Riikka Koo — Contemporary Art Curator Magazine

Sep 15

Sep 15 Riikka Koo

Biography

I'm a self-taught 35 y/o artist from Finland. I was drawn to art immediately after grasping the pencil for the very first time in my early years, and have been at it ever since, creating and experimenting by drawing and by painting using different techniques to develop fresh and intriguing work.

After working with aquarelle, inks and graphic arts in the beginning I finally found acrylic painting to best suit my style of creation and so it has been
my main choice of method for some time now.

I'd describe my painting process to initially start by simply just imagining a color spectrum on a blank canvas and
awaiting the colors to reveal themselves. The outcome is dependent on the general feel and state of mind and body, and very often proves to surprise even
myself in the end, thus keeping things interesting.

In conclusion, always when painting I strive to achieve a delicate balance between colors, textures and shapes,
whether abstract or somewhat portraying.
Painting is a necessity to me, it's deep in my nature and it provides constant change. It gives me the freedom to be who I am, and challenges me in a way nothing else does.

Artist Statement

Painting provides me the freedom I truly love. Freedom to express myself through color, shape, textures. Abstract is what I love; it equals freedom to me as an artist. There's no limit to what you can create, or even what sort of tools you use! No rules.

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