272. Riikka Kontio – Kulttuurikiihdyttämö TILA

Address

Pikisaarentie 15 B
90100 Oulu

Phone

+358504905569

Genre

Painting, Visual arts

Accessible for persons with reduced mobility

Information about the artist / the group

I am a painter from Oulu. I paint with acrylic and acrylic inks in addition to oil paints. Besides brushes, I also paint with fabrics and sponges. Often I do the painting by washing, removing the colour from the top of the lower layer – light. In my almost abstract paintings, you can often find a figurative element. I also work with used materials that have collected in corners, making assemblage.

My approach to the human being is holistic and this also influences my artistic work. I am inspired by themes that deal with the human mind and the meanings it produces. Emotions such as terrible shame and protective anger fascinate me. Human fragility and pain invite me to work.

Program during Konstrundan

Gentle Bears (Pirjo Lempeä and Riikka Kontio) art exhibition at Creative Space in Pikisaari.

Driving directions

Welcome to the third floor, room 315, Luova Tila!