{"id":223,"date":"1968-07-26T16:06:00","date_gmt":"1968-07-26T16:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/soosterfoundation.org\/?p=223"},"modified":"2026-02-17T16:28:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T16:28:21","slug":"from-the-memoirs-of-lydia-sooster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soosterfoundation.org\/et\/from-the-memoirs-of-lydia-sooster\/","title":{"rendered":"\"\\u00dclo Sooster\""},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/soosterfoundation.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/26160618\/449780848_122167841654084492_6075692988383417079_n.jpg?v=1722009980\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/soosterfoundation.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/26160618\/449780848_122167841654084492_6075692988383417079_n.jpg 624w, https:\/\/soosterfoundation.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/26160618\/449780848_122167841654084492_6075692988383417079_n.jpg 234w, https:\/\/soosterfoundation.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/26160618\/449780848_122167841654084492_6075692988383417079_n.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Artikli t\u00f5lge eest keelde allpool. See translation of the article below.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Lidia Soosteri m\u00e4lestustest: \"\"N\u00e4ed, j\u00f5udsin \u00e4ra oodata, vaadake ometi!\" Ajakirja Detskaja Literatura (Lastekirjandus) 1968. aasta veebruarinumber, artikkel, mille all on meie s\u00f5bra, suurep\u00e4rase kunstniku Viktor Pivovarovi nimi. \u00dclo h\u00f5\u00f5rus r\u00f5\u00f5msalt k\u00e4si: tal oli selle artikli ilmumise \u00fcle v\u00e4ga hea meel.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>***<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\"On \u00fcllatav, kui suurel m\u00e4\u00e4ral vastandlikud on isegi terviklikud isiksused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kui ma aastaid tagasi sattusin esimest korda \u00dclo Soosteri ateljeesse, siis esimene asi, mis mind vapustas, oli kujuteldamatu korralagedus. Tuba t\u00e4itsid konikuhilad, t\u00fchjad v\u00e4rvituubid, t\u00fcsedad joonistuste mapid, l\u00f5uendid ja raamatud. Aga kui ta n\u00e4itas oma t\u00f6id, siis n\u00e4gin otsekui medali teist k\u00fclge - selle inimese vastandomadust - raudset loogikat, ran\u00adget r\u00fctmilist korda, m\u00f5tet, mis oma v\u00e4ljenduses on erakordselt lihtne ja tugev nagu kellal\u00f6\u00f6k. Soosterisse on sobitunud veel kaks vastandit: \u00fcks on lapsep\u00f5lvem\u00e4lestustega seotud erakordselt tugev alateadvuslik impulss. V\u00e4ga tundlikult on vahendatud muljed kadakate okkalisest kirjast, kaldakivide \u00fcmarusest, merelainete l\u00f5putust kordumisest ja kalaparvede kirglikust m\u00e4ngust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Teine on see, et tema loodusen\u00e4gemises ei ole ei vahetut suhtumist, \u00fcllatust ega imetlust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pigem on tal asjade saladuse sisusse tungiva teadlase pilk. Kunstnik otsekui otsiks mingit ideaal\u00adset looduse ja selle tsentrilisuse valemit, valemit, mis oleks niisama t\u00e4iuslik ja l\u00f5plik ning niisa\u00adma keeruline nagu muna. Soosteril ei ole vastuolu selle vahel, mida ta teeb maalis, ja selle vahel, mida ta teeb raamatukunstis. Valinud peamiselt populaarteadusliku ja teaduslik-fantastilise kirjanduse illustreerimise, arendab ta ka raamatukunstnikuna oma meelisteemasid.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>***<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\"It is surprising to what extent even integrated personalities are contrary. When I stumbled into \u00dclo Sooster's studio for the first time years ago, the first thing that amazed me was the unimaginable disorder. The room was filled with piles of canvas, empty paint tubes, thick folders of drawings, canvases, and books. But when he showed his work, I saw as if the other side of the medal - the contradictory nature of this person - iron logic, strict rhythmic order, a thought that in its expression is extraordinarily simple and strong like a strike