Kirsi -Maarit Salonen, Visual artist (Bachelor of Fine Arts)
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts, specialiced in multimedia.
(South-Carelia Polytechnic Art School), graduated in spring 2006.
Kymenlaakso folk high school, line of visual expression 2001-02
Valkeala high-school, graduated 2001
Commercial works
February 2008
A t-shirt illustration for the Finnish metalband "Teräsbetoni".
The image is made especially for their song "Missä miehet ratsastaa" (Where the men ride), which is the song they present at this year's Eurovision song contest at Belgrad.
Here's the shop:: http://www.metallivaltio.com
18th to 21st of October 2006
Christmas calender-illustration commission for Nordea-bank, commissioned by Circus Customer relations ( aka Taivas advertising )
Stamp illustration for Nordea
July 2006
Commission work commissioned by Circus- customer relations company (aka Taivas advertising ). Work consists of four illustrations using tarot-card style for Rastor Oy (www.rastor.asiakas.org/?layout=06rastor-etu )
Card-art & Gameart
April 2008
Smirk& Dagger Games added the piece "Din" in one of their gamecards as an illustration.
http://www.smirkanddagger.com/
January 2007
Contributed existing works to a online cardgame Subversiva http://www.subversiva.org/
June 2005
Work commission for Fantasy Flight Games Inc. Four illustrations to a roleplay cardgame called 'A Game of Thrones'.
www.fantasyflightgames.com
2004
Character designing to a online roleplaying game called 'The five Pillars' www.thefivepillars.org
Concept art
From April 2007 --> ongoing
Concept illustrations for 'World of Chi' -series, by Black Halo Entertainment.
New site at www.blackhaloentertainment.com
- Also working the concepts and comics concerning the Black Halo -series along with World of Chi.
July 2006
Joined to a Finnish gamehouse Tuonela productions as concept artist.
January 2007 :
Started designing various graphics for Tuonela Productions. Begun making concept-art sketches for their upcoming PC-game, working titled as 'Dusk'. Final production is prosponed until December 2007.
April to May 2006.
Worked for Finnish Animation studio Osmo Production as concept artist to a 3d-animation film 'The Legend of King Nal'. Made 13 coneptual illustrations for the movie.
Books & Cover art
September 2007
Cover art for book series called Shadow knight by Ursula Warnecke
June 2007
Album cover art illustrations for bands called Tomorrow's outlook and Faith Factor
January 2007
I'm now listed as one of the illustrators working for Digital Print Australia. www.digitalprintaustralia.com
2004-05
Book cover illustrations to for Altair Australia Books for Tony Shillitoe's Andrakis -trilogy
2004
Cover art to a novel We would be heroes by Robert N. Stephenson.
Commissions & graphic design
May 2007
Private commission painting titled "Auntie Dian's Spiritual Duty"
March 2007
Commission painting and lineart drawings to www.vaultingstore.com
November '05 to April '06
Worked as freelance graphic designer for advertising company Sesam Production at Lappeenranta.
October 2005
Private commission work titled as 'Angmar the Witchking'
December 2006
Private commission work titled as "Protection from Death"
Comic Art
March 2008 --> continuing project
Assigned as the painter/inker to a comic project "Fallen Angel", written and created by John Cruppe. I'll be working incollaboration with graphic designer Gökalp Bayramli and are set to make 9 issues in next months to come.
December 2007
First 8 panel comic story for Black Halo entertainment titled "Kahbi's story"
Check it out at Commissions- section. More comics for them coming up later on during 2008.
Publications - Julkaisut
"Golden Panda" was included in Exposé 6 and awarded with a Silver (Excellence) award. The book is, a well-known and beautiful collection of CG art across the world, published by Ballistic Publishing.
Piece "You sang to me" was included in Ballistic Publishing's book Exotiqué 3, a collection of CG characters
Tutorial article to It's Art magazine about ”Golden panda” -piece.
Online article here
Interview to a Greek Concept art-magazine called Bitter squid with Etra Publishing, published in November 2007.
July 2007
I'm featured in this July's issue of CG Chosen Magazine
link: http://www.3dm3.com/mag/cgchosen/no04_monster_creatures/
Ranked in Top 5 in a Exellence Award contest at CGOverdrive 2007,
see the winners here: http://www.cgoverdrive.com
June 2007
My You sang to me -piece is included to the next Ballistic Publishing's book Exotique 3.
May 2007
Epilogue.net shows the article that was in Art scene International #72
See it here !!
March 2007
'Art Scene International '- magazine features me in their March issue's (#72) Epilogue Present -article.
www.art-scene-international.com
March 2007
Its Art -magazine features me in their April's issue (#74).
itsartmag.com/ItsartEN.html
March 2007
Finnish gaming magazine ' Pelit' publishes big article about Tuonela Productions Inc. Great!
Publications in 2005-2006:
3.-28th of May 2005
Art exhibition called "Culture is an alternative" at Vartiotupa-Galleria, Koria, Finland. Organized by a Finnish art forum Virhe.org
July 2005
Made a tutorial article about digital painting in Photoshop to a Finnish digital camera-magazine 'Pikseli' (#7/ 2005)
4.4. 2006
Kymenlaakson opiston 110-vuotisjuhlanäyttelyn avajaiset.
Exhibition opening at Kuusankoski here in Finland. Two of my works were printed as 120 x 90 cm on canvas and was displayed nicely in Kuusankoskitalo museum. It was a very enjoyable event!
The show was open until 19th of April
12 - 27.5. 2006
School graduation exhibition show at Imatra Art museum, Imatra.
Opening on Friday 12.5. from 18.00 - 20.00.
6. -16.9. 2006
Art exhibition show at Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki.
Works such as 'Great and fearless', 'Something was left behind', 'A Good Dream', 'Release these chains' and also 'Celestial Brothers' are being displayed. All works were printed on canvas sized about120 x 85
cm.
Chinese 'Fantasy Art' -magazine features my art as a big showcase. The timing is still undefined.
15.10. 2006
My dear friend and great composer Justin Lassen said awesomely sweet things about my art in October's issue of '3d Creative' -magazine , thanks Justin!
