The large-scale autobiographical paintings of Jarmo M?kil? reflect personal childhood memories and the mythology of his native Finland. Scenes of boys playing games are a favorite subject. M?kil??s paintings examine the moment at which childhood ends and innocence begins to falter. The exhibition consists of paintings that illuminate memories and emotions associated with childhood. Women are completely absent from enigmatic scenes that analyze male anxieties in a world with hidden rules.
The artist allows boyhood memories to be interpreted through a thick layer of the present in large-scale scenes expressing heavy tension. While M?kil??s works are autobiographical, their impact is universal in that they reflect good and evil, as well as oppressive loneliness. While in residence, M?kil? will complete a new painting and a series of approximately 14 clay boy sculptures as part of an installation called Lord of the Flies, which he summarizes as, ?A bouncing discourse between the past and the present.? Jarmo M?kil? lives and works in Helsinki, Finland. His career as a painter began in the politically turbulent 1970s. He studied at the University of Helsinki?s School of Art and Design, and at the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts where he later taught for almost six years.
Having initially painted working-class subjects, M?kil? moved his attention to the glossy worlds of consumption and popular culture in the 1980s. Combining media images with mythological motifs, the paintings made M?kil? one of the foremost postmodern painters in Finland. In the 2000s, M?kil? turned his gaze upon himself and his personal experiences. His paintings have been widely exhibited in galleries, museums, and art fairs worldwide. In 2002, M?kil? was awarded the Pro Finlandia Medal and in 2011 he was a Carnegie Art Award nominee. His artworks have been collected by all major art museums in Finland, as well as by foundations, institutions, and private collections around the world.
Admission/Cost: $5
Lux Art Institute
1550 S. El Camino Real
Encinitas, CA
Dates and times:
March 20 - 23
Thursday & Friday: 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Saturday: 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM
(Note, please confirm with the Lux website as their webpage schedule is unclear)
For more information, please visit: www.luxartinstitute.org
The artist allows boyhood memories to be interpreted through a thick layer of the present in large-scale scenes expressing heavy tension. While M?kil??s works are autobiographical, their impact is universal in that they reflect good and evil, as well as oppressive loneliness. While in residence, M?kil? will complete a new painting and a series of approximately 14 clay boy sculptures as part of an installation called Lord of the Flies, which he summarizes as, ?A bouncing discourse between the past and the present.? Jarmo M?kil? lives and works in Helsinki, Finland. His career as a painter began in the politically turbulent 1970s. He studied at the University of Helsinki?s School of Art and Design, and at the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts where he later taught for almost six years.
Having initially painted working-class subjects, M?kil? moved his attention to the glossy worlds of consumption and popular culture in the 1980s. Combining media images with mythological motifs, the paintings made M?kil? one of the foremost postmodern painters in Finland. In the 2000s, M?kil? turned his gaze upon himself and his personal experiences. His paintings have been widely exhibited in galleries, museums, and art fairs worldwide. In 2002, M?kil? was awarded the Pro Finlandia Medal and in 2011 he was a Carnegie Art Award nominee. His artworks have been collected by all major art museums in Finland, as well as by foundations, institutions, and private collections around the world.
Admission/Cost: $5
Lux Art Institute
1550 S. El Camino Real
Encinitas, CA
Dates and times:
March 20 - 23
Thursday & Friday: 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Saturday: 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM
(Note, please confirm with the Lux website as their webpage schedule is unclear)
For more information, please visit: www.luxartinstitute.org
