The Lönnström Art Museum’s current exhibit features the entire work of Finnish painter Juhani Linnovaara, including sculptures, jewelry, and paintings. Three of us went, paid our 5€ each, and started roaming,
The first room included a couple of still life paintings. I was less than impressed. Then I went into the second room.
Holy Vibrant Colors, Batman! Me and one of the ladies I was with were floored. And in love. Wow. The pictures I took really don’t do the paintings justice, but here’s a few.
Madame Pompadour, 1966, by Juhani Linnovaara
Here we are coming, 1983-84, by Juhani Linnovaara
I should mention, these paintings we huge. Like, six foot canvases.
Check out this video of the artist at what I believe is the grand opening of this exhibit (sorry, it’s in Finnish) – Here we are coming is right at 3 minutes in (I bought a print of this one).
Wikipedia US doesn’t have an entry on this artist, but wiki Finland does. If you have the option to translate the page, you can read a little bit more about him.
“Juhani Linnovaara, Power of Fantasies” is showing at the Lönnström Art Museum in Rauma, Finland through May 20th, 2012.
When I went to Sweden in 1960, twelve going on thirteen, the fellow sitting next to me was a Finnish artist. During the trip I reviewed his art portfolio. I was impressed.
I remembered his name as Julani Linnovaara, being, of course, unfamiliar then with Finnish names.
In more recent years, I wondered what had become of him, but could not find him on the web.
One day I was on Google, giving it another try. I entered Julani Linovaara.
Google came back with, ”Did You Mean Juhani Linovaara?”
Well was I surprised. His actual first name was Juhani, a Finnish form of Johan, not Julani as I had thought.
I would like to contact him by mail. Do you know how to contact him?
i love the one of Madame Pompadour. LOVE it.
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When I went to Sweden in 1960, twelve going on thirteen, the fellow sitting next to me was a Finnish artist. During the trip I reviewed his art portfolio. I was impressed.
I remembered his name as Julani Linnovaara, being, of course, unfamiliar then with Finnish names.
In more recent years, I wondered what had become of him, but could not find him on the web.
One day I was on Google, giving it another try. I entered Julani Linovaara.
Google came back with, ”Did You Mean Juhani Linovaara?”
Well was I surprised. His actual first name was Juhani, a Finnish form of Johan, not Julani as I had thought.
I would like to contact him by mail. Do you know how to contact him?
Sorry, no idea!