Early Sámi visual artists - Western fine art meets Sámi culture

• Main Author: Hautala-Hirvioja, Tuija
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: fi=Lapin yliopisto, Arktinen keskus|en=University of Lapland, Arctic Centre| 2014
• Subjects: Sámi art; Johan Turi; Nils Nilsson Skum; John Savio; Nils; Sámi
• Online Access: http://lauda.ulapland.fi/handle/10024/59400; http://nbn-resolving.org/URN:NBN:fi:ula-201404031059

Johan Turi (1854–1936), Nils Nilsson Skum (1872–1951) and John Savio (1902–1938) were among the first Sámi visual artists. The production of their art work occurred between the 1910s and the early 1950s. Sámi aesthetics had its basis in folklore, i.e., handicraft or duodji, which did not follow the...