Riina Kuikka Artist Catalog | Agora Gallery

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530 West 25th Street, New York, NY
RIINA KUIKKA

Riina Kuikka’s acrylic-on-wood paintings depict the pristine wilderness of Finnish nature. Kuikka finds the subjects of her works while going out for walks or traveling to Lapland, a vast subarctic region in Finland, which she frequently visits for inspiration. There the sun does not rise for a few months of the year and the area plunges into almost complete obscurity. Kuikka lifts the dark mantle of cold winter nights revealing a wonderland of nuanced light shades, ranging from purples to blues and pinks. She paints the soft morning skies, as the sun makes its timid appearance through the conifer tree trunks or glistens on the snowy ground. Ponds, shrubs, and forests recede into the mist, as the forms coalesce into a slumberous trance. Nature teems with unseen yet palbaple presences shrouded in magic and mystery. As we hold our breath in her time-suspended fairylands, Kuikka reminds us that nature is a precious gift and it is our responsibility to protect and treasure it.

Kuikka has a Bachelor Degree in 3D Visualization from EVTEK University of Applied Sciences in Finland. She participated in exhibitions in Finland and won an award for her print designs from the Minneapolis Institute of Art. Her prints, also created in collaboration with well-known Finnish artists, were featured in movies and TV series. Kuikka lives and works in Helsinki, Finland.

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BUY ON ART-MINE.COM Lapland Dreaming 3, 2022 Acrylic on Canvas 39.5” x 31.5” $1600
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Hope, 2022 Acrylic on Canvas 37.5” x 37.5” $1700
BUY ON ART-MINE.COM Nature Glory, 2022 Acrylic on Canvas 31.5” x 24” $1200
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Misty Forest, 2022 Acrylic & Mixed Media on Canvas 31.5” x 31.5” $1400
BUY ON ART-MINE.COM After Rain, 2022 Acrylic & Mixed Media on Canvas 31.5” x 31.5” $1400
BUY ON ART-MINE.COM Mystical Moment In Fields, 2022 Mixed Media on Canvas 37.5” x 37.5” $1700
Colorful Moment in Fjelds Acrylic & Sand on Canvas 39.5” x 31.5” $1600 BUY ON ART-MINE.COM
New Beginning, 2022 Acrylic & Sand on Canvas 31.5” x 31.5” $1400 BUY ON ART-MINE.COM
BUY ON ART-MINE.COM Summer Night, 2022 Acrylic & Sand on Canvas 31.5” x 31.5” $1400

I paint large acrylic paintings using palette knives and a roller. I also mix sand with the paint. The paintings are my mental landscape and are based on my memories of the time spent in Finnish Lapland. There, in the winter months, I study the myriad colors of the light, when the sun doesn’t rise. I create hazy atmospheres with blurry contours and broad lines to remind everyone that nature is a precious gift for us to treasure.

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