Finnish Artist Lady Seeking Intelligent, Warm British Man! (81)
Ok well I'm none the wiser and seems this is not really connected to the topic but thanks all the same... for trying 
symbolistartist: Ok well I'm none the wiser and seems this is not really connected to the topic but thanks all the same... for trying
SA
this is what happens, you start a thread but very few keep on the original theme. An egg whisk is a helicopter.
never the less have fun and dont take some of the comments made here too seriously.
ah, I knew the answer was simple! Thanks, I'm not taking this too seriously, but I do take PRIVATE MAILS SERIOUSLY SO BEWARE, I'm really a she-devil!!! 
symbolistartist: ah, I knew the answer was simple! Thanks, I'm not taking this too seriously, but I do take PRIVATE MAILS SERIOUSLY SO BEWARE, I'm really a she-devil!!!
lads run for the hills.
symbolistartist: LOL thanks guys for what seems to me mostly encouraging support I'm glad most of you do seem to take me seriously, thing is I'm very well aware that I'm digging in a haystack but I can tell you that digging in a country of 5 million people in a remote area where the majority doesn't speak my mother tongue is WORSE!!! I mean, when you have two bad options, which do you choose? Just stay where you are and wait for Mr Right to appear magically or DO something. Ok ok I know I am always told to do something where I live or move away first or whatever - unfortunately it's not that easy. I'd rather have a place to visit first and then work it out from there if you see what I mean. I'm mentally strong but physically a bit frail I'm sure Mr Right would love to introduce me to the new life that's waiting for me out there somewhere It has happened before albeit he wasn't Mr Right....
My art is certainly for sale, postcards as well, just contact me and I'll forward the site where you can find them! Cheers and let's not all go nuts here ok? And though many of you are already I'm sure there are a few who retain their sanity and can see a nice thing when put in front of it!
My art is certainly for sale, postcards as well, just contact me and I'll forward the site where you can find them! Cheers and let's not all go nuts here ok? And though many of you are already I'm sure there are a few who retain their sanity and can see a nice thing when put in front of it!
hi symbolistartist !
1. where were you born then ?
2. and where were or are your parents from ?
3. i'm interested in what your mother tongue language is ?
4. how long have you been an artist ? and what made you decide to become an artist ?
5. are there any other creative people in your family ..or just you ?
6. do you paint everyday ?
7. and what makes you decide what you're going to paint next ?
like i said on another thread earlier on " i love reading your stuff ...because its interesting and progressive
gillyloves69: hi symbolistartist !
1. where were you born then ?
2. and where were or are your parents from ?
3. i'm interested in what your mother tongue language is ?
4. how long have you been an artist ? and what made you decide to become an artist ?
5. are there any other creative people in your family ..or just you ?
6. do you paint everyday ?
7. and what makes you decide what you're going to paint next ?
like i said on another thread earlier on " i love reading your stuff ...because its interesting and progressive
1. where were you born then ?
2. and where were or are your parents from ?
3. i'm interested in what your mother tongue language is ?
4. how long have you been an artist ? and what made you decide to become an artist ?
5. are there any other creative people in your family ..or just you ?
6. do you paint everyday ?
7. and what makes you decide what you're going to paint next ?
like i said on another thread earlier on " i love reading your stuff ...because its interesting and progressive
Wow, a lot of questions :-). Well you're really kind, thanks again for your friendly feedback!
Ok well I was born in the capital of Finland, Helsinki in case anyone forgot lol, but I belong to a linguistic minority of Swedish speaking people. We're about 4,5 % of the population. It's actually the second official language which the Finns are not so crazy about. But it's ok, really, no really great schisms here. I just don't really relate to Finnish culture though. My parents were both professional photographers so I do photography too. My mother, who became famous because of an incident related to my birth, does some painting. No siblings so don't know what they would have turned out to be :-D.
No I don't do my collages/mixed media every day, just on occasion when I feel like it. I get bored easily so I need to take breaks. I usually have some strong issue that I feel would be good to express, but it's not really therapy. I work with that feeling/issue/whatever so that it becomes art (in other words it's reasonably controlled rather than just being a random splash of emotion). I do hope for some really great old house where I could have a big studio, I know it would increase my motivation since I would be able to spread everything out and have an overview in a different way than I do now. I would also be able to leave it and walk away from it, which I can't do to the same extent now. Plus the view from the window would be inspiring :-).
How's that?
