PIGMENT PAINTINGS – Kaisa Soini

Kaisa Soini’s (b. 1966) paintings evoke imagery of various wall surfaces—whether it be tattered wallpaper, corroded rust, or partially crumbled plaster. The focus is on the surface, one that time has shaken and, in doing so, imbued with a tactile sensitivity.

Soini employs a unique painting technique: pigment on canvas. She quite literally plasters her paintings with pigment. The matte surface both absorbs and radiates color and light, creating a shimmering effect that enhances the sense of depth in her works.

In this exhibition, Soini continues her exploration of the relationship between visual art and architecture, a theme she has previously worked on. From this perspective, the ‘wall’ serves as a fitting point of intersection. Questions of spatiality have now become more simplified or abstract, and Soini approaches them in a more stripped-down manner, fully embracing the principles of painting.

In 2002, the Arts Council of Finland awarded Kaisa Soini a five-year state artist grant. She holds a degree in architecture from Cranbrook Academy of Art in the United States and Tampere University of Technology. Soini has worked as a visual artist since 1994 and is a member of the Finnish Painters’ Union. She currently lives and works in Tampere.

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