Jouko Korkeasaari
Born 1971 in Kajaani, Finland.
Lives and works in Jyväskylä, Finland
I tell short and strange stories through my paintings. Things that are not displayed and too obvious can be more essential than the things seen in the painting.
I get inspiration from past centuries, use sketches from actual sites, then modifying them into a different concept and ambience, re-creating new contents into the elements that are portrayed.
Scandinavian heritage, architectural scene, house interiors in victorian and gustavian style play an important role in my artwork.
I study symbolism presented in art history, look for referencies from the literature and cinema and combine different and opposite elements. For the past years I´ve returned into classical painting and try to find new perspectives in combining modern elements into classical frame of reference.
Studies
2008-2009 Dollmaker studies, Taito-Aivia, Jyväskylä, Finland
2004-2005 Hairdressing School Naps ltd.
1994 – 98 Turku school of Fine Arts
1997 Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten,Antwerp, Belgium
1990 – 92 Liminka Art School
Solo exhibitions
2008Paintings, Vakiopaine Baari, Jyväskylä, Finland
2007 These Days, Gallery Just, Turku, Finland
2006 Bad things happen, Gallery Forsblom, Helsinki, Finland
2003 Things about to happen, Permanent gallery, Brighton, UK
2003 Varjola, Gallery Titanik, Turku, Finland
2001 Wicky Suicide”Immortal Death Fest”, Kluuvi Gallery, Helsinki, Finland
1998 Fairies on speed, Studio Hyäryllistä, Turku, Finland
Group exhibitions
2009 Aava horisontti , Oulu Art Museum, Oulu, Finland
2009 Mänttä Art Festival, Pekilo, Mänttä, Finland
2009 Finnish Painters Union 80th anniversary exhibition, Amos Andersson Art museum, Helsinki, Finland
2008-2009 Helsinki Biennale, Designmuseum, Helsinki, Finland
2008 Eva Brownies presents: Behind the Mustache, Cable Factory, Helsinki, Finland
2007 Käsittämätöntä mutta Totta, Helsinki City Art Museum, Meilahti, Helsinki, Finland
2006 Hyäryllistä kootut seokset, Wäinö Aaltonen Museum of Art, Turku, Finland
2005 Pieni Taivas, Biennale of young artists, Helsinki Art Hall, Helsinki, Finland
2005-2007 Katsoa vai Nähdä, Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki, Finland
2004 Se mikä on tavallista, Turku Art Museum, Turku, Finland
2004 Aftonlandet, The Lönnström Art Museum, Rauma, Finland
2004 Aftonlandet, Galleri 54, Göteborg, Sweden
2003 Exhibition of Young Artists, Helsinki Art Hall, Helsinki , Finland
2002 Hyäryllistä, Bad feng Shui, Studio Hyäryllistä, Turku, Finland
2002 Bileet joka huoneessa, Helsinki City Art Museum, Tennispalatsi, Helsinki, Finland
2002 Off Skene, Triennial of Finnish Photography, Amos Anderssonin Art Museum, Helsinki, Finland
2001 Romuluks, Gallery Titanik, Turku, Finland
2001 Sangre de Poro, Galleria Muu, Helsinki, Finland
2001 Sangre de Poro, Plataforma H, Valencia, Spain
2000 Happiness, Gallery Quartair, Haag, Holland
2000 Exhibition of Young Artists, Helsinki Art Hall, Helsinki, Finland
2000 Artgenda, Glass Palace gallery, Helsinki, Finland
1999 Bold and Beautiful, Studio Hyäryllistä, Turku, Finland
1998 Ihme, Gallery Titanik, Turku, Finland
1998 Oulu Music video festival, Oulu, Finland
1998 Talviale, Rantagallery, Turku, Finland
1997 Sex, snack`n`pop, Gallery Titanik, Turku, Finland
1997 Sininen Aukusti, Galleria 1, Turku, Finland
1997 Tupakkaa ja Tärpättiä, Galleria 1, Turku, Finland
1997 Kruunupäät, NuKu:n gallery, Oulu, Finland
1997 ADFAS contemporary art exhibition, Romi Goldmuntz-center, Antwerp, Belgium
1997 Arte ry cityproject, Gallery Titanik, Turku, Finland
1996 Varissuo environmental project, Turku, Finland
1992 Tarttis tehrä jotai hyäryllistä, Väinölä Art House, Oulainen, Finland
Grants
2007 Finnish Cultural Foundation
2007 Finnish Cultural Foundation, North Osthrobotnia regional fund
2005 Finnish Art Association
2004 Oskar Öflund Foundation
2004 Public display grant for visual artists
2001 Helena Bruun Foundation
2000 City of Turku
1998 Lions Club
1997 Finnish Cultural Foundation
Memberships
1999 – Finnish Painters Union
1998 – 2004 Arte ry., gallery committee member 1998-2000
1992 – Artist group Hyäryllistä (Heli Kurunsaari, Sari Koski-Vähälä, Jouko Korkeasaari)
Other
2005-2008 Illustrations Viini magazine, Hufvudstadsbladet, Demi-magazine
1999 – 2004 Window Gallery Fastarts, Studio Hyäryllistä, Turku
1997 – 2004 Art gallery Studio Hyäryllistä, Turku
Works in collections
2006 Wäino Aaltonen Museum of Art (Hyäryllistä)
2005 Helsinki City Art Museum
2004 Finnish Museum of Photography (Hyäryllistä)
2002 Amos Andersson Museum of Art (Hyäryllistä)
2001 Helsinki City Art Museum
2000 Helsinki City Art Museum
