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PAINTINGS 2021

From the exhibibition "In Heaven as on Earth" at the tm-gallery in Helsinki::

My paintings describe an extended reality, where heaven and earth are one, and separation just an illusion. In the paintings I combine realistic elements with abstract symbols to try to depict the forces that affect our existence. I am interested in symbolism, different spiritual traditions, magical realism and the visual narrative in medieval religious art. The exhibition consists of oil paintings.

The problems we have today regarding the ecological balance affect every person's life. It is basically a matter of our spiritual health. Our life choices can be good or bad. We can choose between soiling and destroying, or we can choose to cherish and nurture. The choice is free. In my works there is the idea that all life is sacred, and that all life is consciousness.

I thank TAIKE and the Héléne and Walter Grönqvist Foundation for their support of my artistic work.

All photos below: Jussi Tiainen

Cave of Truth, 2021, oil on canvas, 160x120 cm

Ouroboros, 2021, oil on canvas, 160x120 cm (Finnish National Gallery)

View from the exhibition "In Heaven as on Earth" at tm-gallery in Helsinki 2022.

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Illusion, 2021, oil on canvas, 160x120 cm

Human, 2021, oil on canvas, 250x110 cm (Saastamoinen Foundation)

For those who listen, 2021, oil on canvas, 60x40 cm (private collection)

Bliss, 2021, oil on canvas, 50x61 cm

Humility, 2021, oil on canvas, 50x61 cm

View from the exhibition "In Heaven as on Earth" at tm-gallery in Helsinki 2022

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View from the exhibition "In Heaven as on Earth" at tm-gallery in Helsinki 2022.

View from the exhibition "In Heaven as on Earth" at tm-gallery in Helsinki 2022.

© Gun Holmström 2020