Raija Korppila
Basic information
b. 1957, Raahe
Graphic Artist/Printmaker
Residence: Turku
Contact information
Email: raija.korppila@kotinet.com
Artist’s Statement
Touch of time
In my artworks I represent ambiances of past time and the present. They have a dialogue.
In my latest Oasis series, the starting point is the moments in the forest. In the forest nature, nature's shapes, details and colors are in harmonious balance with each other. In the Oasis series, these elements create their own symmetrical compositions.
I work with the photogravure method of printmaking. The soft imprint of the technique beautifully reproduces shades from light to dark velvety surfaces. I draw and paint the motifs on films, which are exposed to UV light on a photosensitive plate. The artworks are printed by hand using traditional intaglio printing.
In my artworks I represent ambiances of past time and the present. They have a dialogue.
In my latest Oasis series, the starting point is the moments in the forest. In the forest nature, nature's shapes, details and colors are in harmonious balance with each other. In the Oasis series, these elements create their own symmetrical compositions.
I work with the photogravure method of printmaking. The soft imprint of the technique beautifully reproduces shades from light to dark velvety surfaces. I draw and paint the motifs on films, which are exposed to UV light on a photosensitive plate. The artworks are printed by hand using traditional intaglio printing.
Current information
Gallery Myötätuuli, Raija Korppila and Juha Laakso, Oulu2026 Capital of Culture program, December 2026 - January 2027, RaaheGallery Joella, Raija Korppila and Juha Laakso, 16.9. -11.10.2026, Turku
Oasis, Studio G, Finnish Printmakers Association, 1. - 26.10.2025, Helsinki
Oasis, 2.8. - 27.8.2023, ARTila, Oulu Artists Association
Project Babel, an international collective graphic art project and exhibition:
2025 Niihama City Museum of Art, Japan
2024 Contellation Studios, Nebraska, USA
2023 Galley Ratamo, Jyväskylä
https://www.jyvaskyla.fi/ratamo/grafiikan-paja/projekti-babel
