Gallery Katariina presents Reijo Kärkkäinen’s exhibition Robocop of the Pissfactory Visits Kungfubingo Remixed 28 April – 21 May, 2023. 

Welcome to the exhibition opening on Thursday 27 April from 5 to 7pm!   

Image | Reijo Kärkkäinen: Kungfubingo Remixed, acrylic and felt pen on board, 2005–2022, 74 x 122 cm 

Reijo Kärkkäinen: Robocop of the Pissfactory Visits Kungfubingo Remixed  

Reijo Kärkkäinen studies drawing and painting in his work, both text and image boundaries and the mutual interaction. Performing take turns an abstract expression, and a drawing line finds the painting. Kärkkäinen coordinates different points of view, in which the seriousness meets the satire and popular culture is toying with the traditional expression of art. Associations collide and cruise with each other, and when the crash generated in the right circumstances, there will be life.    

The artist describes his exhibition:  

”There’s never-before-seen and re-mixed. Lines and colors mess around in the pictures. Old works have found a new life and been brought fresh material to the surface. I have continued with old paintings in my home studio and some sound has remained from previous sessions, but the new colors and lines have tuned the Robocop to strike again. The process started with a series of drawings that were created without too much planning. The line filled the surface and the rhythm was somehow reminiscent of the past, but after looking at the old works alongside the new ones, the old paintings still needed an update for this exhibition. Pissfactory’s Robocop has come of age. Remove the rust from the nuts and let the subconscious take over.”  

Reijo Kärkkäinen (b.1964) is a Finnish artist who graduated as Bachelor of Arts from University of Art and Design Helsinki. Kärkkäinen is a multidisciplinary visual artist, whose work ranges from paintings, graphics, installations, photographs to comics and illustrations. He also works together with the French arthouse Le Dernier Cri as well as with the Kutikuti Association. The Artist lives and works in Kuopio.  

Kärkkäinen’s exhibition has been supported by The Arts Promotion Centre Finland. 

Gallery Katariina, Rikhardinkatu 1, 00130 Helsinki  

Open Tue–Fri 11–5 pm, Sat–Sun 12–4 pm