tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-449219498394377859.post5858055818874618746..comments2024-03-17T19:10:24.832+01:00Comments on Outsider Environments Europe: Edvin Hevonkoski, Edvininpolku / Edvin`s Pathhenk van eshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05112057600333088287noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-449219498394377859.post-32175075513258523782018-06-23T11:54:42.093+02:002018-06-23T11:54:42.093+02:00http://www.cultureunplugged.com/storyteller/Klas_F...http://www.cultureunplugged.com/storyteller/Klas_Fransberg#/myFilms<br />Klashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07049418111925948663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-449219498394377859.post-90712212434368677072009-07-04T10:11:44.315+02:002009-07-04T10:11:44.315+02:00Hello Alberto Oliver,
Thank you very much for the ...Hello Alberto Oliver,<br />Thank you very much for the comment. Now it is clear for me that the lady with the kettle would not be a specific type from a fairy tale. Yes, it happened to be an ideal, not specific for nordic countries, to see women as the ones who would take care of providing warm meals and drinks to husband and children, the ketlle being kind of a universal symbol for this position. In general it can be noted that these outsider artists in their creations happen to reflect their view on and knowledge of the world as it came to them by experience, education and social influences. It would be interesting to compare the themes they use with the themes used by professional mainstream artists. I guess both have their specific affinities, under the influence of opinions that prevail in the social strata they belong to. <br />Have a good weekend!henk van eshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05112057600333088287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-449219498394377859.post-20326938927650417692009-07-04T00:31:21.042+02:002009-07-04T00:31:21.042+02:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-449219498394377859.post-64168437807927757372009-07-04T00:30:10.378+02:002009-07-04T00:30:10.378+02:00First of all, congratulations for another great po...First of all, congratulations for another great post. Though Mr. Hevonkoski could be inspired in some myths and traditions, he mainly depicts common characters and situations of daily life. Certainly i haven´t ever heard of an specific story of a lady with a kettle. However, according to the ancient nordic ideals (maybe in the whole ancient world?), the wife should be the one intended to stay at home, taking care after the children and waiting for the tired husband to arrive, tired and hungry. To receive him with a warm dinner and a cup of coffe was wife´s obligation and duty, so the boiling kettle always ready to offer a restoring cup of infusion for the house´s man, should be interpreted as an atribute of abnegation and compromise. It is also a common feature in Sweden (as Vaasa were a place of strong Swedish influence) There are another Hevonkoski´s sculptures like "Savotan Sannin ja Lännen Lokarin kihlajaiset" (roughly translated as: the wedding of Länne "muddy" and Savo "Ferny") which describes a wedding between two curious characters, then again the maid holding a kettle. However, it is worth to research more a little bit more.<br />Here 2 interesting links:<br />http://www.nykykansantaide.fi/eh/<br />http://www.vaasalaisia.info/vaasapedia/index.php/Edvin_Hevonkosken_kuvagalleriaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-449219498394377859.post-64812572516722206772009-06-30T19:27:10.657+02:002009-06-30T19:27:10.657+02:00Hi Owen, Yes, the common theme might be folklore o...Hi Owen, Yes, the common theme might be folklore or fairy tales, like Bunyan is a mythological type, the lady with the kettle might be a person from a nordic fairy tale, although I do not know which one (Maybe Alberto Oliver has a clue).henk van eshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05112057600333088287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-449219498394377859.post-36922951244251116782009-06-30T05:08:24.220+02:002009-06-30T05:08:24.220+02:00Hi Henk, sort of makes me think of the Paul Bunyan...Hi Henk, sort of makes me think of the Paul Bunyan figure in America...Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622587942009516590noreply@blogger.com