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Juhani R채is채nen Who? News Artist Doctor of Arts Contact Suomeksi

Multidisciplinary artist

I work with many different art forms. Sometimes writing inspires me the most, sometimes music. Sometimes I invest especially in visual arts, sometimes in performance, for example modern dance.

VISUAL ARTS

Painting

I mainly create abstract, colorful works using acrylic paints..

Spicy, 2025, acrylic on canvas

Saunassa, 2025, acrylic on canvas

Kasvunvaraa, 2025, acrylic on canvas


Monte Carlo, 2022, acrylic on canvas

My paingings are available at Taidelainaamo sekä online store for fine art Taiko.fi. You can also find me in Kuvataiteilijamatrikkeli


MUSIC AND SOUND ART

I make music regularly, I sing, play clarinet, piano, guitar, and flute. My songs have been published both as recordings and on Spotify. I have studied composition, e.g. under the leadership of Paavo Heininen at the Sibelius Academy.


WRITER

Writing has become more and more interesting in recent years. I write every day, aiming for a novel, among other things. My fairy tales are available in two fairy tale anthologies. Poems are also born. In 2019, I published a collection of poems . In 2017, I won the poetry competition named Debytoi runoilijana.


PERFORMER

In addition to playing, I also enjoy performing at various events. My acting background in theatre brings professional skills. I still continue learning. In the spring of 2024, I participated in a theater directing course at the Theatre Academy of the University of the Arts. I also give speeches at exhibition openings. A few years ago, I got excited about modern dance, and organized several shows.


MEDIA ART

Media art has long felt important. Recently, I have also been presenting videos in my shows. In gallery LUTS in March 2025, I had several videos, some of them made with the help of a my own computer programming.

Let me fly, 2022, Video (Still image)
The electronic instrument I constructed over a long period of time, Sormina, was a major media art effort for me. It was eventually defined as part of my PhD at Aalto University. More about this project in the section Doctor of Arts