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MATLEENA KEHUS

MATLEENA KEHUS

Matleena Kehus is an industrial and textile designer from Oulu. She makes art from print media to paintings with a diverse style. Kehus loves juicy colors, but she also finds inspiration from nature and its muted colors and from her beloved hobby: skating in urban environments, which brings roughness to her work. Ecological values are essential for Kehus, and she aims to use recycled materials in her projects whenever possible.
 

“Creating this piece was a very rewarding experience. Meticulous working on a scale as large as this takes time and gives space for one’s own thoughts. To me, drawing is meditative, and especially working with this particular line technique, I am fully present in the moment. Humans are complex entities, that are way too often determined by their appearance. I am interested in the real core that humans are often too afraid to show due to the fear of breaking norms or coming across as weird. This mural is a kind of a reminder to me that nothing in this world is what it first seems like, and in order to understand, it is necessary to get below the surface. Behind the smile, there is a unique world of its own. “

 
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