Heavy Breathing, 2024 (Poster)

Dimensions:24h x 18w in Exhibition poster for: Roy AurinkoHeavy BreathingAugust 4 – 31, 2024Hill House Simchowitz is pleased to present Roy Aurinko: Heavy Breathing, the first U.S. solo exhibition by Finnish artist Roy Aurinko. An opening reception will be held on Sunday August 4th from 11am to 2 pm and the exhibition will be on view from August 4th to August 31st at Simchowitz Gallery – Hill House. Roy Aurinko (b. 1972), who lives and works in Heinola, Finland is known for his diverse techniques and a rich palette using oil, pastel, and acrylics to create orchestrations of color and gesture. In this body of work Aurinko calls “nostalgia paintings” he evokes fond memories from childhood. Some of these cherished moments are, in the Artist’s own words, “The usual stuff, you know: mint ice cream and orange plastic chairs. The smell of the copier in the basement of my father’s workplace. The odor of fresh sand and cement at a construction site.” His canvases convey a sense of natural proce