Psychological portrait

It’s time to post some art done in “old school” medium; The Graphite pencil. Between 1997 – 1999 in my teens, I spent a considerable amount of time doing small psychological portraits. I had a perfectionist obsession with an 0.3 mm mechanical pencil with HB softness leads. That was before I learned the digital medium.

Theme changed, Exhibition in Berlin.

I got bored of the old look. Welcome misty, underground look! You are welcome to see “FocusPocus-videoparadox” (and me)  in Berlin, Germany at  EMERGEANDSEE 2011 Media Art Festival (June 3rd – June the 5th).   This Painting revolves around understanding false authorities, and the institution of accusations. Click the image for a larger view .

A piece of stone

This was the first time I sculpted stone. I love when the shapes start to show me content. Then I just continue refining it. The piece of stone (Russian marble)  is the same, its just missing material in certain places. In a way, I did not give the shape to it. I merely removed shapes

FocusPocus-videoparadox

It has been a while since my last post, but we’ve been busy arranging our installation “FocusPocus -videoparadox“. It all started with a media art piece we (me & my wife) suggested to the Pixelache media art festival committee. After our installation was selected to the Pixelache programme, we started the endeavor to realize the

A surreal sculpting doodle.

Sorry about the image quality. This is an AD (Art Director) from hell. The money is there for size comparison, but in a way it serves the idea 😉 Yeah, I know. It’s not smooth and perfected, and our camera is outdated. My wife doesn’t think it’s realistic. I think it’s the content, not the

Who nose fear?

Click the image for a larger view. It ended up describing how violence and fighting smells like; Fear, Sweat, Aggression, Blood, Desperation… An image of surreal tendency. Sometimes I like to stop painting, when it doesn’t contribute to the content anymore. If you could describe the content of a piece verbally, why make an image

LoudSpeaker

This is a polymer clay sculpture that was born without a reference or a plan. I like to create straight on, usually without sketches. I like to experiment with different materials and styles. This cartoony style reminds me of the times studying animation in Turku Polytechnics Arts and Media Department. It describes a person who

A NewClear World

This is a sculpture born entirely without a scetch or a plan. I was totally in awe, as the lumps in the side of the head turned out as WWII pilot glasses! It took a while before the “red” button appeared, and eventually the whole thing made sense to me. Due to the small scale,

Painting with oils:

Generally there are two techniques to paint with oils. 1)Alla prima 2)Painting by layers. In alla prima, one paints a finished artwork straight away with confident brush strokes. The strokes must be done precisely, with just the right colour. The finished piece may look completely abstract on closer observation, but (if desired) photographic, when viewed

Cartoony Pop Art

Art by Albert Laine