Kristiina Uusitalo 6.3. - 3.4.2010
Far brighter than a cloud that carries the sun
I have sought to paint the transformation of time and place into the antitheses of each other. Where the natural characteristics of the seasons have become blurred, there also time and place seem to have exchanged roles. The landscape that I had believed was permanent has changed forever. Time that I imagined was escaping has been frozen into the experience that I have already witnessed. A familiar forest has collapsed into light as the trees have disappeared, but the light itself is the same as before at this time of the year. I could still be a child or already an old woman.
I paint on aluminium sheets as if it were aquarelle paper. I strive for a means of immaterial expression that can capture the moment and the ever changing nature of reality. The character of the painting is created from the silver colour of the base material and the movement of the pigment with each brushstroke. The light-reflecting materials that I use change in appearance with the slightest movement of the observer. The illusion of motion that this creates reflects the flow of thought.
(The title is a quote from the writings of Hildegard von Bingen.)
Kristiina Uusitalo
The art of Kristiina Uusitalo (b.1959) transforms the basic elements of nature and landscape, such as light, water and trees, into the language of the painting. Her works describe a vision-like experience and have delighted a wide audience. Uusitalo has had several museum exhibitions, and her works can be found in many of the most important Finnish collections. In 1997 Kristiina Uusitalo was commissioned to paint the altarpiece for Tainiokoski Church in Imatra. In 2008 she was awarded the State Prize for the Arts. Kristiina Uusitalo has represented Finland twice at the International Beijing Biennial, in 2005 and 2008.
With gratitude to the Arts Council of Finland
Far brighter than a cloud that carries the sun II, 2009 |
Far brighter than a cloud that carries the sun III, 2009 |
Far brighter than a cloud that carries the sun IV, 2010
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Far brighter than a cloud that carries the sun V,2010 |
Mouth Full of Rain XI, 2008 |
Mouth Full of Rain XII, 2009 |
Mouth Full of Rain XVII, 2009 |
A Small Succes II, 2009 |
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The Idea of Winter I,2008 |
The Idea of Winter X, 2008
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Far brighter than a cloud that carries the sun VII, 2010 |
The Idea of Winter V, 2009 |
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Mouth Full of Rain III, 2008 |
Mouth Full of Rain IV, 2008 |
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Mouth Full of Rain VI, 2008 |
Mouth Full of Rain X, 2008 |
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Mouth Full of Rain XV, 2009 |
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