Anssi Jääskeläinen
8.5.-1.6. 2003
Drawings
1999-2003
THE IMAGE AND I
I find it difficult to
say anything of a general nature of my work or my methods. My works of art
are individuals, and the underlying origins and stories hidden within them
differ vastly from each other - if they ever existed in the first place.
By this, I mean to say that I enjoy drawing on associations that I cannot
justify by rational means, even to myself. In my view, art is a form of
freedom that enables anything to become possible. Should freedom require
justification? I could well be described as a man who does not always know
what he is doing.
For me, two good reasons for creating images are working and passing time.
We all have a life that needs to be lived, and we all need to have something
to do during our lives lest we lose our minds. For me, that “something
to do” translates into creating images. It seems to me “the most
sensible thing to do”. In other words, art acts as a life preserver.
The discipline necessary for creating art has saved me, kept me in my right
mind.
A successfully completed work of course also endows its creator with a certain
sense of power and freedom that is hard to explain; just something that
allows the mind to float above all that is unnecessary or trivial. The sensation
is so overwhelming that it becomes worth pursuing, something to aspire to.
It becomes a motive to carry on with the work - an issue of even greater
importance in light of the fact that in other respects, my everyday life
is rather ho-hum and uninteresting.
Anssi Jääskeläinen
Translation:
Käännös-Aazet Oy
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Golden Hill, 2000
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The Master of Excuses, 2001
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Football, 2001
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Family Affairs II, 2003
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Oh, Darn, 2003
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Me vs. The World, 2003
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Resurrection of a Preacher, 2003
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Birth of Man, 2003
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Even on This Fine Day, 2003 |
Spare Shell, 1999 |
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Golden Pillow, 1999 |
Safety Gear, 2000 |
Even with the left hand, 2003
The
size of all the works is 113 x 76 and technique oil and crayon on
paper |
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