Saara Mesterton

Saara Mesterton
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Basic information

b. 1958, Kuhmo
visual artist, painter
Residence: Kerava

Contact information

Phone number: +358 45 1309161

Artist’s Statement

I explore various aspects of the human condition: fragility, limitations, and incapacity, as well as strength, the pursuit of beauty, and harmony. My art is born from a desire to seek humanity's place in life and death.

Colour plays an important role in my paintings. I move between abstraction and figurative.

My art work is influenced by Bauhaus modernism and foremost by the colour thinking of Josef Albers. Marimekko's straight-line patterns also made a strong impression on me during my school years, when Marimekko T-shirts made everything look like moving stripes.

Recently my abstract oil paintings are augmented with images, created by artist and researcher Hannu Töyrylä using his own unique methods and tools. In this way, an ambiguous narrative element is added to the abstract.

I have been making performance videos in addition to painting. In performance, I deal with issues and perspectives that made me interested in a subject. Performance always involves painting, animation or otherwise as part of the video. Often there is also a song I sing myself.
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Current information

Galleria Napa
 27.9.-21.10.2025
Kairatie 3
96100 Rovaniemi

ArtSibbe 6.8.-24.8.2025
Sipoon taiteilijat ry:n vuosinäyttely ARTBORG 35
Pilvilinnanatie 2
Sipoo

Anonyymin taiteen näyttely 16.7.-2.8.2025
Seppälänpuistotie 15
Mänttä

Galleria Uusi Kipinä Kulma
18.9.-6.10.2024
Kymintie 1
15140 Lahti

Art Radar Blog
http://newandabstract.com/blogs/news/five-questions-to-saara-mesterton

Works from the artist

Name of the work: Ailahtelevan kuninkaan poismeno
Name of the work: Ajelehdimme elämän virrassa
Name of the work: Syksyn muta
Name of the work: Syksy
Name of the work: Kesämuisto
Name of the work: Kesän varjoja
Name of the work: Kesä ja voikukat
Name of the work: Alkukevät
Name of the work: Talvi
Name of the work: Talven valo
Name of the work: Toivon kivet
Name of the work: Kesämaalaus No 1
Name of the work: Ikkuna ja auringonlasku II
Name of the work: Heijastus II
Name of the work: Ikkuna I
Name of the work: Ikkuna II
Name of the work: Heijastus I
Name of the work: Ikkuna ja auringonlasku I
Name of the work: Kesämaalaus No 2
Name of the work: Kesämaalaus No 3
Name of the work: Kesämaalaus No 4
Name of the work: Kesämaalaus No 5
Name of the work: Kesämaalaus No 6
Name of the work: Durme durme, Nuku nuku
Name of the work: En målarinnas självporträtt, Taidemaalarin omakuva
Name of the work: Hirvi
Name of the work: Sydämeni laulu
Name of the work: Keravan kollit yhteisötaideteos
Name of the work: Stabat Mater
Name of the work: Pelikortti I
Name of the work: Pelikortti III
Name of the work: Pelikortti IV
Name of the work: Pelikortti V

Bio

After my studies in music and visual arts, I have had solo exhibitions, including at Taidekeskus Mältinranta Tampere, Galleria Rikhard in Helsinki, Turun taiteilijaseura's Just-gallery, Emil Danielsson's stone atelier in Sastamala, Galleria Uusi Kipinä in Lahti (2024) and galleria Napa in Rovaniemi (2025).

 I have participated in numerous group exhibitions, with the most significant ones being in Mänttä the Exhibition of Anonymous Art, at Kerava Art Museum, Ruukin Galleria in Tuusula, Porvoo Art Hall, Art Fair Suomi at Helsinki Cable Factory (2015, 2017, 2019), Artborg 35 in Sipoo (2022, 2025), and Galleria Alli in Kerava.

I am a member of Muu ry (Finnish Artists' Association), Sipoon taiteilijat ry (Artists of Sipoo) , and Yö ry (Yö Artists' Community).

 As a visual artist, I have contributed my visual perspective to various collaborative projects. 

The latest is my participation in Jani Vepsä's doctoral research on Artistic Thinking, Practical Framework 2023-2024 (Aalto University). 

During the renovation of Kerava Asemansilta in 2018-2019, there was a participatory urban planning art project, where we created cat figures  for the bridge's railings in collaboration with the children and youth of  Keravan kuvataidekoulu (Kerava Art School) and Keravan Kaupunkitekniikka (Kerava City Engineering). 

At Kerava Taidetivoli from 2016 to 2019, which was a flagship project of the Ministry of Education and Culture, we conceived and implemented visual arts, music, and dance workshops for children and youth.

I participated in the steering group for the  Osallistava museo (Inclusive Museum) project at the Arts and Museum Center Sinkka in 2015-2016. 

From 2013 to 2017, we implemented three Osaava (Competent) projects

in the Kerava, Järvenpää, and Tuusula areas, with the basic idea of artist-teacher collaboration. 

I was involved in the planning of Studio Apartments for Kerava in 1993-1994.

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