Bad Idea Added by MOA2006

Photo: Mikko Ijas

Conceptual paintings, photographs, and objects


My diploma work "Bad Idea" is based on a notion of the essence of spontaneous ideas that are mostly psychotic, obscene or ordinary. I deliberately tried to choose an approach that seems dubious. My selections have spawned a process where unpredictability and self-humiliation are a possibility.
The themes of the works are the effect of environment and community on the development of a human being in addition to the power structures of society. The works are humorous on a superficial level, but they deal with serious issues. This contrariety, unpredictability and irony are indeed an important part of my whole output. The creations are conceptual paintings, photographs and objects.
The usage of photographs as a means of categorisation and observation has been the basis of my photographs. The basis of my paintings has been the relationship between painting and man?s primitive way of perceiving and verbalising abstract concepts with the help of symbols.

Sponsors: Hewlett-Packard, Uudenmaan rahasto, Uudenmaan taidetoimikunta, Finnfoto

Mikko Ijas was born in Jyvaskyla. He currently lives and works in Helsinki. Ijas has held several solo exhibitions since 1996, the latest of them in Gallery Parasit3 in Helsinki in spring 2005 and one in the Jyvaskyla Art Museum in autumn 2005. He has also participated regularly in group exhibitions. In 2003 Ijas was intern at the Polaroid 20X24 Studio in New York. Ijas has works in many public and private collections.

Contact:
mikko_ijas(at)hotmail.com
+358 50 9122 944
http://ijas.cjb.net