Art
Item Description
Artist: Riitta Klint
Medium: Charcoal, Acrylic and Pencil
Size/Dimensions: 6” x 18”
Artist's Email: riitta@bellsouth.net
Artist's Web Address: Riittaklint.com
Artist's Phone Number: 305 607 3534
Artist's Address: 7520 NE 4th Court #108, Miami, FL 33132
Riitta Klint was born in Helsinki, Finland. She grew up internationally living in Iran, Portugal, Indonesia, and Germany and has traveled extensively. She received a BS degree in Fashion Design and Textiles from the University of Texas at Austin, and a BFA degree from Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida. She currently maintains a studio in Miami at the IRON SIDE campus in Miami’s Industrial Business District.
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Artist's Statement:
"My paintings echo my emotions and my awe of nature and its cyclical patterns. They are abstract yet reference landscapes - not landscapes normally seen, but landscapes that appear on a threshold. New life blooms out of destruction and decay, while death takes over simultaneously. In each piece I try to add an element that keeps the image from collapsing into despair. As I express my yearning for connection to all life, my current paintings of despairing landscapes yield to hope, often on the back of one impulsive stroke of paint. I am honored to be part of the Ashes to Art Project 2012."
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