{"id":4957,"date":"2025-02-13T13:12:27","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T11:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.espoonkuvataiteilijat.fi\/?post_type=nayttelyt&#038;p=4957"},"modified":"2025-02-20T12:06:34","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T10:06:34","slug":"helka-immonen","status":"publish","type":"nayttelyt","link":"https:\/\/www.espoonkuvataiteilijat.fi\/en\/nayttelyt\/helka-immonen\/","title":{"rendered":"Helka Immonen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Distances<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Welcome to the opening ceremonies 4.3.2025 at 17-19.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Helka Immonen paints abstract paintings with oil colors on linen. She paints without plans or sketches. The artist\u2019s working process is intuitive, as if probing or anticipating hints and suggestions from the canvas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Immonen\u2019s paintings, inner experiences are often related to natural phenomena such as changes in weather, the passing of time, or visual elements and forms seen in nature. Color has an essential role in forming the subject matter of Immonen\u2019s paintings. The hues, the sensations, and the spaces they create form an infinite source of inspiration to her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Photo above Helka Immonen, Morning sky, oilpainting on canvas, 110\u00d7100 cm, 2023, photo Jouko Vatanen<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons has-custom-font-size has-medium-font-size is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espoonkuvataiteilijat.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Helka_Immonen_CV_Engl_2025.pdf\">CV Helka Immonen<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.helkaimmonen.net\/\">Helka Immonen homepage<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/helka.immonen\/\">Instagram Helka Immonen<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/finnishpainters.fi\/painter\/finnish-painter-helka-immonen\/\">Finnish Painters \/ Helka Immonen<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Helka Immonen studied at the Free Art School and the University Drawing School. She holds an MA in art history from the University of Helsinki. Her paintings have been displayed in several solo and group exhibitions in Finland and abroad. Immonen\u2019s works are represented in many collections, such as the Finnish State Art Collection and the Raimo and Maarit Huttunen Collection in the HAM Helsinki Art Museum.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":4953,"template":"","tags":[121,30],"class_list":["post-4957","nayttelyt","type-nayttelyt","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-abstact-painting","tag-oilpainting"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Helka Immonen - Espoon Kuvataiteilijat<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Helka Immonen paints abstract paintings with oil colors on linen. She paints without plans or sketches. 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