Welcome to Harju’s Mori to explore the art of Olga Sophie Kauppinen (@Sullydogstar). The opening exhibition features paintings by this Helsinki-based visual artist, in which traditional oil painting meets experimental and contemporary artistic expression. Born in 1988, Olga Sophie Kauppinen is an oil painter based in Helsinki whose works constantly navigate the space between the representational and the abstract, painting, drawing, and sculptural thinking. Her work is inspired by a thirteen-year career in New York, where she became more closely acquainted with the ideas of contemporary art and the New York School.

Her practice is rooted in intuition and a non-linear mode of expression, through which his paintings challenge the boundaries and possibilities of traditional oil painting. At the same time, Kauppinen’s choice of materials reflects a classical approach based on a deep exploration and mastery of materials. Her work combines, among other things, rabbit-skin glue, charcoal, dry pastels, woodworking techniques, and oil paints. In Kauppinen’s artistic thinking, the rebellious spirit of modernism takes on a form situated in the present. Her works balance in constant motion between opposites, creating a distinctive and recognizable visual world.