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Andreas Alariesto, (December 11, 1900 – November 29, 1989) was a Alariesto
/ref> Alariesto was born in Riesto. He became famous in the 1970s with an increase in the popularity of naïve art. His first formal show was in
Andreas Alariesto, (December 11, 1900 – November 29, 1989) was a Finnish
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painter from Sompio, Lapland, who worked in the naïve style. He also made miniatures and sculpture
Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable ...
s about miniatures, and was also a photographer. He had no formal artistic training./ref> Alariesto was born in Riesto. He became famous in the 1970s with an increase in the popularity of naïve art. His first formal show was in
Helsinki
Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the capital, primate, and most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of Uusimaa in southern Finland, and has a population of . The city ...
and Rovaniemi
Rovaniemi ( , ; sme, Roavvenjárga ; smn, Ruávinjargâ; sms, Ruäʹvnjargg) is a city and municipality of Finland. It is the administrative capital and commercial centre of Finland's northernmost province, Lapland, and its southern part Perà ...
in 1976 when the artist was 75 years old. He died in Sodankylä
Sodankylä (; sme, Soađegilli ; smn, Suáđigil; sms, Suäʹđjel) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the region of Lapland, and lies at the northern end of Highway 5 ( E63) and along Highway 4 ( E75). The Kitinen River flows nea ...
, aged 88.References
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* Teuvo Termonen: ''Suomalaista postikorttitaidetta'', part 4, pages 14–15, Suomen Postikorttiyhdistys Apollo 2006, 1900 births 1989 deaths People from Sodankylä People from Oulu Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) 20th-century Finnish painters 20th-century Finnish male artists Naïve painters Finnish male painters Self-taught artists {{Finland-painter-stub