Taide 08 - Art Helsinki

Galleria Heino at TAIDE 2008 – ART HELSINKI 18. – 19.10.2008
Wanha Satama / stand B 1 b

Galleria Heino will present works by the following artists:

Samuli Heimonen
Kim Simonsson
Antti Tanttu
Kristiina Uusitalo
Jan Kenneth Weckman

 

SAMULI HEIMONEN

Young Artist of the Year 2008, Samuli Heimonen (b. 1975) presents animals as a metaphor for human emotion, imbuing the figures with something essentially human.

 

Thought, 2008 oil on canvas 140 x 175 cm

Map, 2008 oil on canvas 175 x 220 cm

 

KIM SIMONSSON

Sculptor Kim Simonsson (b. 1974), Young Artist of the Year 2004, creates his work using ceramic, a lesser-used material in contemporary art. Simonsson’s almost life-size child and animal figures are influenced by Japanese Manga.

 

Scale, 2008 ceramic, glass, carpaint, bondo, silicon 120 x 45 x 110 cm	Two deer, 2004 ceramic, glass 160 x 40 x 65
Unissakävelijä, 2008 keramiikka, platina, automaali 120 x 100 x 90 cm

 

ANTTI TANTTU

Antti Tanttu (b. 1963), Professor of Printmaking at the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts, is known for his panel paintings. His works are an exploration of personal and interpersonal experiences of existence. In 2006, Tanttu was recognised with the Kalevala Society’s inaugural Akseli Gallen-Kallela Award.

 

Yearning, 2008 woodcut, mixed media on mdf-board 80 x 80 cm	End of the game, 2008 woodcut, mixed media on mdf-board 80 x 80 cm
Honest bravery, 2008 woodcut, mixed media on mdf-board 80 x 80 cm	Xenofobia, 2008 woodcut, mixed media on mdf-board 80 x 80 cm
Forgotten lesson, 2008 woodcut, mixed media on mdf-board 80 x 80 cm	Echo, 2008 woodcut, mixed media on mdf-board 80 x 80 cm

 

KRISTIINA UUSITALO

Painter Kristiina Uusitalo (b. 1959), recipient of the State Prize for the Arts 2008 is a depicter of Finnish nature and scenery. Her treatment of these at once private and shared landscapes brings them to reflect the gaze of the 21st century viewer.

 

The book of our land X, 2008 oil, acrylic, dry pigment, artificial resin on board 120 x 182 cm	The book of our land XV, 2008 oil, dry pigment, acrylic on board 80 x 130 cm
The book of our land XIII, 2008 oil, dry pigment, artificial resin on board 120 x 182 cm	The book of our land VII, 2007 oil, dry pigment, artificial resin on board 80 x 120 cm
Mouth Full of Rain I, 2008 oil, dry pigment, wax, artificial resin on board 40 x 40 cm	Mouth Full of Rain II, 2008 oil, dry pigment, artificial resin on board 40 x 40 cm
Mouth Full of Rain V, 2008 acrylic, oil, dry pigment on board 38 x 38 cm	Mouth Full of Rain VI, 2008 acrylic, oil, dry pigment on board 38 x 38 cm

 

JAN KENNETH WECKMAN

The works of painter Jan Kenneth Weckman, D.A. (b. 1946) have a strongly austere quality and yet his characteristic grids and muted colours exude a sense of vitality and bear the mark of genuine craftsmanship.

 

Now, we only need the rules, 2008 oil on canvas 120 x 100 cm	Necklace, 2008 oil, ink on canvas 95 x 75 cm
Garden, 2008 oil on canvas 100 x 120 cm