Maija Lempiäinen Nyren

Basic information

b. 1957, Uusikaupunki
Visual Artist
Residence: Skarpnäck

Contact information

Phone number: +4686498361

Artist’s Statement

My own roots have had a great impact on me as an artist. The contrast at home between what was Karelian and what was varsinais, or
Finnish. Shadow and light, colors and contrasting colors, form and negative form. The signifi cance of color and the simplicity of form. To
become one with painting, to feel a sense of involvement, to be genuine, to experience the joy of new discoveries. The smell of oil paints,
the sensuality of the pigments, the brushes. The process is more important than the result.
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Bio

– I was born in Finland, in Nystad, a
coastal town near Åbo. My parents
represented two different parts of Finland.
My mother’s family came from the west
coast and my father’s family came from
Karelia. My mother’s family had lived in
the archipelago around Nystad for several
generations. When the war broke out my
father fl ed from Karelia and was evacuated
to Nystad. My childhood was characterized
by Karelian pirogs and quark. Blueberries,
cabbage and summers on the
island Karialinen. I moved to Stockholm as
a twenty year old student. Working as a
catering assistant, I began studying art and
continued on as an artist.