Ilari Hautamäki's (b. 1983) works are landscape like paintings in which
abstract and figurative elements are combined. For Hautamäki landscape
is, however, a referential means to express artistic ideas. In his works
Hautamäki addresses the fundamentals of painting from color, contrast,
form and composition to texture of paint on canvas. He approaches the
serious tradition of abstract art with an easy going and humorous attitude
and utilises influences reaching from visual subcultures to popular culture
from computer games to street art.
Ilari Hautamäki has graduated from the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts from the painting department in 2011. He held his debut solo exhibition Stargazing in Korjaamo Gallery in march 2013. He has taken part in many group exhibitions around Finland and abroad.

"My paintings combine organic, relaxed brushwork with precisely drawn outlines and shapes. I play on a theme where subject and background come together. My paintings are abstract works in which seemingly representational subjects such as a skull and landscape patterns occasionally appear.

Skull and Flowers was my first skull-themed work. Its underlying idea is the combination of drawing and painting. The subject is not especially personal as such – I was seeking to present a subject, and the skull that is quite common in art history seemed to be an effective option."

-Ilari Hautamäki

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