Tauno Ostra [1991] is a contemporary artist based in Tallinn, Estonia, whose work can be seen on paper, linen and skin. Ostra’s work is characterized by minimalist abstract aesthetic, with occasional hints of surrealism through the inclusion of realistic drawing.
Compositional poetry, emphasising the simplest of shapes and textures. His pieces can be crude & dissonant, but also tender and barely existing. Ostra’s work allows the viewers to appreciate beauty in it’s original forms. |
Member of Estonian Printmakers (Eesti Vabagraafikute Ühendus) since 2022
STUDIES: 1998-2010 TALLINN ART GYMNASIUM 2010-2011 TALLINN POLYTECHNIC SCHOOL – Print Technology 2011-2015 TALLINN UNIVERSITY, ARTS DEPARTMENT – Art Education, BA 2016-2017 ESTONIAN ACADEMY OF ARTS - Graphic Art, MA TATTOO STUDIOS: 2017-2020 Skin Deep Studio,(Tallinn, EST) 2020-2021 Studio Malm (Tallinn, EST) 2021… Ateljee 22 (Tallinn, EST) PUBLICATIONS: (16.09.2015) "How To Define A Cat?" series in a London based online art magazine FOR-EXAMPLE.ORG (01.03.2021) VÄIKE TÄTOVEERIMISKULTUURI TEEJUHT, Book showcasing the Estonian Tattoo Culture by Riho Paramonov (16.05.2022) “COMPOSING UNIQUENESS WITH ABSTRACTION” - https://blaxtractattoos.com/black-abstract-tattoos/composing-uniqueness-with-abstraction-with-tauno-ostra/ GROUP EXHIBITIONS: 2014 TARTU GRAAFIKAFESTIVAL, Kohvik Promenaadi 5, Tartu (EST) 2015 AKTIKROKII, Tõnis Laanemaa´s Studio, Tallinn (EST) TALLINN 5TH INTERNATIONAL DRAWING TRIENNIAL, Tallinn Art Hall/ Viinistu (EST) 2016 PUHAS JOONISTAMINE, Kastellaanimaja galerii (E. Vilde majamuuseum), Tallinn (EST) SELF HELP. Boom Box Gallery (Hereford Skatepark), Hereford (UK) BALTIC DRAWING, Kulttuuritalo Virta, Imatra (FIN) SPRING EXHIBITION. 16th Annual Exhibition of the Estonian Artists´ Association at Tallinn Art Hall (EST) MIMIKRI, Balti Jaama ootepaviljon, Tallinn (EST) 2017 MIRROR FACE TO FACE, Estonian National Library (EST) MIRROR FACE TO FACE, Vicenza (ITA) PROOVID. Draakoni Galerii, Tallinn (EST) 2022 SEIS! GRAAFIKA!, MONA The Museum of New Art, Pärnu (EST) PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS: 2015 IDENTITEET, Haapsalu Linnagalerii, Haapsalu (EST) 2016 IDENTITEET, Võru Linnagalerii, Võru (EST) Ö, Terra galerii (Tallinna Ülikoo), Tallinn (EST) 2017 Symmetry, Viljandi Linnagalerii, VIljandi (EST) 2023 Everyone Loves A Rainbow. These Are Not Rainbows, Miks Mitte? Baar, Müürivahe 54 (Tallinn, EST) 2024 T_S_K__L. GÜ galerii (Tallinn, Estonia) |