Hannu Antero Sillanpää

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b. 1951, Loimaa
Painter
Residence: Vantaa

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Artist’s Statement

I have been drawing in my childhood a lot, but growing to be an artist was rather slow. Art gives joy, beauty, comfort and hope also painter himself. I have painted and drawn a lot of other kind of art works. For examble art works which Doctor of Philosophy Christina Bäcksbacka said that they are: "Naivistic-symbolistic-ekspressive".- stile This is based to the exhibitions I kept in Art Salon, Helsinki. And paintings has a figurative subject. But in the other hand the critics have called me "Naivistic - expressive. The latest artworks I have painted are between figurative and imagination. When you look them quickly they look like abstract. The round form is the picture is sun, and in the otherwise also the moon. In the painting "Between the earth and heaven", I have paint colorspaces with different kinds of combinations of color. My interest of colors bring all my works together to my production. I love hues in colors and contrasts and they are "speaking" their own language to audience. Also in my ink drawings have same kind of qualities. They can be between abstrakt and imagination. I inspired most of the spring light.

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Current information

The Painter´s Unions of Finland 90 year celebration exhibition Gallery K, Vantaa  2019. AVA Art Festival Osaka Japan 2017. Loimaa Art Museum 2021. Gallery K, Vantaa 1921.

Art and Spirit-discussion event in Hämeenkylä Church, Vantaa 24.3.2023. Discussion based on "Colorist´s Ten Commandments", which I have written.

Kuusisto Art Manor, Mind power exhibition 2024

Bio

Born 24.11.1951 Loimaa, Finland Student graduate Kankaanpää Art School 1977-78 Fine Arts Academy of Finland 1978-82. First group exhibition was Raisio kesäkuvia 1978. Debut in Helsinki 1984 in Painters Union Gallery. Gallery Katariina Helsinki 1987. And taking part several exhibitions in Finland and abroad until 2023.

Works with watercolours, oli, and with pencils. Hobbies: reading and writing