Navitrolla is an Estonian painter and graphic artist whose real name is Heiki Trolla. He takes his artist name from the small village in southern Estonia where he was born. Navitrolla has had several exhibitions in Estonia and Europe and his work can be found in private collections worldwide. He lives in Tartu and has a gallery in Tallinn. Navitrolla is inspired by nature and often paints fantasy animals. His work has been used on various everyday items and he has also designed the livery for a ferry.

1. Estonian painter and graphic artist
NAVITROLLA
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2. About Navitrolla
• The real name of the artist is Heiki Trolla. His artist name
comes from a small South-Estonian village where he was born
in 1970.
• Nowadays, Navitrolla’s name can be found on thousands of
pieces of art (graphic and paintings). He has had several
exhibitions in Estonia and Europe (Helsinki, London, Lisbon)
and his work is scattered in private collections all over the
world.
• Navitrolla lives in Tartu and he has a gallery in Tallinn (capital
of Estonia) and a webstore.
• He appreciates the nature, reading books and country life.
• He says, “Art is not creative or destructive – art must be
connecting.“

3. Navitrolla painting

4. Navitrolla’s gallery in Tallinn

5. NAVITROLLA’s work
• He has practised painting, graphic art and active art.
• His work has been classified as naivism or surrealism. As
everything nowadays, his work is mixture of the past, the
present and globalization.
• Navitrolla often paints different (fantasy) animals.
• Navitrolla’s paintings and other work often have peculiar
titles.

6. Navitrolla on buildings
A little town called Võru in Southern Estonia has an offer for people
living in apartment buildings. If they decide to renovate their
building they can get a huge Navitrolla painting on it.

7. Navitrolla on everyday items
• Navitrolla’s pictures have been used on postcards, magnets,
calendars, stickers, earrings, mugs, playing cards, notebooks,
wallpaper, posters, nametags etc.

8. Navitrolla T-shirts
• T-shirts with Navitrolla’s work are sold in galleries and shops.
• Navitrolla admits to wearing them himself. “When you put on
a T-shirt with the right picture in the morning, it makes your
whole day,“ he laughs.
• “It is not working for me“, he says about making the T-shirt
pictures. “On the contrary, it helps me rest from the
painting.“

9. Navitrolla has also designed a cruise-ferry called
„Galaxy“ (operated by Tallink).

10. Paintings
Vau! ma oskan kõrvade peal
kõndida!
Wow! I Can Walk on Ears!
Kuidas jõuda tippu
How to Make it to
the Top

11. Pane triibud maha! Kohe!
Put Your Stripes Down! Now!
2011
Nii et teie arvates olen ma imelik?
So You Think I'm Weird?
2011

12. MUSHROOMS
Navitrolla sees
mushrooms everywhere
– on the land, in the air,
in the water, inside us
and others.
He has always loved
picking and eating
mushrooms, because
„they are beautiful and
delicious“.

13. LANDSCAPES
Navitrolla uses
different landscapes
like fields, meadows,
mountain ranges.

14. Graphic art and animalsGileadi õunad
Gilead's Apples
2010
Mina olengi päike
It's Me, Sunshine
2004

15. Õnnelik ahv
Happy Monkey
2010
Vares, võta mu valu
Take My Pain, Crow
2010

16. Lontkõrv ja kikk-kõrv
Lop-ear and Prick-ear
1997
Peegelduse II õppetund
The Second Lesson of Reflection
2008

17. Sebra ei taha kakelda
Zebra Doesn’t Want to Fight
2003
Eksitav seeneline
Misguiding Mushroomer
2008

18. Milline täpsus
Million Point Hit
Sassis
Confused