KIRSTI TUOKKO

Outfits and posing are my themes. I paint with oil on plexiglass. My characters come out from fashion world, magazines, streets, cafes etc. Oil paint is on the reverse side of the plexiglass, so the surface of my painting will be shiny. The spectator may reflect there her/himself and be a part of the painting.

When painting on this reverse side I have the image only in my head. Paint and colour bring their optical and material ideas. First time I see my work, when finished and turn it around. My characters surprise me – nicely or not so nicely. Negative surprises can be washed away and plexiglass is ready to welcome a new visitor.