Jyrki Riekki

Born 1976, Oulu, Finland
Lives and works in Helsinki, Finland

Jyrki Riekki often speaks about life's great mysteries: death, longing, lust and fear. Not afraid to mix his socio-political concerns with the subverions of a materialistic society, Riekki's work becomes an astonishing visual world of artistic outbursts filled with satire, irony and black humor.

2000-2004 Helsinki Art Academy (Painting department)
1998-2000Turku Art Academy
1995-1996Imatra Art School
1993-1995Liminka Art School

Selected Solo Exhibitions:
2006
Faustian Thirst
Limn Gallery, San Francisco, USA
2005Taidesalonki Husa, Tampere, Finland
2004
Cornflower nightmare Forsblom Graphics, Helsinki, Finland
2004Salonkikelpoinen, Kuvataideakatemian lopputynyttely,
Kuvataideakatemian galleria, Helsinki, Finland
2003Feel free to enjoy, the worlds gone mad! Kuvataideakatemian galleria
2002Kuvataideakatemian prakennus, Helsinki, Finland

Selected Performances:
2004The Blackroom Act: Bocks, Direct Exposure kaupunkifestivaali,
Helsinki, Finland
2003The Blackroom Act, Kuvataideakatemian galleria, Helsinki, Finland

Stage Shows:
2004The Blackroom Act: Rakkaus lunastetaan jouluna, Zodiak, Center For New Dance, Helsinki, Finland
2006
The Blackroom Act:
Born Under Saturn, Zodiak Center For New Dance, Helsinki
Finland

Videos:
2004
Sheep Scenes, The Blackroom Act and Mika J. Ripatti, dvd, 9 min.

Selected Group Shows:
Haava- the wound
Gallen-kallelan museo2006
Rauman taidemuseo...