Henry Wuorila-Stenberg
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Henry John Carl Wuorila-Stenberg (born February 6, 1949 in Helsinki
) is a Finnish
artist, who in many of his works has tones of expressionism
and surrealism
.
Wuorila-Stenberg began his art studies in Finland 1967–1969 in the School of the Finnish Academy of Art as a private pupil and then in the Free Art School under the guidance of Tor Arne and Unto Pusa. He continued his studies in Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma 1970-71 and moved then to West Berlin, where in 1974 he earned his academic degree in the Berlin State School of Fine Arts
. In 1978 he studied anatomy in Hochschule für Bildende Künste Dresden in the class of Gottfried Bammes.
Wuorila-Stenberg has been a long-time teacher of painting. He worked in the University of Art and Design 1984-98 and in the Academy of Fine Arts
in 1996-2005 first as a part-time teacher and then as a professor and the head of the department of painting.
Wuorila-Stenberg has been awarded with the Finland Prize in 1996, an honorary diploma of the World Cultural Council in 2003 and the Pro Finlandia Medal
in 2004.
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
) is a Finnish
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
artist, who in many of his works has tones of expressionism
Expressionism
Expressionism was a modernist movement, initially in poetry and painting, originating in Germany at the beginning of the 20th century. Its typical trait is to present the world solely from a subjective perspective, distorting it radically for emotional effect in order to evoke moods or ideas...
and surrealism
Surrealism
Surrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early 1920s, and is best known for the visual artworks and writings of the group members....
.
Wuorila-Stenberg began his art studies in Finland 1967–1969 in the School of the Finnish Academy of Art as a private pupil and then in the Free Art School under the guidance of Tor Arne and Unto Pusa. He continued his studies in Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma 1970-71 and moved then to West Berlin, where in 1974 he earned his academic degree in the Berlin State School of Fine Arts
Berlin University of the Arts
The Universität der Künste Berlin, UdK is a public art school in Berlin, Germany, one of the four universities in the city...
. In 1978 he studied anatomy in Hochschule für Bildende Künste Dresden in the class of Gottfried Bammes.
Wuorila-Stenberg has been a long-time teacher of painting. He worked in the University of Art and Design 1984-98 and in the Academy of Fine Arts
Academy of Fine Arts (Finland)
The Finnish Academy of Fine Arts in Helsinki, Finland provides the highest university-level theoretical and practical training in the country in fine arts....
in 1996-2005 first as a part-time teacher and then as a professor and the head of the department of painting.
Wuorila-Stenberg has been awarded with the Finland Prize in 1996, an honorary diploma of the World Cultural Council in 2003 and the Pro Finlandia Medal
Order of the Lion of Finland
There are three official orders in Finland: the Order of the Cross of Liberty, the Order of the White Rose of Finland and the Order of the Lion of Finland . The President of Finland is the Grand Master of all three orders. The orders are administered by boards consisting of a chancellor, a...
in 2004.