Kirsimaria Elisabet Törönen
Basic information
b. 1969, Tampere
Visual Artist, producer, art educator, artist-curator
Residence: Mänttä
Contact information
Phone number: +358 400 903 476
Email: kirsimaria.toronen@gmail.com
Artist’s Statement
Art is a journey - seldom an answer
My starting point is in drawing, which I strive to free from paper. I am interetsed in freeing the line and drawing as a spatial element and transporting it to three-dimensional works. I am interested in the surface, the symbolic and psychological nature of the line and the multisensory nature of the material. Character psychology, gender research and cultural sensitivity are at the center of my artistic work. I comment on art history in my works.
I strive to get away from traditional working methods and narrative styles limited by art form. I implement life cycle thinking in several short-term site-specific installations and exhibition-specific works.
My starting point is in drawing, which I strive to free from paper. I am interetsed in freeing the line and drawing as a spatial element and transporting it to three-dimensional works. I am interested in the surface, the symbolic and psychological nature of the line and the multisensory nature of the material. Character psychology, gender research and cultural sensitivity are at the center of my artistic work. I comment on art history in my works.
I strive to get away from traditional working methods and narrative styles limited by art form. I implement life cycle thinking in several short-term site-specific installations and exhibition-specific works.
Current information
Upcoming exhibitions2023 September Fiesta! by 20x20, Galleria Halmetoja Mänttä
2023 October "Après moi, le déluge", Galleria Halmetoja, Helsinki
2023 October-November 20x20 @ Syysloma, Iittalan Vanha puukoulu, curator Veikko Halmetoja
2023 December 20x20 @ Joulukalenterinäyttely, Galleria Jänis
2024 February-March "Parasta ennen", Kulttuurikeskus Poleeni, Sami Funke, Susanna Tyrväinen, Mika Törönen, Kirsimaria E. Törönen
Recent public work
Elämänilo, 2023
Constructor Rakennusliike Markku Haataja Oy
https://vuores.fi/taideteokset/
