink"), "Philips-Estonia", "Danfoss"-Estonia, Estonian Forexbank, Hotel "Olympia", Katicom AS, Europarts AutoDet AS, MPS-Mainor, AS Erahariduskeskus (Mainori Majandusinstituut), A&G AS (restaurants "Balthasar" & "Karl Friedrich"), Publishing House "Huma", Publishing House "Paletti", "Krenholm Holding Ltd", "Semetron", "Hyundai"-Estonia, "Schwan-Stabilo"-Estonia, "Geoestonia", "Saare paat", "Patricol", "Industek", "Mainorfin", art shop "Kinaver", "The Sunflower Gallery", N.C. U.S.A., "Wiemer & Trachte", "Scanra OY", "Sinooperi OY", "Upmark OY", "Media Maker OY", Gebrüder Kömmerling GmbH, Miss Tallinn '94 Pageant, Tallinn Organ Festival '94, Sindi Town Council, Estonian Society of Ophthalmologists, Estonian Reserve Officers` Association, Car Model Builders` Association, Swedish Society of Mycologists,
and individuals from a variety of countries all over the world.
Address: Sõpruse
pst 202-49 Tallinn 13416. Phone: (372)
6706 528, cellular phone: +372 56 635 728, 56 664 128.
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