Oli Sihvonen, (1921-1991), Untitled
(Ladder Series), 1984 ,
66 x 80 inches, Oil on canvas
Oli
Sihvonen was born in Brooklyn of Finnish ancestry. Sihvonen attended
the Art Students League in New York. After World War II he studied
painting with Josef Albers, and became immersed in the color
theories of his teacher, a direct link to the Bauhaus tradition
in Germany and to Klee and Kandinsky. In 1948 Sihvonen moved
to Taos, New Mexico, and worked there until national recognition
prompted his move to New York. He is one of the relatively unknown
and neglected Taos Modernists.
Oli
Sihvonen was born in Brooklyn of Finnish ancestry. Sihvonen attended
the Art Students League in New York. After World War II he studied
painting with Josef Albers, and became immersed in the color
theories of his teacher, a direct link to the Bauhaus tradition
in Germany and to Klee and Kandinsky. In 1948 Sihvonen moved
to Taos, New Mexico, and worked there until national recognition
prompted his move to New York. He is one of the relatively unknown
and neglected Taos Modernists.