of a clock. Two more opposites are embedded in Sooster: one is an exceptionally strong subconscious impulse related to childhood memories. Impressions of prickly juniper foliage, the roundness of beach stones, the endless repetition of sea waves, and the passionate play of shoals of fish are conveyed very sensitively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The second aspect is that there is no immediate attitude, surprise, or admiration in his vision of nature. Rather, he has the gaze of a scientist penetrating the essence of things' secrets. The artist seems to be searching for some ideal formula of nature and its centrality, a formula that would be as perfect and final and as complex as an egg. Sooster has no conflict between what he does in painting and what he does in book art. Choosing mainly to illustrate popular science and scientific fiction literature, he also develops his favorite themes as a book artist.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u0418\u0437 \u0432\u043e\u0441\u043f\u043e\u043c\u0438\u043d\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u041b\u0438\u0434\u0438\u0438 \u0421\u043e\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0435\u0440: \u00ab\u0412\u043e\u0442, \u0434\u043e\u0436\u0438\u043b \u043d\u0430\u043a\u043e\u043d\u0435\u0446, \u0433\u043b\u044f\u0434\u0438\u0442\u0435!\u00bb \u0416\u0443\u0440\u043d\u0430\u043b \u00ab\u0414\u0435\u0442\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f \u043b\u0438\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0442\u0443\u0440\u0430\u00bb \u043e\u0442 \u0444\u0435\u0432\u0440\u0430\u043b\u044f 1968 \u0433\u043e\u0434\u0430\u2026 \u0441\u0442\u0430\u0442\u044c\u044f, \u043f\u043e\u0434\u043f\u0438\u0441\u0430\u043d\u043d\u0430\u044f \u043d\u0430\u0448\u0438\u043c \u0434\u0440\u0443\u0433\u043e\u043c, \u0437\u0430\u043c\u0435\u0447\u0430\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u043c \u0445\u0443\u0434\u043e\u0436\u043d\u0438\u043a\u043e\u043c \u0412\u0438\u043a\u0442\u043e\u0440\u043e\u043c \u041f\u0438\u0432\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0440\u043e\u0432\u044b\u043c\u2026 \u042e\u043b\u043e \u0440\u0430\u0434\u043e\u0441\u0442\u043d\u043e \u043f\u043e\u0442\u0438\u0440\u0430\u043b \u0440\u0443\u043a\u0438: \u043e\u043d \u0431\u044b\u043b \u043e\u0447\u0435\u043d\u044c \u0434\u043e\u0432\u043e\u043b\u0435\u043d \u043f\u043e\u044f\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435\u043c \u044d\u0442\u043e\u0439 \u0441\u0442\u0430\u0442\u044c\u0438\u00bb. *** \"On \u00fcllatav, kui suurel m\u00e4\u00e4ral vastandlikud on isegi terviklikud isiksused. Kui ma aastaid tagasi sattusin esimest korda \u00dclo Soosteri ateljeesse, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":4266,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-archive","category-articles"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/soosterfoundation.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1968\/07\/17162811\/6075692988383417079_n.jpg?v=1771345693",624,624,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/soosterfoundation.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1968\/07\/17162811\/6075692988383417079_n-150x150.jpg?v=1771345693",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/soosterfoundation.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1968\/07\/17162811\/6075692988383417079_n-300x300.jpg?v=1771345693",300,300,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/soosterfoundation.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1968\/07\/17162811\/6075692988383417079_n.jpg?v=1771345693",624,624,false],"large":["https:\/\/soosterfoundation.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1968\/07\/17162811\/6075692988383417079_n.jpg?v=1771345693",624,624,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/soosterfoundation.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1968\/07\/17162811\/6075692988383417079_n.jpg?v=1771345693",624,624,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/soosterfoundation.