Mauri Virtanen

The talented artist, Mauri Virtanen, of Finnish and Ecuadorian descent, is the recipient of numerous awards throughout South America and Europe, where he is well-recognized for his talent, many of the beautiful works of art are exhibited throughout Ecuador and Romania, his paintings are in public and private collections worldwide.

His preferred subjets to paint are: horses, birds, wildlife or flowers, Mauri’s mission is to capture the beauty of nature and the everyday life in its most natural setting. In each of his masterpieces he strives to captivate its audience and to create a conversation between its viewer and the work of art, each painting can be linked in a jigsaw puzzle, composed of various parts.

The sky may be painted from a specific image that comes to mind. The subject/subjects of the painting may be derived from a mental image, or from an individual or series of photographs. Each part is intricately “woven together” bringing the painting to life with the intentional and precise use of color and shape, creating a natural rhythm and movement throughout the piece.

Ultimately, it is his intention to create a work of art that will leave a lasting impression on its audience.

Mauri’s fascination with the human...

Architecture

GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
1992 Centro de arte Lasten ja Nuorten Taidekeskus, Hyvinkää, Finland.
1996 Centro de arte Victor Karpis, Giurgiu, Romania.
1997 Centro de arte Victor Karpis, Giurgiu, Romania.
1997 Muzeum Slovansky Svet, Sofía, Bulgaria.
1997 Strakonice Museum, Lidice, Czech Republic. 2001.
2001 Fundación Ecuatoriana de Desarrollo, 9.8.2001, Quito, Ecuador.

INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS:
1999 Exhibition: ”Summer Shades”, ESPOJ, 26.8.1999, Quito, Ecuador.
2000 Exhibition at the Amorella Gallery, 14.12.2000 Quito, Ecuador.
2001 Exhibition at the Army Geographic Institute in the Planetary, 10.5.2001, Quito, Ecuador.
2001 Exhibition: “Umbrele verii”, at the "Uniunii Artistilor Plastici" Gallery, 3.9.2001 Giurgiu, Romania.
2001 Exhibition at the Romanian Parliament in the Cosntantin Brancusi Gallery, 12.9.2001, Bucarest, Romania.
2003 Exhibition in the Metropolitan fair, run by the Municipality of Quito, 11.11.2003, Centro de Exposiciones Quito, Quito, Ecuador.
2005 Exhibition "Identity" at the French Alliance in its Gallery, 10.10.2005, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
2008 Exhibition at the "Galeria en Movimiento", Quito, Ecuador.