Raija Jokinen's artwork can be seen in Baarle Nassau at High Five Art Gallery
She has two pieces:
Protection
Raija Jokinen
Finland
Fiber, drawing,
machine embroidery
Flax, sewing yarn
A knot
Raija Jokinen
Finland
Fiber, drawing,
machine embroidery
Flax, sewing yarn
With my artworks I am searching the
interface of spirit and materials: Do we know precisely what is the physical
and what is spiritual? Visually my works are often based on body-related
details, such as skin, blood vessels and nerve tracks and they intersect with
the forms of roots or branches without representing either of them. I am
excited in their apparent similarity and infinite variation together with the
life-support functions they represent and how these visual allegories can be
found in almost all living organisms.
My works of art are like cut offs and
transparent structure allows strong shadows on the wall. My working method can
be compared to painting, drawing and sculpturing, but the paint or clay is the
fiber, flax, that is normally used e.g. as a base material for oil paintings.
In addition, I use machine stitching to form “drawn”
lines. My methods and
materials are also related to handmade paper techniques. The technique I have
developed could therefore be located in the meeting point of the techniques in
painting, sculpturing, paper making and textiles. Although my works look
fragile they are very durable and being light- weighted, they can easily be
hanged and displayed without frames.
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