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Minna Salmesvuo
 
 
About the Artist

My sources of inspiration are in the natural environment surrounding us. On my daily walks I explore the beauty in colours, organic textures and dynamics of the nature, which I find so fascinating as nature?s living artwork, that is so rich in details and in a constant flow. In my creative process I become part of this flow and its pulsing energy, which flows through my body and is captured onto the canvas by each spontaneous brush stroke...

On the paintings in my March-April 2006 Flowing Moments exhibition the strong colours were inspired by the warm and bright colours of Central Australia as well as the cool and deep colours of the Southern Ocean, my two favourite locations for meditation and self-reflection.

My WinterWorks exhibition turned out as a series of explorations with different painting techniques and textures. The paintings were strongly inspired by the winter season with its colder and paler colours combined with the influence of those many long and cold winters I experienced back in Finland.

 
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Snow Whirls

2006
acrylic on board
60 x 90

Snow Whirls
Framed in a silver frame.

Underwater Life

2006
acrylic on board
60 x 90

Underwater Life
Framed in a silver frame.

Entanglement

2006
acrylic on canvas
80 x 100

Entanglement

...out of Darkness

2006
acrylic on board
60 x 90

...out of Darkness
Framed in a silver frame.

Sunset Aloe

2006
acrylic on board
60 x 90

Sunset Aloe
Framed in a silver frame.

Kielo

2005
acrylic on board
60 x 90

Kielo
Framed in a white 5cm wooden frame.

Talvi

2005
acrylic on board
90 x 60

Talvi
unframed

Tuli Fuego

2006
acrylic on canvas
80 x 100

Tuli Fuego
 
Education and biography
Master of Business Science, University of Jyvaskyla, Finland 1998

Exhibitions:
* Liisa - devised dance theatre performance (by Raisa Foster), VCA School of Dance, Melbourne VIC Australia, December 2005.
* Flowing Moments, joint exhibition with Raisa Foster at Vanguard Gallery, Northcote VIC Australia, March-April 2006
* WinterWorks exhibition at Post Modern Art in Torquay, VIC Australia, August 2006
* Surf Coast Shire Calendar Competition 2007 and Exhibition, Torquay VIC Australia, October 2006. Winning entry Desert Aloe, published in the Surf Coast Shire calendar 2007.
* Fingerprints of Time (Ajan Sormenjaljet) exhibition at Post Modern Art in Torquay, VIC Australia, January 2007
* 'Can You See What I See?', group exhibition at the Torquay Uniting Church Hall, Torquay VIC Australia, November 2007
* Everything Red, current periodically changing exhibition at the Cafe Panache in Torquay VIC Australia, May 2007 onwards
* Underwater Life and photo collage of other paintings on display at the Lakes Gallery, Melbourne VIC Australia, February 2007 -2009


Art Prizes:

Surf Coast Shire Calendar Competition 2007 prize, October 2006. Winning entry Desert Aloe, which is published in the Surf Coast Shire calendar 2007 on the July page.
 
Future shows
Currently working on t-shirts design for Rocgelic t-shirts. For more information see rocgelic.com.au
 
Website:  www.minnasalmesvuo.com
 
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