Porin Saskiat ry, Scholarship Exhibition – Paula Koivuviita and Loviisa Tala

Strength from Art

Paula Koivuviita is a painter from Pori, born in 1976, who graduated from the Pori Art School in 2005. She has participated in numerous joint and group exhibitions and has also held solo exhibitions. Her works are included in the collection of the Pori Art Museum, displayed in the premises of the North Pori Occupational Health Center.

The exhibition is titled “Strength from Art”, with the theme focusing on the diversity of nature. For Koivuviita, nature is a favorite subject to paint and serves as a source of inspiration. The starting point of her exhibition is to remind us of the importance of nature for our well-being. Nature provides strength and a sense of well-being, and when nature is painted onto canvas, we draw strength from art. The exhibition will feature bold and rich colors as well as various forms of nature. The subjects are approached realistically but with a light modern touch. The works depict details of nature and are all oil paintings.

Loviisa Tala is a visual artist born in Pori, who graduated from the Satakunta University of Applied Sciences, Kankaanpää, in the spring of 2010. She specializes in printmaking, and over the course of her studies, screen printing has become her primary means of expression.

“I am fascinated by old machines, their rugged aesthetics, and the stories they carry. I have aimed to depict the emotional states of different machines and to make them appear human and sentient. In doing so, I explore both machines and the human mind,” Tala explains.

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