Artist Maiju Tirri enjoys painting in her home studio in Marbella. Photo: Riikka Kajander
Artist of the Month, Finland
Northern roots combined with strong emotions Maiju Tirri is an internationally acknowledged Finnish artist. Tirri’s abstract art bursts with emotion and has found its way to the hearts of many art lovers all over Europe. Tirri finds her inspiration from nature and life, and is passionate to pass on harmony and goodness through her art. By Mari Koskinen | Photos: Courtesy of the artist
Maiju Tirri’s talent and many techniques have been seen in solo and group exhibitions in Finland and all over Europe. Her contemporary art pieces are held in private collections in Europe, the Middle East and the US. Besides painting, she does graphic art, giclée reproductions, portraits and glass art. 124 | Issue 125 | June 2019
Today, Tirri lives in Marbella, Spain, but her roots are in Finland. “My mother was an artist too,” explains Tirri. “She always took me with her to art exhibitions – I must have seen more art by the age of five than some people ever will. I think this helped me to look at the world from another perspective.”
Tirri often uses nature-like colours in her work. “My colour schemes come from experiencing life as it is. I feel that the calm and relaxing colours are in my DNA and in my roots in the Finnish nature. There, the colours vary so much from one season to the next – for example, when it changes from the intensive colours of autumn to snowy and frosty winter scenery with ice-covered lakes and pale skies,” she continues. “But Spain has its fabulous colourful flowers and the Mediterranean Sea, which have influenced my work too. I love everything about the sea: the waves, the secrets