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Encyclopedia > Ivo Lill

Ivo Lill (June 24, 1953 in Tallinn, Estonia) is a notable Estonian glass artist. June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... County Harju County Mayor Jüri Ratas Area 159. ... Look up Artist in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Artist Artist is a descriptive term applied to a person who engages in an activity deemed to be an art. ...


Lill is a 1985 graduate of the Tallinn Art Acadamy and works almost exclusively in the medium of glass sculpting and design. He is a member of the Estonian Artists' Association, G.A.S. (The Glass Art Society, Seattle, USA), and the Centro Studio Vetro, of Murano-Venice, Italy. City nickname Emerald City City bird Great Blue Heron City flower Dahlia City mottos The City of Flowers The City of Goodwill City song Seattle, the Peerless City Mayor Greg Nickels County King County Area   - Total   - Land   - Water   - % water 369. ... A shop with boats, Murano Murano is usually described as an island in the Venetian Lagoon, although like Venice itself it is actually an archipelago of islands linked by bridges. ... Location within Italy Venice (Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venexia) 45°26′N 12°19′E, the city of canals, is the capital of the region of Veneto and of the province of Venice in Italy. ...

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Awards

  • 2001 The SILVER PRIZE of the International Exhibition of Glass, Kanazawa, Japan
  • 1999 The Kristjan Raud Annual Art Pize
  • 1988 The prize on the Baltic Applied Art Triennial IV
  • 1986 The Annual Estonian Artists' Union award

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Works of Ivo Lill in public collections

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Commissioned works by Ivo Lill

  • 2002 - Trophies for the Eurovision song contest.
  • since 1999 - Annual Prizes for The Black Nights Film festival.
  • since 1999 - Annual Prizes for Estonian Drama Theatre.
  • 1994 - Glass sculpture "THE RIGHT TO HOPE", (47x20x20cm), "ONE WORLD ART" programme. Travelling exhibition.
  • 1993 - Glass sculpture "THE TRINITY", (28x28x27cm), the gift to the Catholic Pope John Paul II from the Union of Estonian Churches, Pope’s Artistic Collection, Vatican City.
  • 1986 - Glass sculpture “SEVEN CUBED”, (30x30x30cm), Ministry of Culture of Russia (Moscow).
  • 1985 - Glass sculpture “MONSTER", (100x50x70cm), Estonian Embassy in Moscow, Russia.

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References/External links

  • Ivo Lill Homepage


 

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