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1968\/07\/17162811\/6075692988383417079_n.jpg?v=1771345693",624,624,false],"trp-custom-language-flag":["https:\/\/soosterfoundation.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1968\/07\/17162811\/6075692988383417079_n-12x12.jpg?v=1771345693",12,12,true],"shop-page-wp-product":["https:\/\/soosterfoundation.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1968\/07\/17162811\/6075692988383417079_n-300x300.jpg?v=1771345693",300,300,true],"woocommerce_thumbnail":["https:\/\/soosterfoundation.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1968\/07\/17162811\/6075692988383417079_n-300x300.jpg?v=1771345693",300,300,true],"woocommerce_single":["https:\/\/soosterfoundation.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1968\/07\/17162811\/6075692988383417079_n-600x600.jpg?v=1771345693",600,600,true],"woocommerce_gallery_thumbnail":["https:\/\/soosterfoundation.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1968\/07\/17162811\/6075692988383417079_n-100x100.jpg?v=1771345693",100,100,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"\u0412\u0438\u043a\u0442\u043e\u0440 \u041f\u0438\u0432\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0440\u043e\u0432","author_link":"https:\/\/soosterfoundation.org\/et\/author\/pivovarov\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"\u0418\u0437 \u0432\u043e\u0441\u043f\u043e\u043c\u0438\u043d\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u041b\u0438\u0434\u0438\u0438 \u0421\u043e\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0435\u0440: \u00ab\u0412\u043e\u0442, \u0434\u043e\u0436\u0438\u043b \u043d\u0430\u043a\u043e\u043d\u0435\u0446, \u0433\u043b\u044f\u0434\u0438\u0442\u0435!\u00bb \u0416\u0443\u0440\u043d\u0430\u043b \u00ab\u0414\u0435\u0442\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f \u043b\u0438\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0442\u0443\u0440\u0430\u00bb \u043e\u0442 \u0444\u0435\u0432\u0440\u0430\u043b\u044f 1968 \u0433\u043e\u0434\u0430\u2026 \u0441\u0442\u0430\u0442\u044c\u044f, \u043f\u043e\u0434\u043f\u0438\u0441\u0430\u043d\u043d\u0430\u044f \u043d\u0430\u0448\u0438\u043c \u0434\u0440\u0443\u0433\u043e\u043c, \u0437\u0430\u043c\u0435\u0447\u0430\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u043c \u0445\u0443\u0434\u043e\u0436\u043d\u0438\u043a\u043e\u043c \u0412\u0438\u043a\u0442\u043e\u0440\u043e\u043c \u041f\u0438\u0432\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0440\u043e\u0432\u044b\u043c\u2026 \u042e\u043b\u043e \u0440\u0430\u0434\u043e\u0441\u0442\u043d\u043e \u043f\u043e\u0442\u0438\u0440\u0430\u043b \u0440\u0443\u043a\u0438: \u043e\u043d \u0431\u044b\u043b \u043e\u0447\u0435\u043d\u044c \u0434\u043e\u0432\u043e\u043b\u0435\u043d \u043f\u043e\u044f\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435\u043c \u044d\u0442\u043e\u0439 \u0441\u0442\u0430\u0442\u044c\u0438\u00bb. *** \"On \u00fcllatav, kui suurel m\u00e4\u00e4ral vastandlikud on isegi terviklikud isiksused. Kui ma aastaid tagasi sattusin esimest korda \u00dclo Soosteri ateljeesse,&hellip;","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/soosterfoundation.org\/et\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/soosterfoundation.org\/et\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/soosterfoundation.org\/et\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soosterfoundation.org\/et\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soosterfoundation.org\/et\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=223"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/soosterfoundation.org\/et\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1627,"href":"https:\/\/soosterfoundation.org\/et\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223\/revisions\/1627"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soosterfoundation.org\/et\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4266"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/soosterfoundation.org\/et\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soosterfoundation.org\/et\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soosterfoundation.org\/et\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}