Estonian Art Critic Sirje Helme had written in the book POPKUNST FOREVER. Estonian Pop Art at the turn of the 1960s-1970s):
“Aili Vint’s colourful gouaches consciously relate to the Pop Art world, but not only; these works, painted by an artist who has an
amazing sense of colour, are on the borderline of Op Art. In Aili Vint’s case, technique should be emphasised – the colour
gradations that she achieved can only be painted in gouache. For Aili Vint, most of the criteria for defining Pop Art do not apply,
but in her lyrical approach she may be connected with the hippie world, even in the poor local conditions. In a way, bohemia and
glamour, and bohemia and construction met in her work”.
Nüüd julgen ka mina ennast kiita. Ausalt. Mu maalitud guashid on parim, mida ma loometeel kunagi olen teinud. Hing tahab, et teda puudutataks ja liigutataks. Ja miski ei liiguta meid nii nagu ilu.
Paraku tegin pop-kunsti just samal ajal (1960s-1970s), kus ilu oli sõimusõnaks isegi kunstnike seas. Pole siis ime, oli aeg, kus ka akadeemilises psühholoogias ilumõiste puudus. “Selles tuhandeleheküljelises tellises nimega´´Psühholoogia” oluliste mõistete loetelust me seda sõna igatahes ei leia, puudub igasugune ilu”, kritiseerib. Richard Tarmas, USA kultuuriloolane.
Ameerika psühholoog James Hillmani 1975 aastal eesti keeles ilmunud läbilöögi suurteoses “Re -Visioning Psichology,” (mis ei sarnane üldse tavalise psühholooogiaõpikuga) seletab Hillman, et meie Hingel on kogemused, mis on midagi, mis puudutab me sügavat sisemust, midagi, mis läheb meile korda. Sellel on tegemist nii armastuse, lähedustunde, kui ka ohu ja surmaga. Kõik need sõnad tulevad hinge puhul mängu. Peale selle ka tragöödia. Soulmuusikas käivad ilutunne ja tragöödia käsikäes. Seda kõike Hing kätkeb.
JOY 1967 Gouache painting, Tartu Art Museum + CATASTROPHE 1967 Gouache painting 75 x 63 cm, artist collection
CHEERFUL POP-ART FOREVER!
1962 -1972
ink + watercolor paintings and gouache paintings
1967 - 1972
gouache paintings
THE STORY OF MY DESTINY
In the beginning of my career as an artist I loved picking vibrant colors, comparing their lightness-darkness and boldly transferring them to the paper without much awareness of where this came from. This resulted in op-art, which was innovative at the time. Years later I learned that there is an acclaimed artist named Ay-O in Japan, who uses the same kind of striped gradient motifs in his paintings. He was already famous at that time and I might have been pegged as a plagiarist: Someone named “Ay-Li “ does the same thing as the Japanese Ay-O! I abruptly gave up the style I had invented, despite the fact that it held a lot of promise for developmen. It was a pity, of course, but I actually enjoyed this unexpected turn in my work, which gave me the opportunity to start painting the Sea instead, something that I had already dreamt of as a child. And now, 50 years later I writed a letter…
Dear Ay-O!
I am an artist Aili Vint from Estonia, Europe. I'm writing to You for the first time, even though I've wanted to do it for 50 years. We are not acquainted, but I know You already from the 1970s, when Your work was exhibited at the Krakow Biennale. Do You remember: Ay-O, 1970 Paysage d’arc-en-ciel A — serigraphie. We remember these Golden Sixties Forever! And Yours Fluxus Group!
Our ANK '64 Group was formed in 1964 under the aegis of the Student Scientific Society of the State Art Institute of the Estonian SSR.
We often forget that we are not physical beings exploring spirituality, we are spiritual beings who experience ourselves throught the different physical worlds. In this case, one of us has lived in a free world, but the other has lived in a banality which was introduced into the Estonian life by the Soviet system.
In the beginning of my career as an artist I loved picking vibrant colors, comparing their lightness-darkness and boldly transferring them to the paper without much awareness of where this came from. This resulted in pop-art, which was innovative at the time. Years later (1970), from the Krakow Biennale III catalogue I learned, that there is an acclaimed artist named Ay-O in Japan, who uses the same kind of striped gradient motifs in his serigraphy.
You were already famous at that time and I might have been pegged as a plagiarist: Someone named Ay-Li does the same thing as the Japanese Ay-O!
I abruptly gave up the style I had invented, despite the fact that it held a lot of promise for development. It was a pity, of course, but I actually enjoyed this unexpected turn in my work, which gave me the opportunity to start painting the Sea instead, something that I had already dream of as a child. I still paint the Sea the old-fashioned way. Miles and miles of it, from the home shore to the horizon. But something still is on my mind. It is known that every person on earth has „a doppelgänger“. Are we perhaphs kindred spirits?
What else do we have in common? I educate students as well, teach them to use their 5 senses more actively – just like You do.
http://www.ailivint.com/creativity
Although our creative paths have taken us to different parts of the world at the same time our works have been remarkably similar. It would be amazing, if we could finally meet in order to show the phenomenon -- the similarity of our works to the world.
In case I will get a chance to have an exhibition in Tallinn, then my greatest wish would be to do it together with You.
I am sending my best wishes to You through the Estonian Embassy in Japan and hope to get into contact with You.
Until we meet,
Sincerely Yours,
Aili Vint
SUNSET 1969 Gcouache painting 75 x 63 cm Kumu Art Museum
GLIMMERING WATER 2000 Oil on canvas 92 x 115 cm, artist’s collection
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