{"id":1318,"date":"2021-11-21T15:12:46","date_gmt":"2021-11-21T15:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arslibera.com\/galleria-kuopio\/home\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T13:29:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T13:29:56","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/arslibera.com\/galleria-kuopio\/","title":{"rendered":"Etusivu"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1318\" class=\"elementor elementor-1318\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d8ba58 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d8ba58\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-94a6090\" data-id=\"94a6090\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba33ca0\" data-id=\"ba33ca0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-999f293 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"999f293\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.8 - 27-07-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"577\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/arslibera.com\/galleria-kuopio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Jouko-Lempinen_kutsu-577x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arslibera.com\/galleria-kuopio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Jouko-Lempinen_kutsu-577x1024.jpg 577w, https:\/\/arslibera.com\/galleria-kuopio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Jouko-Lempinen_kutsu-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/arslibera.com\/galleria-kuopio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Jouko-Lempinen_kutsu-768x1364.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arslibera.com\/galleria-kuopio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Jouko-Lempinen_kutsu-865x1536.jpg 865w, https:\/\/arslibera.com\/galleria-kuopio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Jouko-Lempinen_kutsu.jpg 1117w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-76b9f3b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"76b9f3b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a762e44\" data-id=\"a762e44\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-002d27f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"002d27f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.8 - 27-07-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Jouko Lempinen: Hahmoja \u2013 pieni retrospektiivi<\/p><p>17.7.- 13.9.2026 | GalleriA, KUMMA<\/p><p>Avajaiset: 16.7.2026 klo 17-18.30<\/p><p>Olen sielultani koloristi, mutta viime vuodet olen kaivanut hahmoja puusta. Puu alkoi kiinnostaa sattumalta, kun sain puomipuita yhden projektin sivutuotteena. Niist\u00e4 syntyi julkinen teos, Kaukaan kuoro ja muita veistoksia. Puomipuun lis\u00e4ksi k\u00e4yt\u00e4n nyky\u00e4\u00e4n muuta l\u00f6ydetty\u00e4 puuta, jossa on patina. Sattuma, joka toi eteeni puun, oli onnekas, sill\u00e4 samaan aikaan maalaaminen alkoi vaikeutua. Alkava muistisairaus vaikeutti v\u00e4rien ja sommittelun hahmottamista. Maalaamisesta tuli ep\u00e4mieluisaa. Sairaus on tehnyt entisenlaisen maalaamisen mahdottomaksi mutta puusta l\u00f6yd\u00e4n yh\u00e4 hahmoja.<\/p><p>Hahmot ovat olleet l\u00e4sn\u00e4 taiteessani alusta asti. Olen kuljettanut mukana primitiivisi\u00e4 hahmoja ensiksi maalauksissa teipaten, sitten vapaammalla otteella ja nyt puussa. Jo vuosia sitten tein maalattuja puureliefej\u00e4, joissa yhdistyi hahmot ja kolorismi.<\/p><p>Hahmot ovat usein olleet enemm\u00e4n tai v\u00e4hemm\u00e4n omakuvia. Vaikka v\u00e4lill\u00e4 olen maalannut realistisemmin, ovat hahmot olleet silti aina l\u00e4sn\u00e4. P\u00e4\u00e4tin, ett\u00e4 tuon n\u00e4yttelyyn maalauksiani eri ajoilta, jotta taiteessani olevan jatkumo tulee esiin. Hahmoihin liittyv\u00e4t niiden tunnetilat. Yleens\u00e4 ne ovat omia tunnetiloja, mutta muiden tunnetilat olen my\u00f6s usein her\u00e4tt\u00e4neet minut n\u00e4kem\u00e4\u00e4n sen ja toteuttamaan siit\u00e4 oman n\u00e4kemyksen. Samalla ne ovat teoksia, joissa olen pyrkinyt samaistumaan kuvatun tapahtuman sis\u00e4lt\u00f6\u00f6n ja saamaan aikaan sen toisen henkil\u00f6n tunnetilan. Puu m\u00e4\u00e4ritt\u00e4\u00e4 mit\u00e4 siit\u00e4 tulee, joten h\u00f6yl\u00e4penkilt\u00e4ni on noussut suurehkoja mutta my\u00f6s hyvin pieni\u00e4 veistoksia. V\u00e4lill\u00e4 niist\u00e4 tulee reliefej\u00e4 ja toisinaan ne tarvitsevat laudan seisontatuekseen. Kollegani vertasi ty\u00f6huonettani Vaahteram\u00e4en Eemelin verstaaseen.<\/p><p>Myynti-insin\u00f6\u00f6rin\u00e4 toiminut Jouko Lempinen p\u00e4\u00e4tti Pudasj\u00e4rvell\u00e4 ty\u00f6skennelless\u00e4\u00e4n hakea Kuvataideakatemiaan, jossa h\u00e4n suuntautui maalaukseen. Viime vuosina h\u00e4nen tuotantonsa on k\u00e4sitt\u00e4nyt puuveistoksia. H\u00e4n on tehnyt my\u00f6s ymp\u00e4rist\u00f6teoksia, videoita ja sein\u00e4maalauksia 1990-luvulta l\u00e4htien. Lempinen on esiintynyt noin 40 yksityisn\u00e4yttelyss\u00e4 ja kymmeniss\u00e4 kuratoiduissa yhteisn\u00e4yttelyiss\u00e4. Lempinen on toiminut monipuolisesti visuaalisen taiteen edist\u00e4miseksi. H\u00e4n on ollut perustamassa mm. Etel\u00e4-Karjalan taiteilijaseuraa, Kantri ja Urbaani yhdistyst\u00e4, toiminut alueellisen taidetoimikunnan puheenjohtajana ja toiminut valtion kuvataidetoimikunnan j\u00e4senen\u00e4.