Arcadio
Laigo

He received his artistic education in "Pallas" from 1922 – 1927, in the workshop of N. Triik ja and P. arena. In the first years the artist is engaged mainly in painting. This figure compositions, still lifes, landscapes and kinds of cities. They have decorative character and testify to influence of cubism. The best in the work of A. Laigo gave as an engraver of xylographs. The first serious work of A. Laigo in the field of printmaking belong to the 1933 and 1934 he is fully dedicated to woodcuts.

Works laigo received recognition at domestic and foreign exhibitions. His strong and serious creativity represents the important Chapter in the Estonian art heritage.