Oh well my parents are from Helsinki though my mom's story is complex and her roots are from somewhere else. As I mentioned in the other thread, I started in 1991. I was doing arthistory at the university of Helsinki but started to wonder if maybe I had some creativity within. I decided to find out and was accepted to an art school in France. I followed various courses for four years, then went back to my academic studies in Helsinki and got a degree in 1999. I had a lot of exhibitions in the 1990s: my mother asked me to produce stuff for exhibitions and I did... Slowly did it on a regular basis. That was after my time in France, which gave me some ideas though the symbolism came to me when I had a budding interest in mythology. But it's more true to say it just came to me overnight. I have less exhibitions now because of my life circumstances (it's heavy and complicated to arrange them and I don't have a car), still there's one or two a year. Recently had my first solo photographic exhibition in a real photo gallery. On Sunday I'm hanging my collages in a café. And so on...
symbolistartist: Wow, a lot of questions :-). Well you're really kind, thanks again for your friendly feedback!
Ok well I was born in the capital of Finland, Helsinki in case anyone forgot lol, but I belong to a linguistic minority of Swedish speaking people. We're about 4,5 % of the population. It's actually the second official language which the Finns are not so crazy about. But it's ok, really, no really great schisms here. I just don't really relate to Finnish culture though. My parents were both professional photographers so I do photography too. My mother, who became famous because of an incident related to my birth, does some painting. No siblings so don't know what they would have turned out to be :-D.
No I don't do my collages/mixed media every day, just on occasion when I feel like it. I get bored easily so I need to take breaks. I usually have some strong issue that I feel would be good to express, but it's not really therapy. I work with that feeling/issue/whatever so that it becomes art (in other words it's reasonably controlled rather than just being a random splash of emotion). I do hope for some really great old house where I could have a big studio, I know it would increase my motivation since I would be able to spread everything out and have an overview in a different way than I do now. I would also be able to leave it and walk away from it, which I can't do to the same extent now. Plus the view from the window would be inspiring :-).
How's that?
Ok well I was born in the capital of Finland, Helsinki in case anyone forgot lol, but I belong to a linguistic minority of Swedish speaking people. We're about 4,5 % of the population. It's actually the second official language which the Finns are not so crazy about. But it's ok, really, no really great schisms here. I just don't really relate to Finnish culture though. My parents were both professional photographers so I do photography too. My mother, who became famous because of an incident related to my birth, does some painting. No siblings so don't know what they would have turned out to be :-D.
No I don't do my collages/mixed media every day, just on occasion when I feel like it. I get bored easily so I need to take breaks. I usually have some strong issue that I feel would be good to express, but it's not really therapy. I work with that feeling/issue/whatever so that it becomes art (in other words it's reasonably controlled rather than just being a random splash of emotion). I do hope for some really great old house where I could have a big studio, I know it would increase my motivation since I would be able to spread everything out and have an overview in a different way than I do now. I would also be able to leave it and walk away from it, which I can't do to the same extent now. Plus the view from the window would be inspiring :-).
How's that?
PART ONE
how interesting ! i thought you were born in england ( because you sound sooo british ) !
do most people speak english where you come from then ?
do you find it weird that both your parents are photographers ?
because that rarely happens in the arts world does it ? especially to then have a daughter thats into photography as well !
i once said as a film student that " to be able to appreciate drama you must first of all be able to see the beauty of the bridge under the water of excellence " but i can't imagine what artist say to themselves about art as artist
did your parents motivate you ? or were they an hard act to follow ?
anyway do you believe in the healing power of colours etc ?
i know what you mean about having a big house to be able to able to paint and store all your stuff would'nt it great to have FREEDOM to express yourself as much as you want in paintings ...and the the FREEDOM of space where you are to store all of those EXPRESSIONS
i once did a 2000 word essay on Rachael Whiteread's embankment exhibition for HNC media production course 33 years ago...by the way are you into abstract art ? did you see photo's of her 'EMBANKMENT EXHIBITION 'at the tate modern gallery 3 years ago with the 14000 empty plastic boxes ?
end of part one
i once did a 2000 word essay on Rachael Whiteread's embankment exhibition for HNC media production course
CORRECTION
3 years ago...by the way are you into abstract art ? did you see photo's of her 'EMBANKMENT EXHIBITION 'at the tate modern gallery 3 years ago with the 14000 empty plastic boxes ?
end of part one
CORRECTION
3 years ago...by the way are you into abstract art ? did you see photo's of her 'EMBANKMENT EXHIBITION 'at the tate modern gallery 3 years ago with the 14000 empty plastic boxes ?
