Monday, January 29, 2018

Punova - Intertwining


Wax crayon. Rinta-Perälä, 2018.

Piiri - Circle


Wax crayon. Rinta-Perälä, 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

Valkoinen - White


Wax crayon. Rinta-Perälä, 2018.

Kulku - Procession


Wax crayon. Rinta-Perälä, 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

Myrsky - Storm


Wax crayon. Rinta-Perälä, 2018.

Versio - Version


Wax crayon. Rinta-Perälä, 2018.

Wednesday, January 10, 2018

Poro - Reindeer


Wax crayon. Rinta-Perälä, 2018.

Tietön - Roadless


Wax crayon. Rinta-Perälä, 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)

Saturday, January 6, 2018

Tuuli - Wind


Wax crayon. Rinta-Perälä, 2018.

Friday, January 5, 2018

Favourite films about identity, isolation, one person against insuperable odds

The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
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

Onnekas - Lucky


Wax crayon. Rinta-Perälä, 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)

Monday, January 1, 2018

Lisko - Lizard


Wax crayon. Rinta-Perälä, 2018.

Nouseva - Rising


Wax crayon. Rinta-Perälä, 2018.