Nelson mural: "Modigliani's Trout"
59 Rutherford St, Nelson
"Modigliani's Trout" was commissioned by the Youth Hostel Association in 1995, and was painted by Finnish artist Sirpa Alalääkkölä'.
After graduating from the Academy of Fine Arts in Helsinki - where she was influenced by Expressionist painters such as Picasso and Modigliani - Sirpa was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to attend the Tisch School of Arts in New York.
After several well-received exhibitions in Finland, she travelled abroad, painting in the Pacific Islands, India and Australia and settled in New Zealand in 1993.
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Sirpa used the style of famous Italian artist Amedeo Clemente Modigliani [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amedeo_Modigliani], who was primarily a figurative artist and modernist known for his use of mask-like faces and elongation of form.
The fisherman in the image is wearing a Swanndri, an iconic boldly-checked woollen shirt much favoured by NZ farmers and trampers. The fishing scene, landing the plump trout, is a traditional NZ dream.
Nelson mural: "Modigliani's Trout"
59 Rutherford St, Nelson
"Modigliani's Trout" was commissioned by the Youth Hostel Association in 1995, and was painted by Finnish artist Sirpa Alalääkkölä'.
After graduating from the Academy of Fine Arts in Helsinki - where she was influenced by Expressionist painters such as Picasso and Modigliani - Sirpa was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to attend the Tisch School of Arts in New York.
After several well-received exhibitions in Finland, she travelled abroad, painting in the Pacific Islands, India and Australia and settled in New Zealand in 1993.
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Sirpa used the style of famous Italian artist Amedeo Clemente Modigliani [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amedeo_Modigliani], who was primarily a figurative artist and modernist known for his use of mask-like faces and elongation of form.
The fisherman in the image is wearing a Swanndri, an iconic boldly-checked woollen shirt much favoured by NZ farmers and trampers. The fishing scene, landing the plump trout, is a traditional NZ dream.