end of part one
symbolistartist: Oh well my parents are from Helsinki though my mom's story is complex and her roots are from somewhere else. As I mentioned in the other thread, I started in 1991. I was doing arthistory at the university of Helsinki but started to wonder if maybe I had some creativity within. I decided to find out and was accepted to an art school in France. I followed various courses for four years, then went back to my academic studies in Helsinki and got a degree in 1999. I had a lot of exhibitions in the 1990s: my mother asked me to produce stuff for exhibitions and I did... Slowly did it on a regular basis. That was after my time in France, which gave me some ideas though the symbolism came to me when I had a budding interest in mythology. But it's more true to say it just came to me overnight. I have less exhibitions now because of my life circumstances (it's heavy and complicated to arrange them and I don't have a car), still there's one or two a year. Recently had my first solo photographic exhibition in a real photo gallery. On Sunday I'm hanging my collages in a café. And so on...
LOTS TO TALK ABOUT HERE IF YOU FEEL LIKE CARRY ON TALKING IT ALL
symbolistartist: Oh well my parents are from Helsinki though my mom's story is complex and her roots are from somewhere else. As I mentioned in the other thread, I started in 1991. I was doing arthistory at the university of Helsinki but started to wonder if maybe I had some creativity within. I decided to find out and was accepted to an art school in France. I followed various courses for four years, then went back to my academic studies in Helsinki and got a degree in 1999. I had a lot of exhibitions in the 1990s: my mother asked me to produce stuff for exhibitions and I did... Slowly did it on a regular basis. That was after my time in France, which gave me some ideas though the symbolism came to me when I had a budding interest in mythology. But it's more true to say it just came to me overnight. I have less exhibitions now because of my life circumstances (it's heavy and complicated to arrange them and I don't have a car), still there's one or two a year. Recently had my first solo photographic exhibition in a real photo gallery. On Sunday I'm hanging my collages in a café. And so on...
PART TWO
i bet you that art history degree was interesting ! how long did you do that for ? there was an artist girl in my class in september that completed a 3 year fine art degree !
she said "" IT WAS MURDER " she just was 'nt in tuned with the coarse and wanted more freedom to do what she wanted to express ..and just was'nt interested in some of the stuff they were getting her to do as annart student
by the way do you believe that smell should be a part of an art installation ?
i do see smell as being part of art to show people.. ? but then who am i ?
END OF PART TWO
gillyloves69: PART ONE
how interesting ! i thought you were born in england ( because you sound sooo british ) !
do most people speak english where you come from then ?
do you find it weird that both your parents are photographers ?
because that rarely happens in the arts world does it ? especially to then have a daughter thats into photography as well !
i once said as a film student that " to be able to appreciate drama you must first of all be able to see the beauty of the bridge under the water of excellence " but i can't imagine what artist say to themselves about art as artist
did your parents motivate you ? or were they an hard act to follow ?
anyway do you believe in the healing power of colours etc ?
i know what you mean about having a big house to be able to able to paint and store all your stuff would'nt it great to have FREEDOM to express yourself as much as you want in paintings ...and the the FREEDOM of space where you are to store all of those EXPRESSIONS
i once did a 2000 word essay on Rachael Whiteread's embankment exhibition for HNC media production course 33 years ago...by the way are you into abstract art ? did you see photo's of her 'EMBANKMENT EXHIBITION 'at the tate modern gallery 3 years ago with the 14000 empty plastic boxes ?
end of part one
how interesting ! i thought you were born in england ( because you sound sooo british ) !
do most people speak english where you come from then ?
do you find it weird that both your parents are photographers ?
because that rarely happens in the arts world does it ? especially to then have a daughter thats into photography as well !
i once said as a film student that " to be able to appreciate drama you must first of all be able to see the beauty of the bridge under the water of excellence " but i can't imagine what artist say to themselves about art as artist
did your parents motivate you ? or were they an hard act to follow ?
anyway do you believe in the healing power of colours etc ?
i know what you mean about having a big house to be able to able to paint and store all your stuff would'nt it great to have FREEDOM to express yourself as much as you want in paintings ...and the the FREEDOM of space where you are to store all of those EXPRESSIONS
i once did a 2000 word essay on Rachael Whiteread's embankment exhibition for HNC media production course 33 years ago...by the way are you into abstract art ? did you see photo's of her 'EMBANKMENT EXHIBITION 'at the tate modern gallery 3 years ago with the 14000 empty plastic boxes ?
end of part one
LOL 33 years, hm!
