Aaltonen, Vesa | Artist Register – Artists’ Association of Finland

Artist’s Statement

My inspiration is the passing of time. I am interested in places where human presence can be felt. I am looking for symbolic meanings in surroundings. The starting point for my work can often be found in cultural landscape, the history of art, and architecture – places or things, which have had a deep and lasting influence on people. While the targets of my photography usually turn up naturally, sketching wakes my appetite and determines the direction. Experimenting with subjects is important and a condition for my work. First impression is important. Episodes of the past or the history of a place can play a remarkable role. Sometimes, simply light, colour, form, an old object, or a detail of the nature is enough to spark my interest.

My work changes repeatedly from an abstract landscape to a very archtitectonic infocus presentation. I enjoy experimenting and do not want to repeat myself. My works might seem beautifully presented and polished, but the unstable global situation makes me worry. Time after time, I am faced with my own humanity, questioning the meaning of my artistic work. It is important to be awake, to reflect on happiness, achievement, loss, fear, and disappointement, but also hope and life itself. What is truly relevant is the observation of ones surroundings, to look back every now and then, and to move on.

Works from the artist

Name of the work: Metsämaisema / Forest Landscape

Name of the work: Helmikuun aamu / February Morning

Name of the work: Heijastuksia I / Reflections I

Name of the work: Heijastuksia III / Reflections III

Name of the work: Heijastuksia II / Reflections II

Name of the work: Panteheon, Roma (luonnos / draft )

Name of the work: Asetelma III/III (Triptych)

Name of the work: Kolme kaverusta / Three Fellows

Name of the work: Vihreä Metsä II / Green Forest II

Name of the work: Die Ganzen Heilige Schrifft I

Name of the work: Die Ganzen Heilige Schrifft II

Name of the work: Die Ganzen Heilige Schrifft III

Name of the work: Pulse of Life II/II (Diptych)

Name of the work: Pulse of Life I/II (Diptych)

Name of the work: Metsä olioi / Forest Figures

Name of the work: Aamuaurinko / Morning Sun

Name of the work: Maaliskuun hehku /March Glow

Name of the work: Kevätaurinko/ Spring Sun

Name of the work: Auringon säde / Beam of Light

Name of the work: Aarnimetsä II /Ancient Woodland II

Name of the work: Aarnimetsä I /Ancient Woodland I

Name of the work: Kevätilta / Spring Evening

Name of the work: Kuvajainen / Reflection

Name of the work: Järven peili / Lake´s Mirror

Name of the work: Siniset lehdet I / Blue Leaves I

Name of the work: Rantapuut II / Waterfront Trees II

Name of the work: Siniset lehdet II / Blue Leaves II

Name of the work: Metsän seinä / Forest Wall

Name of the work: Vihreä Metsä / Green Forest

Name of the work: Sininen Metsä / Blue Forest

Name of the work: Rantapuut / Waterfront Trees

Name of the work: Auringonlasku / Sunset

Name of the work: Metsä nukkuu / Sleeping Forest

Bio

Vesa Aaltonen (b. 1965) is

photographer

and artist. He has been graduated from Turku Applied Sciencis (B.A) in 1995. Based in Turku, he has been among other thing

working widely with architecture, art reproduction, museum and theatre photography.

has been teaching photography

at the Art’s Academy in Turku

. and been Vesa Aaltonen is a freelance photographer working mostly with architecture and art reproduction photography based in Turku, Finland. He has been teaching photography at the Art’s Academy in Turku. He also works as a photographic artist and he has, among other things, been mentoring numerous self-portrait workshops. H

e also

works as a photographic artist and has had several solo and group exhibitions since 1997.

Aaltonen´s works have also been placed to Hesinki and Turku City Art Museum.

Vesa Aaltonen

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