Window №1
80x120cm. Oil on canvas. 2023
Window №2
80x120cm. Oil on canvas. 2023
Window №3
80x120cm. Oil on canvas. 2023
Window №4
80x120cm. Oil on canvas. 2023
Window №5
80x120cm. Acrylic, canvas. 2025
Window №6
80x120cm. Oil on canvas. 2025
Window №5.
In this acrylic painting the point of reference is the Spanish painter Francisco Goya`s artwork named “The Third of May 1808 in Madrid”, completed in 1814.
In this acrylic painting the point of reference is the Spanish painter Francisco Goya`s artwork named “The Third of May 1808 in Madrid”, completed in 1814.
Window №3.
In this artwork I refer to the “Burning the Brushwood” painting by Finnish artist Eero Järnefelt (1893).
In this artwork I refer to the “Burning the Brushwood” painting by Finnish artist Eero Järnefelt (1893).
Window №6.
In this artwork, I refer to the “Liberty Leading the People” painting by the French artist Eugène Delacroix (1830).
In this artwork, I refer to the “Liberty Leading the People” painting by the French artist Eugène Delacroix (1830).
Window №4.
In this artwork I refer to the “Conveying the Child's Coffin” (A Child's Funeral) painting by Finnish painter Albert Edelfelt completed in 1879.
In this artwork I refer to the “Conveying the Child's Coffin” (A Child's Funeral) painting by Finnish painter Albert Edelfelt completed in 1879.
Window №1.
In this painting I refer to the “Barge Haulers on the Volga” or “Burlaki on the Volga”— painting by Russian artist Ilya Repin(1870–1873).
In this painting I refer to the “Barge Haulers on the Volga” or “Burlaki on the Volga”— painting by Russian artist Ilya Repin(1870–1873).
Window №2.
In this artwork I use a reference to Pieter Bruegel’s The Blind Leading the Blind (1568).
In this artwork I use a reference to Pieter Bruegel’s The Blind Leading the Blind (1568).
A central theme that unites all my artworks is the research of the art history and reconsidering it through a different lens. In my paintings, I use parts of the Russian, Finnish and European masterpieces and reinterpret it in a modern gaze putting them as a backdrop for contemporary content.
In the “Window” series the image of the window is crucial. Being an everyday object — a frame through which we view the outside world — in this series, the window holds deeper significance and embodies multiple symbolic meanings. For me, the window is not just a threshold between inner and outer realms. I use the window as a shifting gateway to the world of the past and do reflect on the differences, similarities and interconnections of past and present divided by the window. Thus, I explore the duality of past and present, merging two worlds and mixing different historical and social contexts to uncover new layers of meanings. Through this dialogue between past and present, I am able to reflect on both personal and collective experiences and memories.
When I started showing my artworks to different audiences, I noticed that the works of, for example, Finnish artists are not very well-known outside of Finland, and the works of Russian masters are often unfamiliar to the European audience. That's when I decided that it would be appropriate to provide a list of paintings I made references to while working on this series.
In the “Window” series the image of the window is crucial. Being an everyday object — a frame through which we view the outside world — in this series, the window holds deeper significance and embodies multiple symbolic meanings. For me, the window is not just a threshold between inner and outer realms. I use the window as a shifting gateway to the world of the past and do reflect on the differences, similarities and interconnections of past and present divided by the window. Thus, I explore the duality of past and present, merging two worlds and mixing different historical and social contexts to uncover new layers of meanings. Through this dialogue between past and present, I am able to reflect on both personal and collective experiences and memories.
When I started showing my artworks to different audiences, I noticed that the works of, for example, Finnish artists are not very well-known outside of Finland, and the works of Russian masters are often unfamiliar to the European audience. That's when I decided that it would be appropriate to provide a list of paintings I made references to while working on this series.