Well unfortunately I haven't been able to visit the UK for over ten years (help has it been that long????) but occasionally I catch a program on modern art on TV. The Swedes do good shows, and I'm interested to see what people do. Most of it I don't exactly love, I just find it interesting that people come up with various ideas that attempt to shed new light on reality. I guess in a way a real artist is a philospher, as they too tend to challenge our perception of reality. I did this funny quizz on FB, "what painting are you" and I was Magritte's Son of Man. According to the interpretation I love to challenge people's perception of reality and call myself a realist. Very true. I'm not too crazy about abstract art BUT I love to do abstract photography. What thrills me is the fact that there's a basis in reality! As for bridges under excellence... uhum, I'm not sure I follow... But maybe I would if I knew the context I sound British??? Yay, that was my intention thirty years ago when I started to practice, haha, though I'm somewhat influenced by American. We're lucky sods in a way because TV is not dubbed and we got loads of shows from the UK and the US, and in fact a few from NZ and AUS as well. Finns do have a bit of a problem with the accent and stuff, I'm lucky in the sense that Swedish is also a Germanic language.
Yes I'd say my parents were quite supportive, they had their own issues when I was young but they also didn't try to force me into anything. Basically it was the free education of the 70s, LOL. "Do what you want to do dear", "hell what??? I don't know anything I'm just a child, help!!!" LOL
Yes I believe colours make some difference but it's not crucial. If you wear black you won't die soon, LOL. However polyester on the other hand... I wouldn't recommend any underwear made of plastic!
Yes, freedom would be great... I do long for it as I'm sure many others do too... or do they? I'm never quite sure what is normal, lol... ;-)
gillyloves69: PART TWO
i bet you that art history degree was interesting ! how long did you do that for ? there was an artist girl in my class in september that completed a 3 year fine art degree !
she said "" IT WAS MURDER " she just was 'nt in tuned with the coarse and wanted more freedom to do what she wanted to express ..and just was'nt interested in some of the stuff they were getting her to do as annart student
by the way do you believe that smell should be a part of an art installation ?
i do see smell as being part of art to show people.. ? but then who am i ?
END OF PART TWO
i bet you that art history degree was interesting ! how long did you do that for ? there was an artist girl in my class in september that completed a 3 year fine art degree !
she said "" IT WAS MURDER " she just was 'nt in tuned with the coarse and wanted more freedom to do what she wanted to express ..and just was'nt interested in some of the stuff they were getting her to do as annart student
by the way do you believe that smell should be a part of an art installation ?
i do see smell as being part of art to show people.. ? but then who am i ?
END OF PART TWO
Oh goodness, I'm really in the hot seat here... lol... I did art history both in England and at University as a minor (well it was my major at first but I changed it). It was cool but also cold in that you analyze other people's often emotional expression with such detachment - that's what got me thinking that I should seek for my own creativity.
I know a guy who hated art school, well I think it's a shame because sometimes it's better to conform a little and get a degree and then do what you please - if you're lucky of course but rather a degree than none at all IMHO. I didn't like the last year in France (illustration) so I left... in my case it really mattered very little as i can still say I'd been there and that I have other degrees. It's complicated, I don't think I can explain it here.
Smell, well that's a good point: all senses should be engaged at one time or another IMO. yes.
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Nor would I
- Its like going to bed wearing a mac I always fly and sleep Bareback
Cheers from the ShieHawkGOOD FOR YOU!!! Cheers! 
Btw in the Brainiac test the plastic underwear (you know with a mouse's head and all) melted REALLY badly... I would highly recommend that EVERYONE RECONSIDER WHAT THEY WEAR!!! Cotton burns the least! Plus it probably saves you in other ways too.
symbolistartist: Oh goodness, I'm really in the hot seat here... lol... I did art history both in England and at University as a minor (well it was my major at first but I changed it). It was cool but also cold in that you analyze other people's often emotional expression with such detachment - that's what got me thinking that I should seek for my own creativity.
I know a guy who hated art school, well I think it's a shame because sometimes it's better to conform a little and get a degree and then do what you please - if you're lucky of course but rather a degree than none at all IMHO. I didn't like the last year in France (illustration) so I left... in my case it really mattered very little as i can still say I'd been there and that I have other degrees. It's complicated, I don't think I can explain it here.
Smell, well that's a good point: all senses should be engaged at one time or another IMO. yes.
