The installation exhibition of Anu Pentik In the beginning there was a seed at the Wäinö Aaltonen Museum in Turku was stunning. In recent years, the 79-year-old Pentik has focused on artistic work and the exhibition follows her life cycle and begins with the lovely flowering dandelion fields of childhood. Followed by lightly flying seedheads and after that a gloomy phase of loss of creativity and doubt. I have no pictures of this depression phase as the room was very dark. Finally, the colors and the joy of creativity are found again and finally the artist achieves peace.
Pentik reportedly worked on this exhibition for a couple of years and used more than 400 meters of nearly 200-year-old log, 900 kilos of stoneware clay, 800 kilos of casting clay and 600 kilos of paper porcelain mass.
Anu Pentik (b. 1942) lives and works in Posio and observes her surroundings
with the most sensitive eyes. The sources of inspiration for her production are the animals,
colors and shapes of Lapland's nature, but above all the different shades of experienced life.
Anu Pentik story - Dare to dream (in English)
Dandelion field of childhood
To the flight
Garden of joy
Peace
Also big ceramic plates were fantastic. They depicted different phases of dandelion.
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Das hätte mir auch gefallen können und ich hätte sicherlich für mich einiges herausnehmen können um kreativ zu werden.
VastaaPoistaDie Kegel mit den - ich sage mal - Bürsten habe es mir besonders angetan.
Aber auch das andere ist schon genial und es ist Kunst, denn man muß erst mal drauf kommen.
Eine gute Woche wünsche dir Eva
This exhibition was really impressive and so creative. There was also a video containing Pentik’s interview, but only in Finnish. She is very well known in Finland and many have her plates, cups & home decos, me too.
PoistaFascinating! I really enjoyed the exhibition. Thanks for sharing.
VastaaPoistaAmalia
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So glad to hear Amalia!
PoistaWhat beautiful and creative pieces Pentik created. I love the whimsy, the grace, and the elegance of it.
VastaaPoistaAmazing - this is not usually the sort of art I'm drawn to, but she is a master, and I love each piece.
VastaaPoistaThanks for sharing at https://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2021/09/a-prickly-situation-from-archives.html
This is a very inspiring exhibition, dear Riitta, and a very interesting artist! I find it exciting that she has processed her life cycle - even with the gloomy times - in her exhibition. In modern art, I often only like the IDEA, but here I also like the works very much (which probably has to do with the natural materials she used)!
VastaaPoistaAll the best from Austria,
Traude
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This is really amazing! I love her production and have a lot of items.
VastaaPoistaBy mere chance last year when we travelled to Lapland and we visited her atelier in Posio we saw her. She was in the courtyard discussing with somebody.
These are so breathtaking!
VastaaPoistaCool artwork.
VastaaPoistaWow! I like these. Thanks for sharing.
VastaaPoistaI especially love the hanging installations - beautiful! Admire her use of different materials. Now this is a creative artist!! Emille (Jesh)
VastaaPoistaWow, these are some incredible pieces of art!
VastaaPoistaThanks for sharing your link at My Corner of the World this week!
Una exposición muy bonita. Besos.
VastaaPoista