140:. He has been considered a reducer, whose works consist of colour, form and their interplay. Törmänen states that his aesthetics is the visual experience they produce and that he doesn't tell stories. He says that he has always wanted to embody movement and interaction, a kind of mirroring of different elements with each others.
124:
of various objects and experimented with different materials. In the beginning of the 1990s he was struck by the shape of dot, stating that at that time he blew up the color fields into the black dots in his works. He was fascinated by the fact that dot is the basic element of industrially produced
143:
Among his paintings and installations Törmänen has designed unconventional chairs and other objects. An example of this work is the interior design of the guest room in the State
Provincial Office of Oulu with paintings, fireplace, an iron chair and a glass table. He has stated he is not afraid of
424:
399:
394:
389:
274:
404:
105:. He has collaborated with architects and has made many public works since 1979. His works combine various techniques and materials.
414:
291:
419:
384:
409:
379:
242:
374:
369:
113:
126:
329:
287:
270:
318:
136:
Törmänen's art relies on a peculiar diversion of visual sense, dealing with purely aesthetic
116:
works based on a close study of objects. In the end of the 1980s he painted large, structured
137:
102:
71:
90:
and makes graphic art. His works were displayed for the first time in a solo exhibition in
350:
216:
363:
152:
120:
with events taking place along the sides of the works. At this time he also produced
337:
98:
117:
133:
87:
67:
148:
121:
109:
83:
46:
42:
203:, a series of collage, The Center for Youth and Culture, Oulu. 1993
246:
57:
308:
232:
91:
330:
191:, serigraphy, Knuutilankangas primary school, Oulu, 1989
151:, but lives and works in Oulu. He is married to author
267:
Reunahuomautuksia. Veikko Törmänen teoksia 1975-2007
209:, collage, The State Provincial Office of Oulu, 1995
63:
53:
28:
21:
167:, a series of serigraphy, Lassintalo, Oulu, 1978
344:in Oulu City Art Museum 8 March – 30 May 1999
8:
225:, painting on concrete, Laanila school, 2002
179:, oil, Myllyoja primary school, Oulu, 1980
173:, oil, Rajakylä primary school, Oulu, 1980
18:
165:Moving Out, The Travel, The Time, August
185:, oil/acrylics, Music Hall, Oulu, 1985
7:
231:, steel/acrylics, Jouni La Réserve,
265:Ilpo Okkonen, Ullamaria Pallasmaa:
14:
425:20th-century Finnish male artists
278:(in Finnish, English, and French)
197:, acrylics, Kuusamo library, 1990
269:, Studio Ilpo Okkonen Oy, 2008
255:, ODL Health Centre, Oulu, 2008
129:in 1999 was titled "Contrast".
108:In the 1970s Törmänen painted
1:
400:21st-century Finnish painters
395:20th-century Finnish painters
342:, Paintings and Installations
390:Finnish installation artists
441:
243:Modern Art Museum Ars Nova
16:Finnish artist (born 1945)
405:21st-century male artists
415:20th-century printmakers
82:(born 7 June 1945) is a
80:Veikko Johannes Törmänen
353:, Oulu City Art Museum
323:, Oulu City Art Museum
189:East West Home is Best
420:Finnish male painters
385:Contemporary painters
147:Törmänen was born in
144:decoration anymore.
94:, Finland, in 1972.
410:Finnish printmakers
380:People from Kuusamo
282:Reijo Rinnekangas:
125:image. His show in
286:, Pohjoinen, 1990
338:Veikko Törmänen,
275:978-952-5109-22-1
77:
76:
432:
356:
347:
334:
326:
315:
312:
311:
309:Official website
296:
279:
183:Forte Fortissimo
138:optical illusion
101:works and makes
97:Törmänen paints
38:
36:
19:
440:
439:
435:
434:
433:
431:
430:
429:
360:
359:
354:
351:Veikko Törmänen
345:
332:
324:
313:
307:
306:
303:
294:
284:Pohjoista valoa
277:
262:
171:Celebration Day
161:
127:Oulu Art Museum
49:
40:
34:
32:
24:
23:Veikko Törmänen
17:
12:
11:
5:
438:
436:
428:
427:
422:
417:
412:
407:
402:
397:
392:
387:
382:
377:
372:
362:
361:
358:
357:
348:
335:
327:
316:
302:
301:External links
299:
298:
297:
280:
261:
258:
257:
256:
250:
236:
226:
220:
217:Oulu Cathedral
210:
204:
201:Border Remarks
198:
192:
186:
180:
174:
168:
160:
157:
75:
74:
65:
64:Known for
61:
60:
55:
51:
50:
41:
30:
26:
25:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
437:
426:
423:
421:
418:
416:
413:
411:
408:
406:
403:
401:
398:
396:
393:
391:
388:
386:
383:
381:
378:
376:
375:Living people
373:
371:
368:
367:
365:
352:
349:
343:
341:
336:
331:
328:
322:
321:
317:
310:
305:
304:
300:
293:
292:951-749-119-0
289:
285:
281:
276:
272:
268:
264:
263:
259:
254:
251:
248:
244:
240:
237:
234:
230:
227:
224:
221:
218:
214:
213:Arche of Life
211:
208:
205:
202:
199:
196:
193:
190:
187:
184:
181:
178:
175:
172:
169:
166:
163:
162:
158:
156:
154:
153:Sinikka Laine
150:
145:
141:
139:
135:
132:According to
130:
128:
123:
119:
115:
111:
106:
104:
103:installations
100:
95:
93:
89:
85:
81:
73:
69:
66:
62:
59:
56:
52:
48:
44:
31:
27:
20:
355:(in Finnish)
346:(in English)
339:
333:(in Finnish)
325:(in English)
319:
314:(in Finnish)
295:(in Finnish)
283:
266:
252:
241:, acrylics,
238:
228:
222:
212:
206:
200:
194:
188:
182:
176:
170:
164:
159:Public works
146:
142:
131:
118:color fields
114:water colour
107:
96:
86:artist, who
79:
78:
72:installation
370:1945 births
134:art critics
54:Nationality
39:7 June 1945
364:Categories
260:Literature
253:Reflection
229:Blossoming
35:1945-06-07
215:, mural,
195:Northeast
340:Contrast
207:Calendar
122:collages
99:abstract
68:Painting
239:Upwards
149:Kuusamo
110:gouache
84:Finnish
58:Finnish
47:Finland
43:Kuusamo
290:
273:
249:, 2007
235:, 2006
219:, 1997
88:paints
247:Turku
177:Pause
320:Grid
288:ISBN
271:ISBN
233:Nice
223:Grid
112:and
92:Oulu
29:Born
366::
245:,
155:.
70:,
45:,
37:)
33:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.