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Artist Statement:
After painting years (since
1982) traditional oil
paintings, mostly portraits
and still life, I started
experimenting with clay
sculptures in 1990 to find
something new. Modeling tiny
figures in clay, I started
using those miniature
sculptures as models to my
paintings. By 1990-91 I had
created my own ism: MARUism- "
Manifestations Animées dans la
Réalité Unique ".
Human relations, meetings,
feelings and everyday
happenings metamorphosed into
animal-like forms in colourful
worlds, expressed in a kind of
subconscious world between
Dalí and Disney with a touch
of Gauguin.
MARUISM
What is Maruism? - It is a new
ism created by me, Marja-Liisa
Iivonen. M.A.R.U.; M for
Manifestations, A for Animées
(Animated, lively), R for
Réalité (Reality) U for
Unique. I grew up with Disney,
admire Dalí for his skill and
brain and love Gauguin's
colors. MARUism- "
Manifestations Animées dans la
Réalité Unique ". Human
relations, meetings, feelings
and everyday happenings
metamorphosed into animal-like
forms in colorful worlds
expressed in a kind of
subconscious world between
Dalí and Disney with a touch
of Gauguin.
MANIFESTO OF MARUISM
Maruism separates painting
from the imitation of other
artists and artistic
movements, isms, and ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
EXHIBITIONS
Fiction Project 2011,The Art
House Coop Gallery USA,2011
Christmas Salon 2009, The Post
Gallery, Vasteras,2009
Hartsfield-Jackson
International Airport's Atrium
Gallery in Atlanta, USA,
July-Sept 2009
Canvas Project 2, The Art
House Coop Gallery USA, 2009
Halsotorget, Katrineholm 2007,
2008,2009
Graphic, The Corner, ...
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Commissions:
The New Year Revue, stage set,
Katrineholm, Sweden 1997
The International Women's Day,
"Cathrine", miniature
sculpture, Katrineholm, Sweden
1997
June-July 1993, "Solidarity",
oil painting for The Youth
Center, Katrineholm, Sweden
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