Green house

Langalla on korjattu, ommeltu, kudottu, parsittu, kirjottu, punottu ja sidottu. Minulle lanka on ainetta, joka joskus lähentelee aineettomuutta, joskus on rouhean materiaalista.

LANGALLA -näyttelyssä on teoksia viiden viime vuoden ajalta. Pääosassa ovat kudotut tekstiilit. Kudonnassa minua kiehtoo, miten yksinkertaisilla sidoksilla saadaan aikaan vaihtelevia, moni-ilmeisiä rakenteita ja pintoja. Kutoessani liityn ikiaikaiseen traditioon. Kädet työskentelevät, kudos kasvaa lanka langalta ja aika kiinnittyy lopputulokseen. Teoksessa yhdistyvät väri, materiaali, pinta, rakenne ja tila.

Kudonnan lisäksi käytän kirjonta- ja parsintatekniikoita. Joskus työ on selkeä alun ajatuksesta lopputulokseen. Usein työllä on kuitenkin oma tahto, jota parhaani mukaan kuuntelen. Tärkeintä on, että jokin koskettaa.

Tekstiilitaiteilija Riitta Turunen (s.1957) asuu ja työskentelee Heinävedellä, Pohjois-Karjalassa. Hän oli Texo ry:n vuoden tekstiilitaiteilija 2022.

ON A YARN

With thread, things have been repaired, sewn, woven, darned, embroidered, braided, and bound. For me, thread is a substance, that sometimes approaches immateriality, and at other times is coarsely material.

The YARN exhibition features works from the last five years. The main focus is on woven textiles. What fascinates me about weaving is how simple weaves can be used to create varied, multi-textured structures and surfaces. The work combines colour, material, surface, texture and space. In addition to weaving,

I use embroidery and beading techniques. Sometimes the work is clear from the initial idea to the final result. Often, however, the work has a will of its own, which I carefully listen to.

Textile artist Riitta Turunen (b.1957) lives and works in Heinävesi, North Karelia. She was Texo ry:s Textile Artist of the Year 2022.

Taiteilijahaku

Ruutuhyppelyä, 2024, puuvilla, viskoosi, silkki

Virtaa, lähikuva, n. 30 x 180 cm, kudonta, 2021. Kuvaaja: Marko Laukkarinen

Sisaret, 2022 puuvilla, pellava, viskoosi, silkki

Autiotalo 2019, Löydetty esine, kipsi, 22 x 7 x 5 cm

LOST & DISAPPEARED

I have always worked extensively in painting, sculpture, installation and other media. With a few exceptions, the works in this exhibition are object compositions made from materials I have randomly found. Even though I am not exactly a collector -stocking up on different kinds of things that might be suitable for artworks – my relationship with these materials is very selective and conceptual. There may have been a “relationship” with an object for years before it found its natural place in the art work.

My intention is to intuitively combine objects and materials so that they create new worlds and fascinating transformations in relation to the beauty of the materials and even the subtle horror of the content of the work. I let the materials speak for themselves through free association. The works in this exhibition were created over a period of several years.

Antti Raitala (b. 1964) is a visual artist living and working in Helsinki.

Dada-runo, 2022, maalattu puu

Koru, 2020, löydetyt esineet

Haute Couture, 2018, esinekooste

La Strada, 2002

DOTS, STRIPES AND WINGED CREATURES

In my work, I use a combination of beeswax and thin paint. With melted wax, I make a pattern on the canvas, mostly using dots, but occasionally using other designs. On top of the pattern, I brush stripes of color using thin paint. Making a wax dot pattern is slow, whereas brushing a stripe of paint is fast, but the resulting combination can be surprising. I try to achieve interesting results using pure colors and simple methods.

I have taken winged creatures, i.e. images of angels, from the world of icons. Another fascinating aspect of icons are the borders that frame the image area, and it is this kind of structure I want to imitate in some of my paintings.

Kumaraharteinen enkeli 30×22 cm, 2024

Sininen pilkku, punainen viiva 50×38 cm, 2023

Lintumainen enkeli 40 x 27cm, 2024

“Ikoneista ja enkeleistä”, 2024, detalji installaatiosta

Pyhä Yrjänä, 2023, 33 x 24cm, mehiläisvaha ja tempera kankaalle

I am Faint with Love, diptyykki, akryyli ja tussi kankaalle, 170 x 220 cm, 2024

My beautiful on, come with me, akryyli ja tussi kankaalle, 90 x 90 cm, 2024

WINTER IS GONE, THE RAIN IS ABATED, AKRYYLI JA TUSSI KANKAALLE, 120 X120 CM, 2024

I am Faint with Love

The exhibition contains abstract paintings inspired by the book Song of Songs.

The Song of Songs is one of the Old Testament’s poetic books, and how the text ended up in the Bible is a mystery. The book is completely different from other texts of the Bible but fully fulfills the hallmarks of Persian erotic poetry in 900 BC. The book deals with the passionate relationship of a young couple, which gradually develops into marriage. Poems are lovers’ dialogue and praise for each other. The Song of Songs book is also called a book of wedding songs because the poems were read at weddings.

I found these beautiful texts 1.5 years ago when they made me happy in the middle of all the negative news and writing.

I have read the Laulujen Laulu book in Finnish, both in the old and new editions, and I have also read it in English and Swedish. In each version, the tone and thus the interpretation changes, which also affects the works. This can be seen in the names of the works, which vary in Finnish and English.

I treat the texts as an artist and layman, I do not belong to any religious or spiritual group.

The works represent painterly abstract art, which does not strive for similarity but to reduce reality. This style is particularly suitable for depicting abstract concepts such as love, passion, and holiness. The starting point is color first because I get a lot of inspiration from words or phrases that I start to see as colors. I mainly use acrylic colors on canvas, because the painting method is fast, open to techniques, and experimental.

I am Faint with Love is the third exhibition about the love and passion theme of the Song of Songs. I always find new things about it, and there will be more artworks on the same topic. My works have been very colorful before, but during the past winter, the colors of the paintings have become even brighter. I read poems in my study before painting and during painting – I think of something sacred as being present. While painting, I felt it necessary to write the names of the works on the work.

The texts take you along because of the beautiful language and how they touch and meet another person.

I currently live and work in Kankaanpää. I am a member of the Finnish Painters’ Union and belong to the Artist Register. My artworks are in the collections of the Pori Art Museum, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Jorma Ollila.

Sari Moilala (b. 1965 Kuusamo)

SULA, öljy pellavalle, 120 x 120cm

kiila, ÖLJY PELLAVALLE, 120 X 90CM

Kyynel, ÖLJY PELLAVALLE, 120 X 120CM

SUUNTA,  ÖLJY PELLAVALLE, 120 X 90CM

EDGE

“The split-second I capture becomes hours, weeks, years in my studio. I paint for the joy of painting, dropping hues onto canvas until my puzzle is complete.

This exhibition began when a clear-cut appeared beside the cottage road. The cutting expanded the following year, and further expansion is anticipated. The forest turned into an inaccessible thicket, the blackened deadwood left-behind and jutting out like black sticks.The cottage road turned into a scorching, exposed, shadeless pathway there and back.

I captured the roadside, those plants that survived and those that were left as scraps by the chipper.

I sketched paintings first wildly, then subdued, and finally with precise enjoyment. I try to paint as beautifully as I can, but is the outcome beautiful or horrible?”