Wax crayon. Rinta-Perälä, 2018.
Monday, January 29, 2018
Saturday, January 27, 2018
Why I like horror films
The power of the single image has always fascinated me. I can't remember where I first saw Edvard Munch's Scream but I definitely remember the feeling. I could feel it before I could say anything.
I remember the first wax drawings I made in 2014. They were already individuals and it happened instinctively. The next drawing is the next drawing.
When I was 12 I saw tons of horror films, and when I couldn't find them I read about them. Sometimes I liked the combination of reading and looking at the poster more. The plot wasn't the most impressive thing. I loved the world of images, moments, moods, music and sounds.
I love horror essentially because of the ideas. People who talk about ideas appreciate them without the need to explain everything. Basically I want my works to say that I'm a deep and loving person, but it requires a great amount of self-exploration. Our subconscious is always listening and it has great gifts to offer. We have a real relationship with the mysterious nutrition of the uncanny. Every person has an inner world but you have to let it breathe.
Favourite images from horror films
Favourite images from Italian horror films
Favourite images from Japanese horror films
Favourite films top 50
Top 30 favourite black-and-white films
Sunday, January 21, 2018
Saturday, January 20, 2018
Not a neat design, not a complete mess
Drawing is energy. Being in love with shapes and the way they feel. I love clouds, fire, smoke, water, earth and plants. In my suggestive drawings I'm able to combine these elements, but I'm not trying to copy them. I have energy and I'm also absorbing it. When I'm alone with a blank piece of paper my hand makes hundreds of marks.
You don't have to draw or colour neatly. One example I like to use is a photo of flames. It's not a neat design but it's not a complete mess either. The energy is surprising and interesting.
Monday, January 15, 2018
Wednesday, January 10, 2018
Top 25 soundtracks
Nino Rota
La Strada (1954)
Bernard Herrmann
Vertigo (1958)
Psycho (1960)
Cape Fear (1962)
Krzysztof Komeda
The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Ennio Morricone
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970)
A Fistful of Dynamite (1971)
A Lizard in a Woman's Skin (1971)
The Black Belly of the Tarantula (1972)
Vangelis
L'Apocalypse des animaux (1970)
Wendy Carlos
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Goblin
Deep Red (1975)
Suspiria (1976)
Pino Donaggio
Carrie (1976)
Jerry Goldsmith
The Omen (1976)
Alien (1979)
John Carpenter
Halloween (1978)
Basil Poledouris
Conan the Barbarian (1982)
Christopher Young
Hellraiser (1987)
Angelo Badalamenti
Twin Peaks (1990)
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
Mulholland Drive (2001)
Philip Glass
Candyman (1992)
La Strada (1954)
Bernard Herrmann
Vertigo (1958)
Psycho (1960)
Cape Fear (1962)
Krzysztof Komeda
The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Ennio Morricone
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970)
A Fistful of Dynamite (1971)
A Lizard in a Woman's Skin (1971)
The Black Belly of the Tarantula (1972)
Vangelis
L'Apocalypse des animaux (1970)
Wendy Carlos
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Goblin
Deep Red (1975)
Suspiria (1976)
Pino Donaggio
Carrie (1976)
Jerry Goldsmith
The Omen (1976)
Alien (1979)
John Carpenter
Halloween (1978)
Basil Poledouris
Conan the Barbarian (1982)
Christopher Young
Hellraiser (1987)
Angelo Badalamenti
Twin Peaks (1990)
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
Mulholland Drive (2001)
Philip Glass
Candyman (1992)
Saturday, January 6, 2018
Friday, January 5, 2018
Favourite films about identity, isolation, one person against insuperable odds
Vampyr (1932)
Carl Theodor Dreyer
Rear Window (1954)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Case of Mr. Pelham (1955)
Alfred Hitchcock
Repulsion (1965)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
The Tenant (1976)
Roman Polanski
Blowup (1966)
Michelangelo Antonioni
Duel (1971)
Steven Spielberg
The Shining (1980)
Stanley Kubrick
Tuesday, January 2, 2018
Drawing music examples
I always play music in the background when I'm drawing.
In silence I tend to freeze. One drawing usually takes 2-3 hours.
These examples are also some of my favourites.
Claude Debussy: Nocturnes (1899)
Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8 (1943)
Bernard Herrmann: Psycho (1960)
1960s Greek Avant-garde
Ennio Morricone: Drammi Gotici (1977)
Siege: Drop Dead (1984)
Diamanda Galas: The Divine Punishment (1986)
Thorns: Trøndertun (1992)
Thorns: Thorns (2001)
Virus: Carheart (2003)
In silence I tend to freeze. One drawing usually takes 2-3 hours.
These examples are also some of my favourites.
Claude Debussy: Nocturnes (1899)
Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8 (1943)
Bernard Herrmann: Psycho (1960)
1960s Greek Avant-garde
Ennio Morricone: Drammi Gotici (1977)
Siege: Drop Dead (1984)
Diamanda Galas: The Divine Punishment (1986)
Thorns: Trøndertun (1992)
Thorns: Thorns (2001)
Virus: Carheart (2003)
Monday, January 1, 2018
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