Rajaviiva - Borderline

Wax crayon. Rinta-Perälä, 2017.

Paistetta - Shine

Wax crayon. Rinta-Perälä, 2017.

Välissä - Between

Wax crayon. Rinta-Perälä, 2017.

Pakkomielle - Obsession

Wax crayon. Rinta-Perälä, 2017.

Defending art

In these times we have to draw attention to things that are not boring under the surface. The warm connection with other people will be so much better. Give it time and let it grow.

What does this feel like? Does it feel interesting? I prefer these questions to perpetual self-pity or selfishness. I can understand the occasional "I don't know what to say right now." It can be a good sign along with sudden feelings of embarrassment. We are dealing with strong sensations that are hard to explain. I find this exciting. What is less exciting is always defending yourself with "I don't know anything about it." Defending art doesn't mean you have to become someone else.

We all know how to create mood. We are all capable of appreciating complicated images. It takes courage to take a step from typical examples into something else. It may not be a massive leap but sometimes you have to throw yourself forward. I don't want to be bored to death by things that immediately come to mind.

Raivokas - Rabid

Wax crayon. Rinta-Perälä, 2017.

Questions for people who know themselves incredibly well

What is the last thing that genuinely made you stop and ask, what is this?

Does the union of freedom and full potential fill you with excitement?

What kind of mind would you like to have?

Do you secretly crave something you can still take seriously?

Are you embarrassed to admit how much you dare to feel?

What are the best things we do as a species?

What does it mean to be sensitive?

Fantasia - Fantasy

Wax crayon. Rinta-Perälä, 2017.

Tuollainen - One of Those

Wax crayon. Rinta-Perälä, 2017.

Works displayed in January 2017

Tero Rinta-Perälä:
Vahapiirroksia alitajunnasta ja luonnonvoimista
(Wax Drawings of the Subconscious and Natural Forces)

1. Arvoituksellista rakkautta (Puzzling Love) 2014

2. Rakentava (Constructing) 2015

3. Maitoa (Milk) 2014

4. Sysi (Char) 2014

5. Heijastus (Reflection) 2015

6. Lautanen (Plate) 2015

7. Pisara (Drop) 2015

8. Ilta (Evening) 2015

9. Hetki (Moment) 2015

10. Ikkuna (Window) 2015

11. Ilmiö (Phenomenon) 2014

12. Tilaisuus (Occasion) 2015

13. Haluton (Unwilling) 2016

Naulittu - Nailed

Wax crayon. Rinta-Perälä, 2017.

Favourite Finnish word

Yö = Night

Öinen = Nocturnal

Purkautuva - Erupting

Wax crayon. Rinta-Perälä, 2017.

Favourite composers

Giuseppe Verdi (1813 – 1901)
- Requiem
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893)
- The Nutcracker
Edvard Grieg (1843 – 1907)
- The Death of Åse
- Lyric Pieces
Claude Debussy (1862 – 1918)
- Nocturnes
- Clair de lune
Jean Sibelius (1865 – 1957)
- Andante festivo
- Sydämeni laulu
Erik Satie (1866 – 1925)
- Gymnopedies
- Gnossiennes
Louis Vierne (1870 – 1937)
- Andantino
- Feux follets
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 – 1975)
- Symphony No. 8
- String Quartet No. 2
Olivier Messiaen (1908 – 1992)
- Oraison
Bernard Herrmann (1911 – 1975)
- Vertigo
- Psycho
- Cape Fear
Riz Ortolani (1926 – 2014)
- Don't Torture a Duckling
- Cannibal Holocaust
Ennio Morricone (1928)
- Once Upon a Time in the West
- A Fistful of Dynamite
- A Lizard in a Woman's Skin
- The Black Belly of the Tarantula
Jerry Goldsmith (1929 – 2004)
- The Omen
- Alien
Krzysztof Penderecki (1933)
- Kosmogonia
Angelo Badalamenti (1937)
- Twin Peaks
- Fire Walk with Me

Sivuja - Pages

Wax crayon. Rinta-Perälä, 2017.