Timo Tähkänen
ATTEMPT TO MIX THE LOVELIEST PINK COLOR AND OTHER PAINTINGS
Galleria Huuto – Jätkä 2
11-26 July 2015
In recent years my artistic work has explored color, painting between life and art, everyday esthetics and a painter’s place in society. Occasionally I have tried to break open a painting’s two-dimensional nature and rectangular shape and thus spread the painting to both a physical and social space through my performances or painting interventions. I have explored the relationship between painting and well-being and tried to find a meaningful and relevant way to be a painter in today’s society, for example by setting up a studio in the middle of a group home for old people with memory disorders.
The paintings and installations featured at Galleria Huuto are traces or documentation of an event or encounter. A piece can be based on wondering about a color or a certain memory.
The exhibition has been supported by the Arts Promotion Centre Finland / the Arts Council of Uusimaa.
Further information:
timo_tahkanen at hotmail.com
http://www.kuvataiteilijamatrikkeli.fi/fi/taiteilijat/3435
http://timotahkanen.blogspot.fi/
http://ehdotuksiamaalauksiksi.blogspot.fi/
