Drawings and Crafts – Tiina Lamminen

This art exhibition invites the viewer to reflect on the relationships and values between art, skill, and craftsmanship. A drawn or painted image is easily recognized as art, but what happens when an object like a pillow is presented as a work of art? The exhibition features four thematic sets, with the common thread being that part of the meaning of the works is found in the title and accompanying text.

The aphorisms in the “room pictures” are chosen from spam email subject lines. The room pictures are created as reverse glass paintings.

The replicas of pillows from the furniture store IKEA are made using counted cross-stitch.

The subjects of the ink paintings are culturally and historically significant.

The exhibition also includes a series of drawings of Romani jewelry.

Tiina Lamminen is from Nakkila and currently resides in Tampere. She has studied at the Munich Academy of Fine Arts and graduated from the University of Art and Design Helsinki. The artist has held several exhibitions.

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