I know a guy who hated art school, well I think it's a shame because sometimes it's better to conform a little and get a degree and then do what you please - if you're lucky of course but rather a degree than none at all IMHO. I didn't like the last year in France (illustration) so I left... in my case it really mattered very little as i can still say I'd been there and that I have other degrees. It's complicated, I don't think I can explain it here.
Smell, well that's a good point: all senses should be engaged at one time or another IMO. yes.
hi symbolistartist !
ooops i made a spelling error there !
it should have said " i don't see smell as part of art "
but who am i without asking a blind man first uh
anyway
why did you decide to study in england and france then ? did you go to monmarte in paris where all the artist hang out ? and where did you enjoy studying the most ? ?
i know exactly what you're saying about conforming and getting a degree as opposed not conforming and just letting your own stream of consiousness completely take over regarding your artwork
because otherwise you won't possibly get funding for further stuff that you want to do..because some governments say " we're not giving any money to any artist that has not gone through art education " because as far as they're concerned they could be just throwing bad money after people that claim to be artist
what do you think ? is that how it works in Findland ?
Because of restrictions I have to post the rest here:
(Men please listen up; my expectations are perfectly real and based on sound judgment, please don't question it all!)
That movie sounds interesting; it's always interesting to delve into stereotypes. They do abound... But there are also some truths behind a few clichés. For instance, artist really are a different breed and most people know this intuitively.
I've worked within tourism and loved it, but that was long ago. I did guided tours and sat in museums. I always had great luck in finding interesting/nice jobs connected to who I am as a person. My first job was as a cleaning lady, guess you could say I've tried it LOL. I don't have to work for a living for reasons I don't want to disclose here.
(Men please listen up; my expectations are perfectly real and based on sound judgment, please don't question it all!)
That movie sounds interesting; it's always interesting to delve into stereotypes. They do abound... But there are also some truths behind a few clichés. For instance, artist really are a different breed and most people know this intuitively.
I've worked within tourism and loved it, but that was long ago. I did guided tours and sat in museums. I always had great luck in finding interesting/nice jobs connected to who I am as a person. My first job was as a cleaning lady, guess you could say I've tried it LOL. I don't have to work for a living for reasons I don't want to disclose here.
symbolistartist: Thanks ;-)
Magritte is one of my favourite painters, he was a surrealist. That particular painting is about seeing the absurdity of life and twisting reality to make you think about it in new way. There's some irony in all that. Because there's an apple in the man's face, people might think it's about hiding yourself and maybe some Christian symbolism. I don't think so, I think it's more about the "element of surprise" a bit like a zen koan.
I don't know too many artists to be quite honest and I have no idea if you can generalize about the way artists work. I think all artists tend to be somewhat self-centred, it goes with the territory so to speak. So they need a partner who can be supportive of what they do, a muse if you like. One guy here who didn't like a blog of mine wondered why I would want to ask for the man to be supportive of my art. Hey, we're talking a major area in my life! My art definitely says a lot about who i am so if people are not interested in it they are not interested in really getting to know me either. I was being compared to the art of a singer in a rock band... COME ON!!!
Magritte is one of my favourite painters, he was a surrealist. That particular painting is about seeing the absurdity of life and twisting reality to make you think about it in new way. There's some irony in all that. Because there's an apple in the man's face, people might think it's about hiding yourself and maybe some Christian symbolism. I don't think so, I think it's more about the "element of surprise" a bit like a zen koan.
I don't know too many artists to be quite honest and I have no idea if you can generalize about the way artists work. I think all artists tend to be somewhat self-centred, it goes with the territory so to speak. So they need a partner who can be supportive of what they do, a muse if you like. One guy here who didn't like a blog of mine wondered why I would want to ask for the man to be supportive of my art. Hey, we're talking a major area in my life! My art definitely says a lot about who i am so if people are not interested in it they are not interested in really getting to know me either. I was being compared to the art of a singer in a rock band... COME ON!!!
PART 4aa
hi symbolistartist] ! this is all very interesting stuff !...first of all ....what's a 'zen koan' ? is that all to do with buddism ? ( i'm asking YOU this by the way not anybody else ....because its the conversation i like ...not the information ) !
you studied religon to quite a degree at one stage did'nt did you ?
1. what made you decide to do that ?
2. and looking back on it all do you think it was a good decision to study religious science so deep ? ...or should you have studied history philosophy and psychology deeper instead ?
3. anyway do you know anything about greek mythology ?...
4.was most of that stuff just fantasy ?
5. do you ever paint about ' religion ' or ' forces of the universe ' ?
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