Reima Nevalainen b. 1984

Biography
Photo: Reima Nevalainen
Photo: Reima Nevalainen

 

Born in Espoo, Finland  | Lives and works in Porvoo, Finland

 

Reima Nevalainen’s use of collage and décollage is intimately connected to the thematic content of his paintings. We see vestiges of a complex process of cutting, ripping, and erasing on the canvas. His technique involves a laborious process of addition, removal, trial, and error. For Nevalainen, painting is an antidote to the disembodied stream of images that consumes our daily existence. Humans and nature are the subject matter of Reima Nevalainen’s collage paintings—not as conflicting elements, however, for human figures and nature coexist as equals in his compositions. Nevalainen mines his subject matter from personal experience, trusting in the intuitive power of the subconscious.

 

Nevalainen graduated from Kankaanpää Art School in 2008 as a painting major. In 2016, he was chosen as Finland’s Young Artist of the Year. He has held numerous solo shows in Finland and throughout Europe, the US, and Japan. His work is found in Finland’s leading museums, including the Helsinki Art Museum HAM and the Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma.

 

Galerie Forsblom has been representing Reima Nevalainen since 2011. 

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Works
  • Reima Nevalainen, Body of Water, 2024
    Reima Nevalainen
    Body of Water, 2024
    Acrylics, collage and sand on canvas
    64 7/8h x 78 5/8w in
    165.0h x 200.0w cm
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  • Reima Nevalainen, Cross Section, 2024
    Reima Nevalainen
    Cross Section, 2024
    Acrylics, collage, sand and marker on canvas
    51 1/8h x 64 7/8w in
    130.0h x 165.0w cm
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  • Reima Nevalainen, Evaporation, 2024
    Reima Nevalainen
    Evaporation, 2024
    Acrylics, collage, sand and pencil on canvas
    39 2/8h x 35 3/8w in
    100.0h x 90.0w cm
  • Reima Nevalainen, Genkan, 2024
    Reima Nevalainen
    Genkan, 2024
    Acrylics, collage, pencil, marker and sand on canvas
    17 5/8h x 13 6/8w in
    45.0h x 35.0w cm
  • Reima Nevalainen, Staring at the Sun, 2024
    Reima Nevalainen
    Staring at the Sun, 2024
    Acrylics, collage, sand and pencil on canvas
    35 3/8h x 39 2/8w in
    90.0h x 100.0w cm
  • Reima Nevalainen, Two Figures Alighting, 2024
    Reima Nevalainen
    Two Figures Alighting, 2024
    Acrylics, collage, sand, pencil and pastel on canvas
    66 7/8h x 55 1/8w in
    170.0h x 140.0w cm
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  • Reima Nevalainen, Figure Against Red Background I, 2023
    Reima Nevalainen
    Figure Against Red Background I, 2023
    Acrylics, collage, sand and pencil on canvas
    19 5/8h x 15 3/4w in
    50.0h x 40.0w cm
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  • Reima Nevalainen, Hidden in the Night, 2023
    Reima Nevalainen
    Hidden in the Night, 2023
    Acrylics, collage and sand on canvas
    23 4/8h x 27 4/8w in
    60.0h x 70.0w cm
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  • Reima Nevalainen, Rain Studies I, 2023
    Reima Nevalainen
    Rain Studies I, 2023
    Acrylics, collage and marker on canvas
    23 4/8h x 27 4/8w in
    60.0h x 70.0w cm
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  • Reima Nevalainen, Reclining Nude, 2023
    Reima Nevalainen
    Reclining Nude, 2023
    Acrylics, collage, sand and charcoal on canvas
    35 3/8h x 39 2/8w in
    90.0h x 100.0w cm
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  • Reima Nevalainen, Birds Thrown Into the Air, 2019
    Reima Nevalainen
    Birds Thrown Into the Air, 2019
    Acrylics, collage, sand and pastel on canvas
    64 7/8h x 78 5/8w in
    165.0h x 200.0w cm
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  • Reima Nevalainen, Muscle Study, 2019
    Reima Nevalainen
    Muscle Study, 2019
    acrylics, collage, pastel and sand on canvas
    39 2/8h x 35 3/8w in
    100.0h x 90.0w cm
  • Reima Nevalainen, Heavy Breathing I, 2017
    Reima Nevalainen
    Heavy Breathing I, 2017
    Acrylic, collage and sand on canvas
    64 7/8h x 94 3/8w in
    165.0h x 240.0w cm
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  • Reima Nevalainen, Traces and Cuts, 2017
    Reima Nevalainen
    Traces and Cuts, 2017
    Acrylic and collage on MDF
    13 7/8h x 23 4/8w in
    35.5h x 60.0w cm
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  • Reima Nevalainen, Graven Image, 2016
    Reima Nevalainen
    Graven Image, 2016
    Acrylic, collage, and sand on MDF board
    64 7/8h x 94 3/8w in
    165.0h x 240.0w cm
  • Reima Nevalainen, Consume us, 2015
    Reima Nevalainen
    Consume us, 2015
    Acrylics and collage on canvas
    51 1/8h x 44 7/8w in
    130.0h x 114.0w cm
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  • Reima Nevalainen, Containment, 2015
    Reima Nevalainen
    Containment, 2015
    Acrylics, collage, sand and coloured pencil on canvas
    23 4/8h x 27 4/8w in
    60.0h x 70.0w cm
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  • Reima Nevalainen, The Effects of Rain, 2011
    Reima Nevalainen
    The Effects of Rain, 2011
    Acrylic and collage on canvas
    59 1/8h x 51 1/8w in
    150.0h x 130.0w cm
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  • Reima Nevalainen, Event in a Landscape, 2006
    Reima Nevalainen
    Event in a Landscape, 2006
    Acrylic, sand and pencil on canvas
    51 4/8h x 39 2/8w in
    131.0h x 100.0w cm
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