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Leena Luostarinen

Galerie Forsblom, January 14–February 6, 2022

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Leena Luostarinen

Blue Elegy, 1990

Oil on canvas

300 x 260 cm / 118 x 102 in

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Leena Luostarinen (1949–2013) undoubtedly ranks among Finland’s most acclaimed contemporary artists. She was a pioneering postmodernist whose big cats, sphinxes, Balinese shadow puppets, and lotus flowers have earned an iconic place in the Finnish contemporary art canon. She made her artistic breakthrough in the eighties with her powerful neo-expressionistic paintings, leading a wave of women artists who made a lasting mark on the Finnish art scene.

Luostarinen’s debut in 1973 coincided with a moment in Finnish art history when young artists consciously rebelled against old traditions, but it was not until the eighties that Finnish art truly shed its old skin by adopting new international influences. Expressionism was the byword of the eighties, an era when artists sought to restore sensuality and materiality to Finnish art. Although Luostarinen undeniably spearheaded this movement, many of her paintings come closer to romanticism than expressionism. Her mythical motifs and symbols allude to earlier artists such as the French Romantic painter Eugene Delacroix.

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Leena Luostarinen

Nefertiti ja kiinalainen nukke

Oil on canvas

300 x 260 cm / 118 x 102 in

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Leena Luostarinen

Nefertiti ja kiinalainen nukke

Oil on canvas

300 x 260 cm / 118 x 102 in

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Leena Luostarinen

Winter Garden, 1993

Oil on canvas

300 x 390 cm / 118 x 154 in

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Leena Luostarinen

Winter Garden, 1993

Oil on canvas

300 x 390 cm / 118 x 154 in

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The power of emotions, charged with myths and Romanticism, is tangible in Luostarinen's body of work. She also drew elements to her works from her many lengthy journeys abroad.

 

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Leena Luostarinen

Yön kuningatar

Oil on canvas

300 x 310 cm / 118 x 122 in

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Leena Luostarinen

Yön kuningatar

Oil on canvas

300 x 310 cm / 118 x 122 in

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Leena Luostarinen was an exquisite painter and vivid colorist. Her pure, intense palette invokes deep torrents of emotion, offering a glimpse into the artist’s subconscious world. Her brushwork exudes a spirit of romanticism, with space and atmosphere being the focal elements in her compositions. Her choice of subject matter reveals her interest in Asian and Mediterranean cultures, and her rich allusions span a vast territory both geographically and historically.

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Leena Luostarinen

Päivän kirkkaus I, 1990

Oil on canvas

300 x 330 cm / 118 x 130 in

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Leena Luostarinen

Päivän kirkkaus I, 1990

Oil on canvas

300 x 330 cm / 118 x 130 in

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Leena Luostarinen won numerous awards and accolades during her career, including the 1995 Pro Finlandia medal. She was decorated with the title of First Class Knight of the White Rose of Finland in 2007. Her work is found in all major Finnish public collections.

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Leena Luostarinen

Liljoja II, januar 12, 1998

Oil on canvas

180 x 131 cm / 71 x 52 in

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Leena Luostarinen

Liljoja II, januar 12, 1998

Oil on canvas

180 x 131 cm / 71 x 52 in

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Leena Luostarinen

Kaksi liskoa, 1994

Oil on canvas

100 x 350 cm / 39 x 138 in

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Leena Luostarinen

Kaksi liskoa, 1994

Oil on canvas

100 x 350 cm / 39 x 138 in

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Leena Luostarinen

Lootuksia (tummin ääriviivoin), 1990

Oil on canvas

250 x 300 cm / 98 x 118 in

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Leena Luostarinen

Lootuksia (tummin ääriviivoin), 1990

Oil on canvas

250 x 300 cm / 98 x 118 in

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