Parking meter art project

The piece was inspired by Turku and its history. I’ve picked the flowers presented in the image from meadows – including golden marguerite, great mullein and bladder campion. Two local poodles, Elli and Peppi, served as my guides on the meadows. Depending on the light, the viewer’s state of mind and the plant, the flowers may sometimes appear to have faces – we look at the flowers and the flowers look back at us.

I borrowed the gazes of the flowers from historical figures from Turku: Eric IV and his spouse Karin Månsdotter, the Duchess of Finland Catherine Jagiellon, painter Margareta Capsia and Aline Grönberg, also known as “vanumamma”. The background colours imitate those used in the walls of buildings in the western parts of the Turku city centre, such as the tiles of the former Kela house.

I am Kati Immonen, a Turku-based visual artist and I work at the Art House Turku.

I am renewing my main technique of watercolour painting as one of the media of contemporary painting by incorporating unexpected content and techniques into my bright and multidimensional paintings.

I’ve designed artwork for public spaces in places such as the Vuorela School (Turku), Jyväskylä NOVA Hospital, Turku University Hospital and the Helsinki Light Rail Line 15 stop at Kurkijoenpuisto Park in Espoo. I work part-time as a visual arts teacher at the Art Academy of the Turku University of Applied Sciences, I’m also part of the Merisiskot artists’ collective whose work is focused on the Baltic Sea.

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The heart of Turku’s lively market square has been captured in the piece. The artwork results from long-term work that required precision, and it was originally drawn on paper with a marker and then coloured with a computer.

It started with my reflection on what Turku means to me and how I could portray the very centre of Turku in one image. I ended up capturing the city in the summer using one of the elements we are all familiar with, the market stalls in the Turku Market Square. The artwork also includes some of the quirky characters, citizens, who are also featured in my other artistic works. These citizens are imaginative, detailed, curious and boundary-breaking characters who communicate about equality and non-discrimination as distinct, diverse individuals.

Delicious colours, small details and references to Turku hidden in the piece form a whole that depicts the oldest city in Finland with a playful approach.

I wanted to bring out summery, bright and rich tones in the two colour palettes used in the piece. One of the colour variations was inspired by my mother’s flower bed and its hues of pink and orange. In the other, I ended up using gentle summer pastels.

Turun auringon alla (Under the Turku Sun) is a piece that transports the viewer to an atmospheric Turku at sunset. The artwork results from long-term work that required precision, and it was originally drawn on paper with a marker and then coloured with a computer. As I spent a lot of time during my upper secondary school years in the areas around Turku city centre depicted in the artwork, I’ve grown really familiar and fond of these places.

The artwork includes buildings located near Turku Market Square, such as the orthodox church, the Art Museum, the Market Hall and the Verdand House. The Vartiovuori Observatory, visible from the city centre, and the market square and Puolalanpuisto Park, which are located at the heart of the city, also found their places in the piece. Familiar Turku landmarks, such as Posankka, which greets everyone coming to the city from the Helsinki direction, the Lucky Horse on the pedestrian precinct and a market square lamp post are also hidden in the piece. The colour palette used in the artwork was inspired by the magnificent hues of a sunset.

Some of the quirky characters, citizens, also featured in my other artistic work are also depicted in the Puolalanpuisto park section. These citizens are imaginative, detailed, curious and boundary-breaking characters who communicate about equality and non-discrimination as distinct, diverse individuals.

I am Jade Järvinen, a young self-learned artist, photographer, videographer and graphic designer based in Turku.  My art is not limited to a particular style, method or colour scheme. I create my pieces by drawing, taking photos and using a computer.

I have created collections of artwork consisting of different themes that deal with topics such as my beloved hometown Turku, graphical interpretations of architecture and detailed worlds, situations and milieus.

With my art, I aim to delight, stir emotions and ideas and provide new perspectives. I love to create detailed and meticulous pieces drawn with a marker that open up new insights the longer you spend looking at them.

Read more:  jadejarvinenart.fi

In the Matkalla (On a Journey) piece, you can sense the aesthetics of the frescos of Medieval castles and imagery related to seafaring. Meanwhile, the colours and lines of the piece reflect more contemporary influences as well as a rougher aesthetic. The artwork uses marker and digital drawing techniques.  

I am is Matti Lankinen, I live and work in Turku. My work has been inspired by dozens of countries. In spring 2024, I studied the secco technique in Egypt. My previous public works in Turku can be seen in places such as Scandic Hamburger Börs. I have also worked for the cities of Turku and Naantali in various community art projects, among other work.

Read more: mattilankinen.com

“The layers of time in the old city.” This photo collage tells stories about the rich history of the city and its changes, using multi-exposure and a layered effect to create depth and connections between different eras and architectural styles.

The work combines a detail on a window of the Archbishop’s building with the landscape formed by the roofs of the wooden houses in the area. Image mirroring has also been used to highlight geometric shapes and duplicate interesting details.

I took the photographs for this multi-exposed piece in the courtyard of the Sibelius Museum in March 2022. The piece combines images of an ancient oak and the museum’s stone-built supporting wall.

I made an immediate connection between these images when I saw them on the camera, while also modifying their colours, and I noticed how their colours merged with the colours used in the Ukrainian flag. Later in the spring, I participated in a charity exhibition with this artwork that I had printed and framed. The proceeds from the sale of the piece were donated in their entirety to organisations supporting and aiding Ukraine.
 
I am Vesa Loikas, a fine art photographer, filmmaker and architect from Turku.

My art revolves around an interplay between humans and their surroundings – the moments when humans, landscapes and architecture meet. Key themes in my photos and films include nature, milieu, architecture and contemporary dance.

My art prints are exhibited in dozens of different public and private spaces. My photos have also been published in numerous books and magazines. My award-winning short films have received international awards and have been showcased at several festivals on three continents.

I have studied and worked in both Finland and the United States. I currently live and work in Turku in the historic wood-built district in Piispankatu and a studio in Art House Turku.
 
Read more: vesaloikas.com/park

The taking-in, sharing, and recording of information have always been key in the development of the human species. We have watched, listened, observed and copied, remembered and learnt to communicate all of it forward.  Later we have written things down, deduced and calculated, combined, invented - through both coincidence and trial and error.

Expanding the circle of knowledge has required curiosity, open-mindedness, strive, determination, and boldness from us.  In addition, it has required the ability to think of something that does not exist yet. Everything, that the human world has done, is originally a product of this ability to imagine, i.e. imagination, before being realised as artefacts.

The first foundation of my piece is human imagination which is shared both by the making of science and the making of art.  The second foundation is the point, about a decade back, when the amount of information exceeded our ability to comprehend it.

I am Hans-Peter Schütt, a multidisciplinary artist and a jack of all visual arts.

My medium is determined on a project-specific basis by the content of the artworks or the location where they are implemented or exhibited. My pieces for public spaces are often guided by a site-specific approach.

I work in Turku, Tampere and Jyväskylä. I am the founding member of Galleria Jänis, an art gallery in Turku. In 2017–2021, I worked as a regional arts consultant for environmental art at the Arts Promotion Centre Finland.

My collections deal with topics such as my beloved hometown Turku, graphical interpretations of architecture, and detailed worlds, situations and milieus.

Read more: hanspeterschutt.blogspot.com