ANNA RUTH
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Syksy, 2008. Ink and watercolour on paper variable demensions (40-80 x 60-110cm)

IMAAYA 11/2008
Syksy (Autumn) – Anna Ruth

In Finland, autumn comes at the end of August and lasts until the first snow in October or November.  It is a cold and dark period when the leaves die and all green vanishes. This series of drawings was made in autumn, while thinking about the birds as they prepare for departure towards warmer places; thinking about the mono-toned landscape of the coming winter and the last jewels of colour: harvesting and storing them, until spring.

Winter is lonely and bare but it is also filled with magic.  Life is suspended in the air, like a drop of water, frozen in mid-fall, which will not touch the ground until the sun and warmth come back in April.  The series of drawings “Syksy” is my interpretation of the feelings that come between autumn and winter.

Plants and animals are a constant source of inspiration in my work. The apples in these drawings do not symbolise one thing: they can be temptation, morality, hope, nourishment, colour or life.  In previous work I have often used fruit to represent relationships or desire. The animals are not personifications, although I am conscious of a close connection between animals and people and repeatedly use animals to symbolise raw, unanalysed emotion.

My work is figurative, minimalist and poetic. Line and two-dimensional texture are the base of my creation. I use colour sparingly and an untouched paper surface is always included in my drawings.  Reoccurring themes deal with territory, maps and other fabricated abstractions that are used to define space.  I am interested in ideas that make us, as a society, feel secure, stable and infinite. While I work, my mind is always full of thoughts, which I try to resolve as I draw.

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  • –
  • exhibitions/news
  • curatorial projects
    • XXV Mäntän kuvataideviikot
    • Laatikkomo
    • ti-la2016
    • äkkigalleria
    • Tuokaa Tuoli!
    • House Games Triennial
    • 100 Finnish Photographers
  • Art Projects
    • invisible welcome
    • no strings attached
    • ephemeral wall painting animations
    • fences
    • Wall paintings 2017–
    • Artefacts 2013 – 2015
    • Lempilapsi (Golden Child) 2015
    • Vahinko (accident/damage) 2013
    • Lesson number one: Let go 2010
    • Stains and traces 2007– >
      • (Muserrettuja kukia) Crushed Flower Series
      • Suspended Moment (with Rina Liddle)
      • Siitepöly (pollen)
      • Jäljet suomalaisuudesta
      • Light shadows
      • Drool prints
    • Pyörre (Gyre) 2009-2011
    • Car Drawings 2004–2010 >
      • Maailman ympäri kahdekessa päivässä
      • The forbidden zone
      • 9hours and 59 minute of observation in Norway
    • Alignment 2005–2006
    • Just Desserts 2003–2004
    • Maps >
      • Maps of Finland 2006
      • Viivareviire 2006
      • Varriations on a theme of maps 2005–2007
      • 40 – 42+2
    • Drawings >
      • Lintu 2014
      • Elokuu
      • Syksy 2008–2009
      • Vanity 2005–2007
      • Influence influenza 2006
      • Selection of drawings 1995–2002
    • Ilmatar ja seitsemän sutta 2002
    • Paintings >
      • little things 2010
      • painting a fine line 2009
  • Public Art & Commissions
    • Sairaala NOVA
    • Steinerkoulu
    • Kipinä
    • Ekolo Jyväskylä
    • Kyllön Neuvola
    • Palokka Neuvola
    • The Porthole Restaurant
    • Sampoharju Neuvola
    • The Hot Box
    • Kankaan Prosenttikulttuuri
    • Kaupunkikerroin
    • Myllyjärven muuntamo
    • collaboration with A.L.I.
    • Sensory Maps of the City of Vancouver
  • cv
  • contact