Lot 3 - Riikka Sormunen - November

Name: Lot 3 - Riikka Sormunen - November
Brand: Art on a Postcard in support of Insulate Ukraine
Price: 50.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

£50.00 GBP

By Art on a Postcard in support of Insulate Ukraine

Raising Proceeds for Insulate Ukraine

Bidding opens on the 21st January 2025

Oil on linen mounted on card
2024
A6 (10x15cm)
Original Artwork
Signed on Verso
Raising proceeds for Insulate Ukraine

About

Riikka Sormunen was born in Finland in 1987. After a brief stint studying fashion design, the artist worked as an illustrator before focusing entirely on painting. Riikka Sormunen’s paintings mix soft sensuality with calculated artificiality in scenes that feature characters, plants, and objects striking poses for viewers. Working mainly with watercolor, water mixable oil and tiny brushes, the artist’s work explores contrasting textures, patterns and colors. Sormunen’s painstakingly crafted compositions draw from her excessive daydreaming, focusing on escapist pleasures, solitary meltdowns and performative femininity.

Group exhibitions that have shown Sormunen’s work have taken place at: Marvin Gardens in Ridgewood, New York (2022); Pamplemousse Gallery in Richmond, Virginia (2022); Natasha Arselan Gallery in London, UK (2022); Ladies Room in Los Angeles, California (2022); Tchotchke Gallery in New York City (2021); and Kosminen in Helsinki, Finland (2020).

Group Exhibitions

2024

Dreams and Reflections, Richard Heller Gallery, Los Angeles, USA

Nudity is not Radical! Kravets Wehby Gallery, New York, USA

2023

Affacciato/Perched, Ballon Rouge, San Remo

In Bloom, duo exhibition with Seline Burn, EVERYDAY MOOONDAY, Seoul

2022

Fever Dream, Vortic Art, VR-exhibition, Online

Choose Your Fighter, Marvin Gardens, Brooklyn, New York, USA

Tomorrow’s Woman, Natasha Arselan Gallery, Online

Awards

2019

3 Year Grant, Arts Promotion Centre, Finland

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Insulate Ukraine

Overview

We bring warmth, light and safety to war-impacted homes with an innovative window developed with the help of engineers from the University of Cambridge. We've installed more than 20,000 windows in cities across Ukraine. Our projects provide work to financially destitute areas empowering local communities.

Problem

During winter many Ukrainians will face freezing conditions due to their windows being shattered. Current solutions such as OSB fall short on several counts. They don't insulate well, they don't let light through, they can be difficult to install, and they shatter.

Solution

Our triple-glazed polyethylene windows provide an affordable, effective remedy, that increases resilience in communities worst affected by the invasion.

Benefits

Our windows present multifaceted benefits. For recipients, they ensure warmth, safety, and improved living conditions. Local civilians gain work which fuels regional business. Donors contribute to a solution that enhances energy efficiency, supports economic growth, and aids the most vulnerable, creating profound environmental, economic, and social impacts in Ukraine.

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