WORKS FROM 1939-82 – ENSIO LAMBERG

PRESS RELEASE

Ensio Lamberg, a painter and printmaker, was born in 1922 in the rural district of Sortavala. He studied at the Free Art School and privately under Unto Pusa. In 1955, he undertook study trips to France, Spain, and Morocco, followed by Norway in 1959. Lamberg has participated in numerous group exhibitions both in Finland and abroad since 1952, including the International Woodcut Biennial in Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia, this year. Since 1956, he has held solo exhibitions in several cities. His works are included in the collections of the Finnish State, various cities, and several museums.

The exhibition at the Pori Art Museum features a total of 174 works spanning the years 1939 to 1982. The oldest pieces are watercolors depicting scenes from Sortavala and the Lake Onega region. His earliest oil paintings date back to the late 1940s. Studies at the Free Art School and with Unto Pusa in the 1950s brought a new cubist influence to his works. The impact of Informalism introduced a completely new approach to subject matter in the following decade, exemplified by the piece “Collapsed Walls” from 1962. Additionally, the exhibition includes mixed media works, which have become a focus in recent years, as well as woodcuts that explore themes drawn from the artist’s immediate surroundings and nature. Approximately one-third of the works on display are color woodcuts.

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