Janne Saarinen's paintings depict imaginative shapes, figures and spaces. He's works are pictures made up of material layers, the subjects of which show influences from nature and growing up in the digitized world. Saarinen is interested in the contradictions and similarities of different realities. In his works, he often strives for human emotion, which tends to emerge from the brushstrokes like a electric tension waiting to be released.
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b. 1995, Äänekoski
lives and works in Helsinki
Education
2023 - Master of Fine Arts, Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki
2020 - Bachelor of Culture and Arts, Lapland University of Applied Sciences, Tornio
Solo Exhibitions
2024 - Mutaatio, Galleria Becker, Jyväskylä
2021 - Protokolla, Makers' Gallery, Vaasa
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024 - Taidekeskus Ahjo, Joensuu
2023 - Autumn salon, Tm-galleria, Helsinki
2023 - Kuvan Kevät 2023, Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki
2022 - Kankaanpään Galleria, Kankaanpää
2021 - Galleria Jäähuone, Joutsa
2019 - The Art of Basware, Helsinki
2019 - Kuvataiteen valtakunta 2019, Pietarsaari
Prizes & Grants
2023 - Taideyliopiston tukisäätiö, Stipend
2023 - Helsingin Saskia, Stipend
2023 - Anita Snellman Foundation, Artist grant
2021 - Arts Promotion Center Finland (Taike), Artist grant
2021 - The Finnish Cultural Foundation (SKR), Summer of the Arts- Project grant
Memberships
2024 - Helsinki Artists' Association
2021 - Finnish Painters Union (Candidate membership)
Publications
2023 - Master's thesis, Sähköstä materiaksi, Taju
2022 - Hohde, kartta ja punainen palkki, Taidetutka 1/2022
2021 - Painting of the future -article, Taide-lehti 2/2021
2020 - Bachelor's thesis, Digital Painting as a Tool for Expression, Theseus
Other
2021 - Museum of Contemporary Emotions, The Prime Minister's Office, Virtual exhibition
2020-2021 - Gallery assistant, Kankaanpään Taideyhdistys ry
Works in collections
HUS Taidekokoelma
