Ismo Hölttö
ISMO HÖLTTÖ, A tergo sign. och dat. 1968/2003. Lambda print, 1/30.
"Flickan och flätorna". Bladstorlek 122 x 92.
Ej examinerad ur ram.
Provenance
Privat samling.
Exhibitions
Galleria Hippolyte, Helsingfors, 2003; Institut Finlandais, Paris, Frankrike 2003; Rouen stadshus, Frankrike, 2004; Communication Development Museum, Kaunas, Litauen 2004; Galleri Image, Århus, Danmark, 2005; Galleria Nykyaika, Tammerfors, 2006; Helsingfors stads konstmuseum, 2007; l'Espace Francois-Mitterrand, Guingamp, Frankrike 2010; Vasa konsthall, Vasa 2011.
Literature
"Ihminen pääosassa", Hölttö, Helsinki 1989, ISBN 951-99418-6-X, s. 27.
“Pieniä ihmisiä”, portfolio, Hölttö, Vuorenmaa, Erweko Painotuote Oy, Helsingfors 2002, ISBN 952-91-4820-8, s. 7.
“Oi maamme! Valokuvia Suomesta” (Our Land! Photographs from Finland), Musta Taide, Helsingfors 2007, ISBN 978-952-9851-81-2, s. 34.
“Mennesker i Skandinavien”, J.H. Schultz A/S, Köpenhamn 1970, ISBN 87 569 0033 3, s. 104.
Artist
Ismo Hölttö (b. 1940) is considered one of the greatest Finnish photographers of all time. Hölttö shot the main body of his artistic work during ten years between 1961 and 1970 while working as a goldsmith. The combination of his natural talent, social skills and the special time in history when he photographed his portraits resulted in photography that is also exceptional from an international point of view.
In 1970 Hölttö received a government grant for artistic work, quit his job as a goldsmith and founded his own studio. Hölttö continued to work in commercial photography until the year 2000 when he went into retirement.
Today Hölttö focuses his creative energy on croquis drawing that he started with already in 1964 when he went in to study drawing at Ateneum in his home town Helsinki. A familiar theme still runs in his art: the drawing are powerful, skillfully executed portraits of Finnish people.