Helsinki Artists' Association members exhibition at Galleria Katariina

 
Alex Markwith, Transmitter (Yellow, Black, Blue, Red), 2021

Alex Markwith, Transmitter (Yellow, Black, Blue, Red), 2021, acrylic on wood, 30x12x7cm, 12x5x3 inches

 

“Color in the Dark” is the 2021 holiday exhibition organized by Helsinki Artists’ Association at Galleria Katariina.

The theme is the primary colors: red, blue and yellow. Smaller sized works in a wide range of media and styles are included.

OPENING RECEPTION

Thursday December 16, 14:00 - 17:00

EXHIBITION ON VIEW

December 17, 2021 - January 2, 2022

GALLERIA KATARIINA

Tues - Fri 11:00-17:00
Sat-Sun 12:00-16:00

Rikhardinkatu 1, 00130 Helsinki

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PRESS RELEASE

Gallery Katariina will open the Christmas exhibition "Color in the Dark" by The Helsinki Artists' Associations'. The theme of the exhibition is the main colors: blue, red and yellow. The exhibition is a wide range of works by HAA’s member artists: e.g. paintings, drawings, sculptures, graphics and photographs. The exhibition operates on a take-away principle, you can buy or lend works from the exhibition while the exhibition is running.

We will open the exhibition on Thursday 16.12. The exhibition is then open from 2 pm to 7 pm. We follow RSAA’s current guidelines. Please come healthy and using mask. We check the corona passport for everyone. A warm and safe welcome to the world of color and light at Gallery Katariina!

In Finnish

Galleria Katariinassa avautuu Helsingin Taiteilijaseuran joulunäyttely "Väriä pimeyteen". Näyttelyn teemana on päävärit: sininen, punainen ja keltainen, joiden pohjalta taiteilijat ovat luoneet mitä moninaisimpia ja kiehtovimpia teoksia. Näyttely on laaja kattaus HTS:n jäsentaiteilijoiden eri tekniikoin toteutettuja töitä: maalauksia, piirustuksia, veistoksia, grafiikkaa ja valokuvia. Näyttely toimii take away-periaatteella eli näyttelystä voi ostaa tai lainata suoraan teoksia näyttelyn ollessa käynnissä.

Avaamme näyttelyn torstaina 16.12. Näyttely on silloin avoinna klo 14-19. Noudatamme AVI:n ajankohtaisia ohjeistuksia. Tulethan terveenä paikalle maskia ja käsidesiä käyttäen. Katsomme kaikilta koronapassin. Lämpimästi ja turvallisesti tervetuloa värin ja valon maailmaan Galleria Katariinaan!

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Kiertokulku at Galleria Ronga

 

Three of my sculptures are included in the group exhibition “Kiertokulku” at Galleria Ronga, Tampere, Finland.

Alex Markwith, Totem with Gray Bar, 2020, acrylic and found wood, 53 x 12 x 35cm

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EXHIBITION ON VIEW 27.11 - 16.12.2021

FEATURING WORKS BY:

Marjo Hallila, Anssi Hanhela, Taru Happonen, Sini-Meri Hedberg, Sofi Häkkinen, Helena Kaikkonen, Mira Kankaanranta, Satu Kiuru, Kaisu Koski, Appe Leppänen, Alex Markwith, Anni Mikkonen, Rasmus Mäkelä, Hans-Peter Schütt, Sami Sänpäkkilä, Sanna Ulvila, Mirimari Väyrynen

curated by Emmi Kallio

GALLERIA RONGA

Rongankatu 1 C 9, 33100 Tampere

Puh. 045 268 1022

Tues - Fri 12 - 18 | Sat - Sun 12 - 16

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Alex Markwith, Ventricle, 2020, acrylic and found wood, 46 x 18 x 10cm

Alex Markwith Kiertokulku at Galleria Ronga 2021

Artistic work supported by funds from Taike.

 

"Elemental Transmissions", solo exhibition, Laterna Magica, Helsinki

on view January 13 - 30, 2021

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Alex Markwith
ELEMENTAL TRANSMISSIONS

on view January 13 - 30th, 2021

Gallery Hours:
Mon - Fri 10 - 5
Saturday 10 - 3
Sunday closed


LATERNA MAGICA
Rauhankatu 7, 00170 Helsinki, Finland

 
 
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PRESS RELEASE
Elemental Transmissions is a solo exhibition of new work by Alex Markwith created for Laterna Magica. On view from January 13 – 30, the exhibition includes installation pieces, works on paper and wall-hung assemblages which combine aspects of painting and sculpture while incorporating found materials.

Tree branches, cut plywood, chains, plastic, metal, tape, fabric and concrete are collaged together in irregular compositions. Different characteristics of chosen materials result in a play of opposites - natural vs. man-made, light vs. heavy, hard vs. soft, masculine vs. feminine – orchestrated playfully and experimentally within each work to create a sense of unbalanced order. Primarily abstract, many pieces resemble totemic structures. They relate to the human body through their scale, and flirt with representation via recognizable components which occasionally appear unobscured.

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This series was created alongside the artists’ investigation into alchemy and the classical elements. The concept of “transmission” or “transition” refers to the new patterns of thought brought on by the changing year as well as the artist’s change of environment. As we leave 2020 behind, there is a longing for a better future which can be likened to the desired alchemical change of transmuting a lesser metal into gold.

 

Alex Markwith (b. 1988, Kingston, PA) is an American visual artist based in Helsinki, Finland, where he moved in September 2020 after living and working for nine years in New York City. He holds a BFA in Painting from Rhode Island School of Design and is a member of Taidemaalariliito. His works are included in numerous private collections, as well as the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (TX).

Elemental Transmissions is the artist's first solo exhibition in Finland and is supported by funds from Taike.

Laterna Magica, Rauhankatu 7, 00170 Helsinki


https://www.laterna.net/exhibitions/elemental-transmissions
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Alex Markwith, Totem with Blue, 2020, acrylic, wood and reflective fabric, 76 x 60 cm

Alex Markwith, Totem with Blue, 2020, acrylic, wood and reflective fabric, 76 x 60 cm

Alex Markwith, Fire Totem with Moonrise, 2020, acrylic, wood, plastic, metal, wire and fabric, 90 x 50 cm

Alex Markwith, Fire Totem with Moonrise, 2020, acrylic, wood, plastic, metal, wire and fabric, 90 x 50 cm

Alex Markwith, Continental Drift, 2020, acrylic, concrete, plastic, wood, fabric, metal and found objects (two panels)

Alex Markwith, Continental Drift, 2020, acrylic, concrete, plastic, wood, fabric, metal and found objects (two panels)

Alex Markwith, Utopia and Black Hole

Alex Markwith, Utopia and Black Hole

 

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