28. Sari-Aino Tolonen - Ateljee Aapeli / Kaapelitehdas

Address

Kaapeliaukio 3
00180 Helsinki

Phone

+358504080991

Genre

Painting, Visual arts

Accessible for persons with reduced mobility

Information about the artist / the group

My name is Sari-Aino Tolonen, and I´m an encaustic artist from Helsinki. In the 2010´s I became acquainted with the Encaustic Art (beeswax art), which made a huge impression on me. I found a teacher, the artist Belén Millán from Spain. She taught me this traditional encaustic painting technique. Already during my training, I discovered that the technique provides excellent opportunities to express art because it´s suitable for both - performing and abstract art. The technique enables the tooling of various surface structures. In addition, I can paint thin layers of lumionuos light or several different layers of wax on top of each other, after which I can dig out colors from the lower layers. Indeed the technique allows a huge number of different options.

Program during Konstrundan

During Konstrundan, you are able to come to see me painting and try out this interesting technique yourself. Last year, during Konstrundan, many visitors tried out encaustic painting and it was a real success.

Driving directions

In the courtyard of the cable factory, next to the D- staircase, there is a lift to the ground floor, where the Aapeli studio is located. There are signs on the ground floor. You can also get to the ground floor via the Glass Courtyard , from the E staircase. Access is not barrier-free.