Laila Pullinen

Training under Pericle Fazzini is recorded. The recorded working language is Finnish. The field of work recorded is art of sculpture. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are modernism, Informalism and abstract art. Places of work recorded in the authority are Helsinki, Tampere and Rome. Work by Laila Pullinen is recorded in the collections of Finnish National Gallery, Lönnström Art Museum, HAM Helsinki Art Museum and Didrichsen Art Museum. Distinctions recorded are Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, Commander of the Order of the White Rose of Finland and Medal of Merit, in silver, of the Red Cross of Finland.

• Name — Laila Pullinen • Birth Name — Laila Annikki Pullinen • Born — 21 July 1933 • Birthplace — Terijoki, Finland • Died — 4 November 2015 • Place of death — Helsinki, Finland • Education — Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki, Accademia Pietro Vannucci in Perugia, Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma • Field — Sculpture

Pullinen studied art first in Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki 1953–1956, the Accademia Pietro Vannucci in Perugia 1958 and Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma 1961–1962. She started to exhibit her works in international exhibitions from the late 1950s. In Finland several dozens examples of her sculpture can be found decorating public places such as Helsinki-Vantaa Airport and Nissbacka Park of Sculpture. Her works have also been acquired by several international art museums and collections. In 1968 she was awarded Order of the Lion of Finland. She was also the first female president of the Union of Finnish Sculptors. In her art Pullinen often employed traditional materials, such as stone and bronze, but occasionally she could try very innovative sculpting methods. For example, she used explosives to sculpt a relief for The 1967 International and Universal Exposition in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. As a personality she was known as a strong-willed and communal character, as she was a well-known figure in artist circles and worked to improve the position of sculptors.

The following is established of origins and background. Recorded at birth as Laila Annikki Pullinen. Born in 1933 at Zelenogorsk. Institutional cataloguing adds that laila Pullinen died in 2015 at Helsinki.

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