Kari Vehosalo has been awarded the William Thuring main prize by the Finnish Art Society.

The William Thuring Foundation is the main supporter of the Finnish Art Society. The William Thuring Prizes consist of a main prize and nine other designated prizes awarded to visual artists aged between 35 and 45.

Kari Vehosalo is renowned for his intriguing, exquisitely executed paintings. His style is recognizable for its surgically precise photorealism and its cool, monochromatic palette. Vehosalo also works in other media such as assemblage, sculpture, photography and installation. Employing a slow, meditative approach, he engages in a critical examination of contemporary reality, and carrying on the tradition of humanism, Vehosalo’s art evinces the artist’s abiding fascination with the complexities of human life.
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Image: Sakari Piippo