Art delicacies from Helsinki

 

Saara and Molla were brave enough to enter the web and pose a bit.

 

Are you afraid of spiders? Or have you always wished to be inside of a spider web?

What a man can do can a spider so better, but a man can always try. In Taidehalli you can now see (and enter into) an art work by Tomás Saraceno and his assistants presenting a huge Black Widow web with a working title 14 Billions.

The exhibition where you can see even living spiders is open until October 3td.

http://taidehalli.fi/

My next stop today was the renovated Korjaamo Gallery, a magic box of contemporary art, inviting and inspiring.

When entering you see a collection of Martin Luther paintings by Heikki Marila.

The main exhibition at the moment is called Portrait Gallery, presenting marvellous paintings by Mari Rantanen. The big one is called Maria.

 

Mari Rantanen´s sense of colour and the virtuosity of her painting leave you stunned. And if you bend your knees you can see her golden shimmer in it´s full glory. Here is a detail of the portrait Nancy:

 

Portrait Gallery exhibition is open until October 7th. 

See the address and opening times here: www.korjaamogalleria.fi

Photos © Paula Hietaranta