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Oli Sihvonen
Finnish-American artist (1921–1991)
Oli Sihvonen (January 31, 1921 – April 3, 1991) was a post-World War II American artist known for hard-edge abstract paintings.[1] Sihvonen's style was greatly influenced by Josef Albers who taught him color theory and Bauhaus aesthetics at Black Mountain College in the 1940s.[2] Sihvonen was also influenced by Russian Constructivism, Piet Mondrian,[1] and Pierre Matisse.
His work has been linked to Abstract Expressionism, Minimalism, Hard-Edge and Op-Art.[2]
Biography
Oli Sihvonen was a Finnish-American born in Brooklyn, New York in 1921.[3] He began his art career by attending the Norwich Art School, now known as Norwich University College of the Arts, in Connecticut from 1933 to 1938.[3] He then studied at the Art Students League of New York from 1938 to 1941.[3][4] He served in the U.
S. Army during World War II.[3] After that he st