I’m an artist who cannot repair a car but I can fantasize about it.
“AUTOMOTO”
since 2021
Our house used to be a farmer's house and that's why you can find plenty of technical suppliers for repairing almost everything in the world. Except these, you can find huge piles of trashy stuff, mainly placed inside a big barn and surrounding outside area. I like harmony. This mess was making me depressed. One day, during the walk to the composter, with bio garbage, I noticed it. That trashy stuff has its own beauty! Suddenly I felt that they wanted to be painted. I portray car engines, tires, broken lawnmowers, and canisters of spoiled oils.
The faded elegance and rust-stained surfaces, express for me the symbols of resilience and character. They stand as testaments to both - the fragility and strength of human beings. They remind us that beauty can be found even in the most imperfect and weathered forms.
Oil barel & Saskia, oil on canvas, 90 cm x 60 cm, 2021
The Double Portrait of the Mowers At The End Of Time, oil on canvas, 200 cm x 140 cm, 2021
Broken tire, oil on canvas, 100 cm x 90 cm, 2022
Nissan Micra, oil on canvas, 200 cm x 200 cm, 2021
Lada Niva, oil on canvas, 200 cm x 140 cm, 2022
Weber, oil on canvas, 40 cm x 40 cm, 2021
Nissan Micra, oil on canvas, 200 cm x 200 cm, 2021
Exhibition view “AutoMoto,” Gas station Gulf, Ruotsinkylä, Finland, 2022
Exhibition view “AutoMoto,” Gas station Gulf, Ruotsinkylä, Finland, 2022
Rainy day, oil on canvas, 170 cm x 130 cm, 2023