Meet the Artist of February!
Hi! I am Maria Ulvinen, a designer, artist and a woman who is passionate about life. I have studied art, illustrations and drawing in numerous courses over the years. I am a member of KuumART.
Making things with my hands has always been important to me, be it painting, drawing, textile and craft works, graphic design or even playing the piano. Aside from art, I've done creative graphic design work such as advertising, campaigns and brand marketing. In my day job, I work in corporate development with a children's rights organisation.
I do both figurative and abstract art. Currently, I focus mainly on contemporary art, where my expressive style is best described as "bold, continuous and expansive movement", leaving the viewer with room for interpretation to reflect their own emotions and thoughts. I am also fascinated by characters and my representational art depicts interesting personalities, especially feminine ones. On the other hand I do also slightly mystical landscapes where light and atmosphere play leading role. All my art involves music - I can't paint without it! Music is an integral part of my creative process.
I have done numerous commission works, especially with acrylic and mixed media techniques. I really enjoy commissioned work as there is nothing better than realising art that reflects and resonates with a feeling, situation and life desired by the customer.
The Unexpected exhibition consists of 9 works painted between 2022 and 2025.
Title The Unexpected refers to the diversity of the works and the surprise they offer to the viewer. Some of the works represent the direction of abstract contemporary art, where emotion and imagination play a leading role. In some of the works, feminine figures emerge with something unexpected and mysterious to say. Music is an integral part of each work. The songs that influenced the works can be found via QR codes on the artwork pages.
The works in the exhibition are for sale. More info is found behind the QR codes that link to the website.
Odottamantonta | The Unexpected -näyttely, Maria Ulvinen, Helsinki Outlet, Helmikuu 2025
MARIA ULVINEN | maria.ulvinen@live.fi | +358 400 436 493
IG: art.wall.gallery & artwall.gallery | www.taideseina.fi
Do you want to host your own exhibition at Helsinki Outlet? Contact us by email at mira@helsinkioutlet.fi.