<\/p><p>H\u00e4n on toiminut kolme kertaa Etel\u00e4-Karjalan taiteilijaseuran puheenjohtajana ja on vaikuttanut ty\u00f6ll\u00e4\u00e4n esim. Taidekeskus Id\u00e4n, Kaakon taiteen ja Etel\u00e4-Karjalan taidelainaamon perustamiseen. H\u00e4n my\u00f6s ideoi ja organisoi 5000m2-n\u00e4yttelytapahtuman (2016), jossa oli esill\u00e4 yli 130 taiteilijaa.<\/p><p>Taiteilija<\/p><p>Jouko Lempinen<\/p><p>jouko.y.lempinen@gmail.com<\/p><p>\/\/\/<\/p><p>ENG:<\/p><p>Jouko Lempinen: Creatures \u2013 a small retrospective<\/p><p>17.7.- 13.9.2026 | GalleriA, KUMMA<\/p><p>Opening: 16.7.2026\u00a0 17-18.30<\/p><p>At heart, I am a colorist, but in recent years I have been carving figures out of wood. My interest in wood began by chance when I acquired some log booms as a by-product of a project. They became the public artwork the Choir of Kaukaa, followed by other sculptures. In addition to those booms, I now use other found wood that bears a patina. The coincidence that brought the wood to me was fortunate, as painting was becoming difficult at the same time. The onset of a memory disorder made it hard to perceive colors and composition. Painting became unpleasant. The illness has made painting nearly impossible, yet I still find figures in the wood. Figures have been present in my art from the very beginning. I have carried these primitive figures with me\u2014initially in paintings using masking tape, then with a freer approach, and now in wood. Already years ago, I created painted wood reliefs that combined figures with a focus on color. The figures have often been, to a greater or lesser extent, self-portraits. Even when I have painted in a more realistic style at times, the figures have still always been present.<\/p><p>I decided to include paintings from different periods in the exhibition to highlight the continuity in my art. The characters are linked to their emotional states. While these are usually my own emotions, the emotional states of others have also often prompted me to perceive them and realize my own interpretation of them. At the same time, these are works in which I have sought to identify with the content of the depicted event and evoke that other person&#8217;s emotional state. The wood determines what it will become, so my workbench has yielded both<br \/>large-scale pieces and smaller sculptures. Sometimes they turn into reliefs, while at other times they require a board to stand on. A colleague once compared my studio to the shed workshop of Emil of L\u00f6nneberga. Jouko Lempinen, who worked as a sales engineer, decided while working in Pudasj\u00e4rvi to apply to the Academy of Fine Arts, where he specialized in painting. In recent years, his production has consisted of wood sculptures. Since the 1990s, he has also created environmental art, videos, and murals. Lempinen has held some 40 solo exhibitions and featured in dozens of curated group exhibitions. Lempinen has worked in versatile ways to promote visual arts. Among other things, he co-founded the South Karelia Artists\u2019 Association and the association Kantri ja Urbaani ry, and has served as the chairperson of the regional arts council and as a member of the National Council for Visual Arts. He has chaired the South Karelia Artists\u2019 Association on three occasions and played a key role in establishing initiatives such as the Art Centre It\u00e4, Kaakon taide, and the South Karelia Art<br \/>Lending Service. He also conceived and organized the 5000m2 exhibition event (2016), which showcased the work of over 130 artists.<\/p><p>Artist<br \/>Jouko Lempinen<br \/>jouko.y.lempinen@gmail.com<\/p><p>GalleriA<\/p><p>Kauppakatu 35, Kuopio<\/p><p>www.arslibera.com\/galleria-kuopio<\/p><p>+ instagram.com\/galleria_kuopio<\/p><p>+ facebook.com\/GalleriA.Kuopio<\/p><div>Kuva\/picture:Jouko Lempinen, V\u00e4in\u00f6, 2021<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0ff41cf\" data-id=\"0ff41cf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17acd33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17acd33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c80bddd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c80bddd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a0a136\" data-id=\"9a0a136\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jouko Lempinen: Hahmoja \u2013 pieni retrospektiivi 17.7.- 13.9.2026 | GalleriA, KUMMA Avajaiset: 16.7.2026 klo 17-18.30 Olen sielultani koloristi, mutta viime vuodet olen kaivanut hahmoja puusta. Puu alkoi kiinnostaa sattumalta, kun sain puomipuita yhden projektin sivutuotteena. Niist\u00e4 syntyi julkinen teos, Kaukaan kuoro ja muita veistoksia. Puomipuun lis\u00e4ksi k\u00e4yt\u00e4n nyky\u00e4\u00e4n muuta l\u00f6ydetty\u00e4 puuta, jossa on patina. 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