"One of the most influential artists of the Moscow forbidden art was the Estonian Ülo Sooster (1924–1970). He belonged among those numerous people deported to Siberia from Estonia in 1950, and who had suffered the horrors of a prison camp.... Ülo Sooster’s art grew out of the tradition of Picasso and surrealism. Essentially, however, he found an outlet in art to express the inequality in society, accepting no compromises himself. ‘No compromises’ primarily meant refusing to co-operate with the communist party. His visions circled around three geometrically abstracted images — an egg, juniper and fish. Like the 20th century avant-garde artists, Sooster was tremendously fascinated with the triumph of science, drawing and painting weird ‘scientific’ visions".
Blogger's note: Perhaps Sooster was an influence on Radiohead's long time album artist Stanley Donwood? I was instantly struck by similarities in the use of blank houses, armies of bears, the etched illustrative style, and the overall composition.
Donwood's Houses
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