The Town of Cardamom by Katja Mesikämmen, 2006
Compassionate Pirates by Katja Mesikämmen, 2007
Cranky by Petra Heikkilä
Untitled, Marit Björnegran
There is an exhibition of Finnish naive art in Iittala (a very small town in Finland) in an old wooden school building every summer that has become a must-see for me. Every summer, this year for the 20th time, they gather the best naive art (mostly paintings and sculpture) of about 30 different Finnish artists. The old building is a perfect space for this exhibition and the atmosphere there is lovely!
My favourite pieces this year were by Katja Mesikämmen. You can't tell from the pictures here but all the people and animals in her paintings are glued on to the background separately which I think makes the paintings look more lively! I love the detail, the colours and the names of the paintings. A lot more of Katja Mesikämmen's paintings here!
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