KARI SÖDÖ (FI)
Kari Södö kombinerer former og farver på en legende måde og skaber abstrakte skulpturer, collager og prints. Da Kari Södö også er musiker, spiller rytme også en vigtig rolle i hans kunst.
Selv om han ikke betegner sin kunst som politisk, er mange af hans værker blevet skabt med aktuelle debatter i tankerne. Hans skulptur The Encounter reflekterer f.eks. over den manglende dialog om flygtningekrisen i Finland.
Södö sætter metaforisk lighedstegn mellem kunstværkernes forskellige former og materialer og mødet mellem forskellige mennesker og kulturer. Resultatet er en levende og munter skulptur, hvor kunstneren deler et positivt budskab om skønheden i et multikulturelt samfund, som repræsenteres af de forskellige træsorter, former og farver, han kombinerer. En sådan ros forstærkes af, at ordet “joy” er anvendt både på engelsk og tysk.
Kari Södö
Created by adding materials and forms like building blocks, Södö’s artworks share a composite approach to their creation throughout different media. This has the ability to maximize the communicative potential of each individual element as well as heightening a cohesive message.
The characteristic playfulness of Södö’s works (the use of joyful colours and building blocks) did not appear until the artist became a father; in fact, he previously created black and white artworks.
Södö graduated from the Kankaanpää School of Art with an education in graphics and specializing in metal. Due to the initial lack of resources to work metals, he started experimenting with collages and wood. Although he is now best known for his wooden sculptures, Södö keeps on producing exquisite prints and collages too.
Combining messages of social justice with a joyful colourful appearance, many of Södö’s works are exhibited to the broader public in libraries and urban spaces, available for everyone to see and to reflect upon.
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