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Juan Kasari - Represented by 00130Gallery
( Finland, 1974 - present )
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Artist: Juan Kasari ( Finland, 1974 - present ) -
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Main Category: Mixed Media
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Genres: Conceptual Art, Contemporary European Art, Contemporary American Art
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Biography:
With several techniques Juan Kasari mixes fictives and facts,
The artist makes use of the fiction space and characters to create a new polarization. To mix facts and fiction he wants to problematice how we understand things and how we want to see things around us.
Several of the works can be seen as an incorrection and an interruption of the local, national and global phenomenons.
He works with different mediums: Mixed media paintings, photography, video, sound, installation, performance.
He have had several exhibitions and live performances all over Europe.
Juan Kasari finds also new ways to use modern clichés in his work. Usually there is a certain voyeuristic, humorous and political aspects in his works.
Artist Statement
In my art work I deal with humanity and differencies between social classes at a large scale. I’m especially considering the position and the roles of poor people today’s society and the global phenomenon on the level of individuals.
I’m interested in showing the ‘other side’ of the humanity and reality in today’s world where as people deal with the different problems and hard situations in their life such as growing poverty of individuals, inequality, substance addictions, violence, prostitution, beauty matters and use of power and communication.
The dialogue of my latest works is happening between the figures; such as rich people, beggars, the poor etc.
I have closely chosen the images from different media that are the basis of my works.
My main mediums are video, mixed media paintings with acrylic and alkyd paint and I also use installation and photography as a part of my art work.
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Exhibition History:
EDUCATION
2007-2009 Institute of Fine Arts Lahti, Finland, University of Applied Science, BA
2006 Amiedu, Helsinki, Finland, professional degree of digital communication and web designing
1997 Design Akatemia, Helsinki, Finland, Designer DA
PRIVATE EXHIBITIONS
2008 Gallery Jangva, Helsinki, Finland
2008 UCLA Department of Art, Los Angeles, USA, (curator Jennifer Porter)
2008 Gallery Maa-tila, Helsinki, Finland
2007 MUU-gallery, Helsinki, Finland
GROUP EXHIBITIONS/JOINT EXHIBITIONS
2009
Art center Mältinranta with Jonna Johansson
2008
Lahti Art Museum, New Painting, curators: Tarja Pitkänen-Walter, Sampsa Virkajärvi
Moscow Modern Art Museum, MMOMA, Biennal for young art, Moscow, Russia, Chief curator Dr. Darina Pyrkina
2007
Kerava Art Museum, Kerava, Finland
3 +k gallery, Pori, Finland, with Jonna Johansson
Gallery Huoltamo, Tampere, Finland, with, Marja Patrikainen
Loft gallery, New York, USA, curator Mitsu Hadeishi
B-gallery, Turku, Finland, with Jonna Johansson and Lee Walton
MAC - Museo Arte Contemporaneo Santa Fe, Argentina
Belfast University, Belfast, Ireland
Biennale 3000, Sao Paulo, Brasil
Athens Biennale”Destroy Athens”, Art Wave Radio, Athens, Greece
2006
Kanneltalo gallery, Helsinki, Finland.
00130Gallery, Helsinki, Finland with Lee Walton
Soundlab edition4, Festival Arte Digital Rosario, Argentina
International Contemporary Art Center, Naples , Italy
Al Kahf Gallery, Bethlehem, Israel
École Supérieure d'Art d'Aix-en-Provence, École Nationale Supérieure d'Art de Nice, Villa Arson.Stream sound-installation, France
Transition, Honefoss, Norway, with Jonna Johansson
Intro Out 06 2nd international digital art festival, Thessalonika, Greece
Cave gallery, New York, USA (curator Drew Ford)
N.O.D gallery/ Art Map galleria, Prague, Czech
Freedom of Choice Festival, Austria
Belle Arte Lamia, contemporary art concept 2.0, Thessalonika, Greece
2005
Factory gallery, Berlin, German, curator Gillian Mciver
Porvoo Art Factor, Porvoo, Finland, Annual Exhibition of the Union of Finnish Art Associations
Moscow Modern Art Museum MMOMA, Memory, young artist biennal, Moscow, Russia
00130Gallery, Helsinki, Finland with Jonna Johansson
Kanneltalo gallery Helsinki, Finland
Gallery Promenade, Hyvinkää, Finland, with Jonna Johanssonin kanssa
VIDEO ART AND FILM FESTIVALS
2008
Videologica Novgorod, Russia
2007
Videorats, video art festival, Croatia.
One Minute, video art festival, Czech
Izolenta, video art festival, ST. Petersburg, Russia
2006
PI five video/short films review 2nd edition, Szczecin, Poland
Luksuz Film Festival, Poland
MeMe Fest, International festival of radical communication, Slovenia
Festival Begane Ground , Haag, Holland
VII Anonymous Performance festival, Pilsen, Czech
The Streaming Festival, Haag, Holland
International festival of experimental video images contre nature 6th edition, Marseille, France
Tromanale C-Base gallery, Berlin, Germany
ACTIVITIES
2008
Detroit Film Center, curator for finnish video art festival, Detroit, USA
Poete de Printemps, curator for finnish video art festival, Paris, France
2006
Curator for ”Kansallismaisema NYT!”exhibition at 00130Gallery with Manifest07
including artists:: Jouko Lehtola, Samppa Törmälehto, Jonna Johansson, Susanna Vuorio, Anna Autio, Timo Vaittinen
2005
Founder and president for 00130Gallery contemporary art association.
Founder Mediumminus Association
Curator for Robert Boyd ”Xanadu” video installation at 00130Gallery. Same exhibition opens at same time at Elga Wimmer PCC/LMAK gallery in New York with Carolee Scheeman and Martha Rosler
Curator for Michelle Handelman (USA) / Maria G. Ocanto (USA) exhibition at 00130Gallery, Helsinki, Finland
Curator for ”International Art Connection vol 1 and 2” video art festival at 00130Gallery, Helsinki, Finland
2003-2004 PR worker/Promoter for University of Art and Design Helsinki music club Kipsari
1989-1993 Ekstro organisation (ry), founder, president,
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Collections: Museum of Contemporary art Moscow MMOMA, Private Collections
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