TINJA BERG: ART

Custom Art Print 2014

Tinja Berg
Selfie; It's all about me Bitches, 2014
Digital

Why selfies? I suppose you can paint what you hope others see, and not what they actually do. Do you think that’s what you look like or is that what you hope others see?...There is a unique psychological thing that takes place when you look into your own eyes and face and paint your own portrait.

Tinja Berg
Me and 7 of us, 2014
Digital

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                            "Two of them ran away. This one I will keep", 2014
                                Designed for @THREEMONKEYSCHAPELST

   Tinja Berg
                                                                 Our Spirits Animals, 2013
                  Paste Up

A tribute to a beautiful friendship.
Think of your spirit animal as a guardian spirit or spirit guide. It can play the role of protector and provides guidance. It’s like a “personal guide or protector” that has a personal affinity with the person it’s associated with.

Tinja Berg
NO RULES, 20013
Mix

Tinja Berg

Michael for Senni, 2013

Pencil, Inc, Oil Pastels

Be Brave, Express yourself

Tinja Berg
Kate for Cancer?, 2012
Pencil, Indian Ink

According to Louis Vuitton – smoking is the coolest, must-have accessory for next season.

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Pop Icon Kate Moss is regarded as a fashion prophet and influences people’s fashion choices. Louis Vitton chooses to glamourise smoking as something attractive,

however in real life, there can be an ugly side to smoking. I want to reflects the two sides of this statement. I gave the work a floaty, smokey feel that symbolises the unclear message of this issue. The closed eyes represents peoples ambibelance to smoking as a health issue

Tinja Berg
Self Portrait, Soft and Hard, 2012
Staples and wire
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Instead of using paint or ink I decided to use hard metal materials such as staples and wire to construct this self portrait in terms of how I have seen myself wearing ‘protective armor’. In reality, the soft feminine image is a sign of my sensitive and empathetic personality. This was a temporary piece; I had to physically remove the staples and wire and clean the wall. This was like me taking off my ‘armor’

Tinja Berg
Acculturation, 2012
Projector, Finnish- English dictionary
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Acculturation explains the process of cultural and psychological change that results following meeting between cultures. When I studied in another country I had to change to understand my new surroundings. Things were different and my approach totally changed towards everything. I started paying a lot of attention towards language in a way I had never done before. I made comparisons to my own Finnish culture. As I focused on language, the culture came with it and I gained a whole new understanding of myself and the differences in cultures. In this piece I used the Finnish dictionary as my hair as a way of showing all the comparisons in my mind, between Finnish and Canadian culture.

Tinja Berg
Mass production, 2012
Painting on the Wall

TV is raising our society. It allows young viewers, who consume TV to modify behaviour in such a way that they want to stay true to this ´family member´, this technological parent. TV shapes the personalities of young individuals. People become mass produced by visual culture.

Tinja Berg
MonkeyLady, 2010
Knitting Machine and embroidery

Who are we? where do we come from? Why are we here? Where are we going?

Did you know that your life is a contribution of nature? Every person is blessed and fortunate to have a life as it is full of wonderful moments and adventures. As human being we have the chance to enjoy all that nature has to offer. We can either decide to nurture it to our own benefit or destroy it. We are all conected to each other biologically and we are all connected in this universe of energy.

Don't destroy what you came to enjoy. Let's enjoy the richness of cultures and our nature!

Intuition

As a creative person I allow my intuition to guide me. This has played has played a big part in my life, leading me to many beautiful places and situations. That is what this painting is about. The horse symbolizes life and the face is me traveling on its back. The mysterious figure leading the horse is my intuition. The dark ahead is the unknown, the tangent lines is the randomness, the colour and movement is the magic of it all.

Photo by: Sanna Hilpas

Tinja Berg
Mental, 2013
Pencil & Watercolor on plywood

Painted during a time of question one’s own mental state, the figure looks scornfully at the devil within. This was a way to confront, confess and reflect on my own weaknesses and insecurities. The result was clarity to appreciate our own identity.

Photo by: Sanna Hilpas

Photo by Sanna Hilpas

The Power of Love, 2013
Oil pastel, watercolour, ink, acrylic paint on plywood.

The love between two people creates a powerful force that guides towards our destiny. Good energy emanates from the union of hearts.

Photo by: Sanna Hilpas

Creativity Godess and Son of the Open Mind - 2013
Crayon and ink on plywood.

A declaration of my ethos toward life, this piece represents love and sharing. The spirit of my aspirations and essence of my life values.

Photo by: Sanna Hilpas

Sale, 2013. – Pencil, watercolour and ink on plywood.

A serious comment on society’s acceptance of women as sexual objects in the cog of the capitalist machine. The mind and body are connected. The naive woman who sells her sexuality also sells her soul.

Photo by: Sanna Hilpas

The 'Never Ending Wallpaper'

With the pervading selfishness of mankind, animals continue to be treated as consumable commodities. This seems to be a never-ending issue and that is the reason behind the composition. The image is cropped as if it is one section of a continuous wall paper of perpetual pattern. The sunglasses and wallpaper communicate the idea of animals as accessories and decoration.

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