Seppo Tanninen

Seppo Tanninen


About

Born 9.6.1948 Alavus, Finland

In my paintings the pictorial 'picture' is a foreign and a futile element. As a painter I don't consider myself a picture-maker. When I paint I don't exploit the nature even though I am surrounded by it, thrown into it, inspired by it. I don't simplify, I don't cover things, I don't reduce. My paintings are holes which through 'uncovered' reality may flow. Nothing is hidden.
Work
Painter, Writer, Art Critic
Education
Finnish Art Academy 1968-70

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Autumn moon

Painting

Seppo Tanninen
Finland
Original $4,000
Prints from $120

Seppo Tanninen
Finland
Original $5,800
Prints from $162

Seppo Tanninen
Finland
Original $1,200
Paris (Oblivion)
Roma (Causa sui)
Firenze (Apeiron)
Blue Sky
Gloomy Night
Loop the Loop
Pale Fire

Events & Exhibitions

Events

Hidden Horizon, Gallery UTU, Jyvaskyla, Finland, 12.9.-2.10.2008.
Old Boys, Art Hall, Vaasa, Finland, 7.11.-30.11.2008.
PLAY, Salo Art Museum 21.11.2009-31.1.2010.

Exhibitions

One Man Shows:
Baghuset, Copenhagen 1996.
Galleria Dix, Helsinki 1998.
Essential Objects, Vaasa 2003.
Cool Setting, Helsinki 2004.
The Painted World, Seinajoki 2006.
Mundo Pintado, Madrid 2006.

Group Shows:
Finns are Fine, Aalborg 2000.
Locus Oculi, Turku 2001.
Orbis Pictus, Silkeborg 2002.
Roamolla, Munkaljungby 2003.
Storm og Stille, Kristiina 2003.
Jubileum, Seinajoki 2004.
Levantehaus, Hamburg 2004.
V.A.M. Budapest 2005.
GoBetween, Seinajoki 2007.
Finland-Portugal Art Festival, Porto 2007.
"Ars longa...", Seinajoki 2010

Published:
"Krunoja", Visual Poems, WSOY, 1977.
"Italy Diary", Travel Poems, Weilin & Göös, 1983.
"Korpus", Poems, NAB, 2005.
"Ariel", Poems, NAB, 2007.
"Paluu", Poems, NAB, 2010.

Book about the artist:
J. Ilvas - T. Lahti: "Seppo-Juhannus Tanninen: Maalattu maailma - Painted World", NAB, 2009.
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