Aki Turunen (FI)
Aki Turunen’s paintings are based on a combination of intuitive, subconscious imagery and a knowledge of art history. He is a profoundly material-conscious artist. Mastering and developing different methods and switching media plays a major role in his creative process.
Aki Turunen (b. 1983) lives and works in Helsinki. He graduated with an MFA from the Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki, in 2011. Turunen has also studied painting at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen. His works have been shown in several solo and group exhibitions in Finland and Denmark. His works are, among others, in the collections of Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, the Saastamoinen Foundation, and the Finnish State Art Commission.
Attention, Step Away from the Yellow Line
Tempera on wood
2021
Photo by Jussi Tiainen
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The Dragon Tamer
Tempera on wood
2021
Photo by Jussi Tiainen
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The Diabolical Pandemonium
Tempera on wood
2021
Photo by Jussi Tiainen
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Regina, Scrovegni
Silverpoint, beeswax and oil on icon board
2020
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Fever
Soft pastel on pastel card
2022
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Attention, Step Away from the Yellow Line
Tempera on wood, 2021
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The Dragon Tamer
Tempera on wood, 2021
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The Diabolical Pandemonium
Tempera on wood, 2021
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Regina, Scrovegni
Silverpoint, beeswax and oil on icon board, 2020
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Fever
Soft pastel on pastel card, 2022
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Aki Turunen at his exhibition 'The Dragon Tamer', Helsinki Contemporary, 2022