Tiina Vainio
Artist banks
Taide rakentamisessa -taiteilijapankkiBasic information
b. 1960, Sauvo
Visual Artist, Print Maker, Painter
Residence: Turku
Contact information
Phone number: 044 9064529
Email: art.tiinavainio@gmail.com
Artist’s Statement
Artist and print maker by education, I have extended my workfield to include also stage design, environmental art as well as park planning. I use surprising materials in my works, delicious and layered combinations and ways of working: a piece of sail becomes a canvas, twigs become a sculpture, graphic prints become wall paper. The materials tell their own story. I love working with my hands; to carve plastic or to scoop out wood; to place a featherlight, thin silver coating on the surface of a work.
The motives of my work are usually connected to nature and the local environment of people, regardless if weeds, the developmental stages of butterfly larvae or the abstract meaning of these are in question. My works also contemplate difficult and conflicting matters: changes in a landscape, cityscape or a cultural landscape, the endurance of nature and breakdowns of the human mind.
I believe in the power of beauty, and that it’s possible to tackle even difficult themes through it. I see beauty almost everywhere. A painting of an excavator by a gravel pit can be beautiful. My works sometimes contain humour, a twinkle in the eyes. In addition to traditional art venues, I bring my art out also elsewhere and enjoy co-working with professionals of different fields.
The motives of my work are usually connected to nature and the local environment of people, regardless if weeds, the developmental stages of butterfly larvae or the abstract meaning of these are in question. My works also contemplate difficult and conflicting matters: changes in a landscape, cityscape or a cultural landscape, the endurance of nature and breakdowns of the human mind.
I believe in the power of beauty, and that it’s possible to tackle even difficult themes through it. I see beauty almost everywhere. A painting of an excavator by a gravel pit can be beautiful. My works sometimes contain humour, a twinkle in the eyes. In addition to traditional art venues, I bring my art out also elsewhere and enjoy co-working with professionals of different fields.
Current information
Solo exhibition in Gallery Aura in Turku 2020Group exhibition in Kaliningrad Art Museum 2020
Workshop in Kaliningrad in October 2019
Group exhibition Sea Sisters in Vasa Art Hall 23.3.-19.5.2019
Group exhibition in Reykjavik in Isllensk Grafik Gallery 2018
Solo exhibiotion in Amos Andersson Söderlångvik Vivan-cafe 2018
Group exhibition Sea Sisters in Örö former military area 2018
Solo exhibition in Brinkhall Manor in Turku 2018
Solo exhibition in Gallery Bronda in Helsinki 2017
Solo exhibition in Gallery Joella in Turku 2016
Solo exhibition in Artists´ Associations Gallery in Helsinki 2018
