Letters from Africa series
Paintings
‘I have always found fine primitive African art inspiring, and in recent years I’ve been particularly fascinated with traditional textiles.
Some forms and configurations in these Letters from Africa (Kirjeitä Afrikasta) paintings have semiotic connotations related to the ornamentation and symbolism of these fabrics.’
— Marja-Liisa Aalto-Annala
Longing, oil on canvas, 45 x 46 cm, 2011
Humility and dignity, oil on canvas, 52 x 50 cm, 2012
Domesticated, oil on canvas, 85 x 115 cm, 2011
Young Apis, oil on canvas, 86 x 105 cm, 2011
Letters from Africa 1, oil on canvas, 86 x 110 cm, 2011
Letters from Africa 2, oil on canvas, 90 x 115 cm, 2011
Letters from Africa 3, oil on canvas, 80 x 115 cm, 2012
Black river, oil on canvas, 75 x 105 cm, 2012
Pink letters, oil on canvas, 100 x 115 cm, 2013
Farm yards, oil on canvas, 80 x 110 cm, 2012
Elephant skin, oil on wood, 58 x 56,5 cm, 2012
Night fire, oil on canvas, 75 x 80 cm, 2014
Storm, oil on canvas, 80 x 90 cm, 2015
Old story, oil on canvas, 72 x 84 cm, 2014-2016
Night flowers, oil on canvas, 80 x 110 cm, 2013
Festive mask 2, oil on canvas, 44 x 42 cm, 2016
Festive mask 1, mixed techniques, 44 x 37 cm, 2015
Dreams, oil on canvas, 100 x 115 cm, 2013-2016