Horse Eye

01.    “Horse Eye is a portrayal of aging in some kind. I view time as coincidental and overlapping, rather than a clear linear path—perhaps this perspective is reflected in my artwork.

Initially, there was an intention to paint something else, but my interest in charcoal took over. I became captivated by the lines it creates. It just happened. I painted through drawing; after all, I am a drawer.

These lines might serve as the foundation and structure for my future artworks. The eye. The foot. The wings. Also included: skull, horse, hipbone, flowers, hourglass sand, and a pelican out of nowhere. Things happen, happen, happen until they don't happen anymore.”

02.    Exhibited at Bud Helsinki September 2023

01.    Linda Linko’s series Blush ensemble of paintings and drawings has followed her for many years, waiting for the right moment to be presented. She wanted the series to be formed with a free rein, on its own terms. After the birth of her son, she started painting again; carefully, in small, with watercolours – and of him, of course. She describes that the faces soon turned into self-portraits, and thus, over time, into one or another. In looking for the size and technique, Linko did not want to become too fixated on one thing. To her, it is not who the piece portrays that is relevant, but rather, how it's portrayed – the level from which we look at each other.

“The characters in my works do not owe me anything. Showing empathy and sensitivity without stepping into a trap is difficult, and maybe that's why it's so interesting. Every piece has its own identity, and I am just a middleman; an interpreter, a giver of form. However, just as they owe me nothing, I also don’t own them. As a viewer you get to choose who the works represent: me, someone else, family, a stranger, lover, an idol perhaps. Lay your gaze on them and they’ll gaze back at you.” 

02.    Blush - the exhibition at Lokal Gallery October 2022

photography (C) Katja Hagelstam / Lokal