Vessa-Pekka Rannikko “Canary” (2013)
The pieces featured in Dark Days, Bright Nights: Contemporary Paintings from Finland, the recent exhibition about Finnish art at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art really struck a chord with me. I am no art critic and the exhibition served as my first exposure to the art of Finland. The works are visually stunning, trippy and fresh. I love the use of tone and texture. I wanted to share the weird beauty of these works with you.
Mari Rantanen “Yayoi (Yayoi)” 2014
Reima Nevalainen “Framed” (2014)
Reima Nevalainen “Between the Lines II” (2011)
Left to right: Mari Sunna “Close” (2013, “Gladiator” (2013), “Cage” (2011)
Marika Makela “Idan kukkia (Eastern Flowers)” (2013)
Front, left, right: Jarmo Makela “Karpasten herra (Lord of the Flies)” (2013), “Kuninkaiden kumarrus (The Bow of the Kings) (2014), “Europa, Europa” (2014)
Jarmo Makela “Karpasten herra (Lord of the Flies)” (2013)
Left to right: Heikki Marila “Perkele (The Devil)” (2014), “Palava pensas (Burning Bush) (2014)
Left to right: Leena Nio “Silmapako I (Ladder I)” (2014), “Ansa II (Trap II)” (2014), “Spook” (2014)
Rauha Makila “Gerli” (2013), “Mura” (2013), “Doora” (2013), “Petite” (2012), “Alek” (2013)
Rauha Makila “Petite” (2012)
Left to right: Nanna Susi “Menen tulen varas (Coming-Going-Thief)” (2014), “Valkoinen pilvi (White Cloud” (2014)
Heikki Marila “Excelsior 1” (2013)
Heikki Marila “Excelsior 6” (2013)
Left to right: Jani Hanninen “Twin Peaks” (2014), “A 13” (2014)
Mari Rantanen “Anna (Ana)” (2014)
Mari Rantanen “Sonja (Sonia)” (2014)
Left to right: Sirpa Sarkijarvi “Lapiomies (Shovelman)” (2011), “Son” (2011)
Sirpa Sarkijarvi “Vides sukupolvi (Fifth Generation)” (2011)
Left to right: Anna Tuori “It Is All Now You See” (2013), “Splendour in the Grass” (2013), “Things I’ve Seen I Can See No More” (2013)
Tags: 2016, Dark Days Bright Nights, Finland, Finnish art, KC, Kemper Museum
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