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| Heli Pukki |
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| Sergei Arhipov |
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In the crowd of the opening night of Naïve Artists in Iittala 2016 summer exhibition I noticed that I was looking mostly the serene, tranquil and mellow Naïve pictures. In Heli Pukki's (b. 1969) mixed media sensuous cat stretched it's tail in the picture Hanging Out. In Pukki's pictures there are often printed text, silver threath, decorative paper or old book pages. On Talvikki Lusa's (b. 1962) graphic sheet Landlubber Envies the to her so typical cats are enjoying a holiday. The many hues of the aquatint are tasty. Aura Jylhä-Vuorio's (b. 1931) nostalgic paintings of emigrating to America (like Departure) had clear colour areas and finely used gilding, which glimmered and glistened in the light from the many windows. Seija Levanto (b. 1960) paints broken, earthy colours and flying figures on raw silk. A crowd of people reaching for the sun were lining the beach. In Asta Pulkkinen's (b. 1947) tempera painting Reflections the sky was reflecting on the surface of a lake, and
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| Aura Jylhä-Vuorio |
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| Talvikki Lusa |
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| Seija Levanto |
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| Mia Bergqvist |
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| Asta Pulkkinen |
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| Kikka Nyrén |













