{"id":18589,"date":"2020-02-07T12:40:03","date_gmt":"2020-02-07T10:40:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fennougria.ee\/?p=8463"},"modified":"2021-04-17T18:54:57","modified_gmt":"2021-04-17T15:54:57","slug":"the-logo-of-the-viii-world-congress-of-finno-ugric-peoples-inspired-by-bark-beetle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fennougria.ee\/en\/the-logo-of-the-viii-world-congress-of-finno-ugric-peoples-inspired-by-bark-beetle\/","title":{"rendered":"The logo of VIII World Congress inspired by bark beetle"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The logo of VIII World Congress of Finno-Ugric Peoples was created by an Estonian artist Peeter Laurits. Read why he chose to be\u00a0<\/strong>inspired by the patterns of bark beetle (<\/strong>Hylesinus fraxini<\/em>) galleries.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“On the surface, the logo resembles a fantastic multi-legged animal, insect or other life form. It also bears a resemblance to an exotic logograph (a written character), a recognition of the rational nature of all forms of life. This parallel constitutes the basis for the animistic worldview uniting all Finno-Ugric peoples,” Laurits explains.<\/p>\n

“The beetle figure can also be interpreted as a dancing tree, and all of these interpretations relate to the Finno-Ugric cognition of the world.”<\/p>\n

The ruby-red colour of the central motif is, according to his explanation, somewhere between that of a blood-coloured pigment and red ochre. These were the first pigments used in Mesolithic art. The combination of red and white also relates to many Finno-Ugric folk costumes.<\/p>\n

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