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Terry Laakso (was born in 1965 Turku "Finland.
Laakso was born into a family of artists, his mother Reine Tenn (Saarinen) is an artisan who also painted in watercolors. His father was a professional musician Jarmo Laakso along with his two brothers Raimo Laakso and Rauno Laakso. Terry has studied sculpture at the Simo Helenius art club, and has this in an art exhibition in the same gallery from 1986 in Turku, Finland. Also Laakso studied under the direction of Jan de Palmu paintings with glass surface from 1980. Terry Laakso has lived in Spain and Mexico for a period of 23 years, but returned to Finland in the 2011 year for four years. The works of art of Terry Laakso are well known for their various styles such as for example painting landscapes, portraits, animals, still lifes and decorative motifs that are related to each theme. His best style is hyper-realism because it is a very exact technique and contains a lot of details. The artist combines hyper-realism with the style of ranacimiento in each of his works as they relate to the different cultures where he has lived, his most famous works of art are generally inspired by the Spanish culture and part of Mexico. Naivism is also part of their technique, since they identify with their current works of art specifically with animals such as cats and dogs is what is revolutionizing in today's world. In addition, the artist creates painting techniques in three dimensions, where the vision of each painting is authentic. In the same way the relationship between shadows and light is easier to imagine the conditions to a real world. The President of the Republic of Finland has the collection of Terry Laakso, one of his greatest works is entitled "SUNFLOWERS" (115x86), which was delivered to the Mäntyniemi Presidential Palace in November 1993. The artist has participated in more than a hundred art exhibitions including more than a dozen countries where his recognition is very satisfying and his constant activity with the media is involved with his talent. Terry Laakso, besides being passionate about art, devotes his time to composing music from 1982, because he feels that it is part of his inspiration, his dedication to his work has also led him to be a participant in charitable works, especially in poor children suffering from Cancer. Terry Laakso will continue participating in new projects and international exhibitions where his ideas will have a new fundamental model for new future generations. Terry Laakso also produces video clips, for artists, companies and individuals. Terry footage has been a television channel in Spain and one of his jobs was a video clips of David Morales for New York. Art Terry, is a company that carries everything related to audio visual. He has made television documentaries for well-known flamenco artists (dancers and tasters) and takes video sequences in Spain and Finland. |
| English speaker: | No |
| Website: | http://www.terrylaakso.com |
| Participation Date: | Feb 15 2018 |