Biography & Artist statement
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Crista Johanna Hyriäinen
Born in 1991, Finland.
''As an artist I take my work as a journey to face new challenges, ideas and insights while also being able to let go of aspects that no longer serve my vision.
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I enjoy expressing simple everyday things yet hiding something odd or obscure in them. I am fascinated by animals and their endless affect on us & how we sometimes reflect ourselves through them. Freedom of speech & thought is important to me, so I like to leave space for the viewer's own interpretation while they observe my work.''
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Crista Hyriäinen is a Finnish artist that currently works & lives in Tampere, Finland. She graduated from SAMK University of Applied Sciences in 2023. She has also studied art in Adult Educational College in Tampere during 2018-2019 and in private art school in Nokia during 1996-2007.
She mainly focuses on graphite/coloured pencils, ink & markers & painting with oils.
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She's interested in nature, animals, human emotions & that weird, twisted side of life.
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Her style is a mixture of imagination & things that exist in personal life or in general. She also enjoys making animal portraits.