Miikka Vaskola
Photo: Veikko Kähkönen
Miikka Vaskola's oeuvre consists of abstract landscapes and figurative imagery, that play between distance and proximity. Vaskola is best known for his large-scale paintings on unprimed canvas incorporating layers of ink, iron oxide, charcoal and chalk, that build up a very recogniseable aesthetic. He works persistently, investigating how different materials react with the canvas.
Recently, Vaskola has also worked with sculpture. He uses wood, epoxy and plaster to create forms that contain elements of abstract and figurative, the contemporary and the archaic. The imagery in Vaskola’s works is simultaneously familiar and foreign. The figurative elements in his paintings and the visual language of his sculptures often take us back to times past, just as the abstractions can be seen as excavations into the mind. The combination leads us to a timeless space, simultaneously near and far.
Before and after graduating from the Finnish Academy of Fine Art in 2008, Miikka Vaskola (b. 1975, Helsinki) has been exhibiting actively with solo shows in Finland, as well as in group exhibitions in Finland and abroad, eg. Berg Contemporary, Iceland, the Hydra School Projects, Greece, and EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art. Vaskola's extensive retrospective exhibition was seen at Turku Art Museum, Finland in 2016. His works are represented in the major Finnish private and public collections including Helsinki Art Museum, Turku Art Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, EMMA Espoo Museum of Modern Art, Heino Collection and The Wihuri Foundation Art Collection.
Exhibitions
4.9.-27.9.2020
10.1.-2.2.2020
9.2.-4.3.2018
9.12.-17.12.2017
30.10.-22.11.2015
8.2.-3.3.2013
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Apr 2020
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Aug 2018
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May 2018
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Apr 2018
Miikka Vaskola in EMMA's No Ordinary Moments exhibition
Miikka Vaskola: Untitled (2016) / Photo: Jussi TiainenMiikka Vaskola participates in the exhibition No Ordinary Moments, an extensive group exhibition featuring recent acquisitions and picks from EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art's collections....
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Jun 2017
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Feb 2017
Jylhä, Laitinen and Vaskola in group show in Triumph Gallery in Moscow
Miikka Vaskola, Untitled, 2016, ink and acrylic on canvas, 200 x 250 cm. Photo credit: Jussi Tiainen.Pekka Jylhä, Tuomas A. Laitinen and Miikka Vaskola participate in a group show in Triumph Gallery in Moscow. The exhibition called Extension.fi...
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Jun 2016
Rauha Mäkilä, Miikka Vaskola and Henry Wuorila-Stenberg invited to design new covers for Finnish literary classics
In 2017 WSOY will be publishing a limited edition series of 12 Finnish literary classics with new covers. Each book cover will be recreated by a Finnish contemporary artist, and an exhibition displaying the original artworks will be held at Helsinki...
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Nov 2012
Miikka Vaskola in exhibition Contemporary Lithography from Finland in Manila
The Metropolitan Museum of Manila, in cooperation with the Embassy of Finland, presents the works of eight contemporary Finnish printmakers: Maija Albrecht, Kalle Berg, Matti Hintikka, Valpuri Kylmänen, Kuuuti Lavonen, Tapani Mikkonen, Kaisu...
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Jan 2013
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Feb 2013
Hannaleena Heiska, Jukka Korkeila and Miikka Vaskola in Turku Art Museum
The exhibition Collected Works at Turku Art Museum showcases their collection from the perspective of stories. The selection consists of approximately one hundred works, ranging from older literary favourites to personal narratives in contemporary...
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Feb 2013
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Apr 2013
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Jun 2013
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Jun 2013
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Jun 2014
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Sep 2020
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Feb 2018
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Feb 2018
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May 2016
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Nov 2015
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