Minna Räsänen on helsinkiläinen, vuonna 1964 Joensuussa syntynyt kuvataitelija, joka on hankkinut jo nuoruusvuosinaan taiteen perustiedot ja -taidot. Hän on ollut taiteen tekijä koko ikänsä, mutta käynyt jo kokeneena tekijänä 2-vuotisen taidekoulutuksen Helsingin aikuisopistossa.

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2013-2014 Helsingin aikuisopisto:

Kuvataiteen perusopetus/perusopinnot ja syventävät opinnot

Leonora Fredriksson: Mallipiirustus, Helsingin Taiteilijaseura

Kimmo Tolin: Kasvot paperilla, Helao

Mirka Kinnula: Muotokuvan monet kasvot, Helao

1981-1983 Pekkalan kuvataidekoulu, Joensuu: Peruskoulutus taide-alalle

Yksityisnäyttelyt

2019: Konst Gallery, Helsinki

2018: Lonnan saari, Keltainen Talo, Helsinki

2018: Galleria G12, Helsinki

2017: Galleria G12, Helsinki, pop up- näyttely

2017: Galleria G12, Helsinki

2016: Galleria G12, Kuopio

2016: Taidekeskus Ahjo, Joensuu

2015: Galleria Kohina , Joensuu

2015: Konst Gallery , Helsinki

2014: Galleria Contempo, Helsinki

Yhteisnäyttelyt

2018: Gumbostrand, Söderkulla

2015: Lasipalatsi, pop up , Helsinki

2014: Aikuisten taiteen perusopetuksen lopputyönäyttely, Helao, Helsinki

Minna Räsänen was born in Joensuu in 1964, but nowadays she lives in Helsinki. Early on she gathered the basic knowledge and skills for doing art. She has been an artist all her life, but last spring, as an experienced artist already, finished the 2-year basic painting course in the Institute of Adult Education of Helsinki. This time she uses acrylics to paint easygoing and vibrant characters on fabric. They will have your thoughts soar in the interface between the traditional and the unique. - Gallery Contempo

”I understand absolutely nothing of art.” I have heard that sentence so many times in life. I’m sure many of you have, too. Art in my opinion, no matter what kind it may be, is not necessarily meant to be understood. Art is a feeling. What kind of a feeling does a picture or a painting or a song evoke? Wether positive or negative, it really does not matter. But the feeling itself does! The worst option is to feel nothing. Each of us has our own way to address those feelings. The artist can not – and does not have to - please everyone. Only the artists themselves should feel gratified, for they have to be able to stand next to their work proud and thankful, never arrogant.

I try to name my work in a way that it leaves enough room for the viewer’s imagination and feelings. What you feel when encountering my paintings is important. Who painted it and what went through the artist’s mind when working, is not. The subjects and ideas of my works ripen in my mind for a long time. I carry them in my thoughts all the time. I don’t go out searching for them, for they always find me. And they often surprise me, too. That is a wonderful feeling. I hope and trust that will continue to happen also in the future.