Heikki Marila b. 1966

Biography

Born in Lahti, Finland 1966 | Lives and works in Turku, Finland

 

Known for his massive oil paintings and intense themes – including biblical motifs, self-portraits and floral still-life compositions – Heikki Marila is a leading figure on the Finnish contemporary art scene. His expressive paintings are laden with paradoxical drama: they play with contrasts, combining the spiritual, beautiful, and sublime with the carnal, corporeal and repulsive. His paintings possess a powerfully physical materiality, which is heightened by an ongoing dialogue between figurative and non-figurative elements and by his thickly applied layers of oil paint. Marila captures the intensity of 17th-century painting traditions, which he reinterprets through the lens of contemporary social and visual themes.

 

Marila has exhibited widely around Finland, the Nordic countries, and Europe. His works are represented in numerous notable collections, including the Sara Hildén Art Museum, the Wäinö Aaltonen Museum of Art, and the Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation Art Collection. He is the winner of the 2012 Carnegie Art Award. 

 

Galerie Forsblom has been representing Heikki Marila since 2015. 

Works
  • Heikki Marila, Flowers CCVII (207.), 2024
    Heikki Marila
    Flowers CCVII (207.), 2024
    Oil on canvas
    98 3/8h x 78 5/8w in
    250.0h x 200.0w cm
  • Heikki Marila, Kukat CCXIV (214.), 2024
    Heikki Marila
    Kukat CCXIV (214.), 2024
    Oil on canvas
    98 3/8h x 78 5/8w in
    250.0h x 200.0w cm
  • Heikki Marila, Asetelma Balthasar van der Astin mukaan 3, 2023
    Heikki Marila
    Asetelma Balthasar van der Astin mukaan 3, 2023
    Oil on canvas
    98 3/8h x 157 3/8w in
    250.0h x 400.0w cm
  • Heikki Marila, Kukat CC (200.), 2023
    Heikki Marila
    Kukat CC (200.), 2023
    Oil on canvas
    98 3/8h x 78 5/8w in
    250.0h x 200.0w cm
  • Heikki Marila, Kukat CLXXVII (177.), 2023
    Heikki Marila
    Kukat CLXXVII (177.), 2023
    Oil on canvas
    70 6/8h x 55 1/8w in
    180.0h x 140.0w cm
  • Heikki Marila, Kukat CXXVII (127.), 2023
    Heikki Marila
    Kukat CXXVII (127.), 2023
    Oil on canvas
    45 5/8h x 35 1/8w in
    116.0h x 89.0w cm
  • Heikki Marila, Kukat CXIII (113.), 2021
    Heikki Marila
    Kukat CXIII (113.), 2021
    Oil on canvas
    78 5/8h x 72 6/8w in
    200.0h x 185.0w cm
  • Heikki Marila, Kukat XCVII (97.), 2021
    Heikki Marila
    Kukat XCVII (97.), 2021
    Oil on canvas
    45 5/8h x 35 1/8w in
    116.0h x 89.0w cm
  • Heikki Marila, Kukat LXXXI (81.), 2020
    Heikki Marila
    Kukat LXXXI (81.), 2020
    Oil on canvas
    98 3/8h x 78 5/8w in
    250.0h x 200.0w cm
  • Heikki Marila, Kukat LXXIV (74.), 2019
    Heikki Marila
    Kukat LXXIV (74.), 2019
    Oil on canvas
    70 6/8h x 55 1/8w in
    180.0h x 140.0w cm
  • Heikki Marila, From the Series B-18, 2018
    Heikki Marila
    From the Series B-18, 2018
    Oil on canvas
    98 3/8h x 78 5/8w in
    250.0h x 200.0w cm
  • Heikki Marila, From the Series B7, 2018
    Heikki Marila
    From the Series B7, 2018
    Oil on canvas
    78 5/8h x 72 6/8w in
    200.0h x 185.0w cm
  • Heikki Marila, From the series B9, 2018
    Heikki Marila
    From the series B9, 2018
    Oil on canvas
    78 5/8h x 72 6/8w in
    200.0h x 185.0w cm
  • Heikki Marila, Apokalypsis 1918, Hennala 4, 2016
    Heikki Marila
    Apokalypsis 1918, Hennala 4, 2016
    Oil and acrylic on canvas
    102 2/8h x 196 6/8w in
    260.0h x 500.0w cm
  • Heikki Marila, Arvi, 2016
    Heikki Marila
    Arvi, 2016
    Oil and acrylic on canvas
    78 5/8h x 72 6/8w in
    200.0h x 185.0w cm
Exhibitions
Art Fairs