Anu Raud. Landscapes of My Fatherland
The exhibition was open from April 14 to November 11, 2018.
Personal exhibition dedicated to the 75th birtday of the textile artist, professor emeritus and academic Anu Raud. There are about 50 tapestries on display from the period of 1968-2018.
Anu Raud is one of the most recognized textile artists, whose lucid sense of life is always on time and who has dedicated her life to teaching. The works displayed at the exhibition form an entirety. In addition to her legendary works "The Collectors", "Kiln-drying Barn" and "Nordic Night", a number of entirely new rugs, dedicated to the centennial of the Republic of Estonia, are on display, including the title tapestry "Landscapes of My Fatherland". The exhibition is accompanied with the drawings and photos by her students that depict the inspiring milieu of Raud's homestead at Kääriku.
Anu Raud is one of the most recognized textile artists, whose lucid sense of life is always on time and who has dedicated her life to teaching. The works displayed at the exhibition form an entirety. In addition to her legendary works "The Collectors", "Kiln-drying Barn" and "Nordic Night", a number of entirely new rugs, dedicated to the centennial of the Republic of Estonia, are on display, including the title tapestry "Landscapes of My Fatherland". The exhibition is accompanied with the drawings and photos by her students that depict the inspiring milieu of Raud's homestead at Kääriku.
"People like Anu are a special gift to everyone around them, and not only because they can create beauty with their own hands. They pass on the ability to share beauty with others as well, without seemingly teaching anything, but just with discussing, complementing and encouraging. Inspiring others to see and understand little mundane things, which nevertheless constitute life’s significant truths. They carry the wisdom of times inside them. [...]"
- Reet Mark
Curator and producer: Reet Mark
Design: Ene-Liis Semper
Curator and producer: Reet Mark
Design: Ene-Liis Semper