Joakim Ojanen 🇸🇪 Glass Sculpture • New Print Release

[sakyamuni]

Joakim ojanen recently completed a residency at the galerie Lefebvre in paris. Here are some pictures of the exhibition organized at the end of the residency

[sakyamuni]

[Happy Shopper]

Is there a thread for this already? I can't find one!

Joakim Ojanen - "Year of the Dog"
June 16 - July 28, 2018

http://instagram.com/p/BkGBFZoHFLl

http://instagram.com/p/BkGH1TtFHYE

Anyone go along? I'd be interested to see more pictures!

[blerd]

that octopus is lush.

[Deleted]

Looking for the most recent print by joakim ojanen. Pm me if you are willing to sell.

[kwatis]

Jul 20, 2018 12:41:17 GMT 1 @keefharing said:

Looking for the most recent print by joakim ojanen. Pm me if you are willing to sell.

The one printed by POP!NK Editions?

http://instagram.com/p/BgtrwhrjpYQ

[Schrödinger's Chat]

Like that popink print, very nice. How much were they?

[kwatis]

Jul 20, 2018 18:06:56 GMT 1 Schrödinger's Chat said:

Like that popink print, very nice. How much were they?

Had to dig thru Joakim's instagram but found that the price was 3000SEK (app. $360USD, 290€).

[tcb]

I own the print. The print quality is fantastic.
But I'm considering selling it to fund something else. PM if interested.

[kuni]

I’m trying (probably too hard) to connect with his work but it just does nothing for me. I recognize the skill involved in the sculpture, but the execution feels sloppy. Maybe not the right choice of words. He’s the kind of artist who’s print I almost bought because other collectors appeared to be validating his work, and because Popink works with other artists I like.

What is it about his work you connect with? Would sincerely enjoy knowing.

[blerd]

Jul 24, 2018 14:14:02 GMT 1 kuni said:

I’m trying (probably too hard) to connect with his work but it just does nothing for me. I recognize the skill involved in the sculpture, but the execution feels sloppy. Maybe not the right choice of words. He’s the kind of artist who’s print I almost bought because other collectors appeared to be validating his work, and because Popink works with other artists I like.

What is it about his work you connect with? Would sincerely enjoy knowing.

"sloppy" is the perfect word, and that is what I connect with. I view his work as autobiographical. I love the melancholy running through many of the sculptures, and the nostalgia of discovery. 

The "sloppy" and the melancholy remind me of Tricky, with the eccentricity of someone like Bjork. 

Ps sorry if its all waffle! Ha

[kuni]

Jul 24, 2018 15:10:36 GMT 1 blerd said:

Jul 24, 2018 14:14:02 GMT 1 kuni said:

I’m trying (probably too hard) to connect with his work but it just does nothing for me. I recognize the skill involved in the sculpture, but the execution feels sloppy. Maybe not the right choice of words. He’s the kind of artist who’s print I almost bought because other collectors appeared to be validating his work, and because Popink works with other artists I like.

What is it about his work you connect with? Would sincerely enjoy knowing.

"sloppy" is the perfect word, and that is what I connect with. I view his work as autobiographical. I love the melancholy running through many of the sculptures, and the nostalgia of discovery. 

The "sloppy" and the melancholy remind me of Tricky, with the eccentricity of someone like Bjork. 

Ps sorry if its all waffle! Ha

Hey man thanks for the reply.  I was traveling and didn't have a chance to respond.  I was reminded of your take on his work this morning when I saw a sculpture on his IG of a boy sitting down holding an orange snake.  For whatever reason, this was the first piece of his that resonated with me.  He captured a feeling of sadness and loneliness with that piece that I hadn't felt with his other work.  It felt like the kid who gets picked last for every team sport.  I better understand the melancholy you referenced and I connected with it.  
That said, the print he released means nothing to me, but like a lot of art, that may change over time.  From a purely aesthetic POV, I like the pastel palette he's using, but the image itself is empty.  

Bigger picture, the more involved I get in this forum, the more I have to step back and ask myself whether I like a particular artist's work because everyone else likes it, or if it actually does anything for me.  It's also interesting (to me) how my personal tastes have evolved in the 18 months that I've been actively following this forum.  While I've been collecting prints from local artists for years, this was my first consistent exposure to an international urban art scene.  Artists that I initially connected with and wanted to collect now do next to nothing for me.  Point being, tastes change and evolve, and I enjoyed hearing your take on what about Joakim's work you connect with.  

[blerd]

Mar 21, 2017 9:58:12 GMT 1 sakyamuni said:

IMO this guy gets better and better. I love the colour works on paper for his new show at Christian Larsen. 

[kevincd]

Very interesting. Thanks for the pics

[blerd]

Aug 22, 2018 10:42:45 GMT 1 kevincd said:

Very interesting. Thanks for the pics

Those were from an older show. These are from his show with Richard Heller that has just finished:

[kwatis]

Thanks for sharing; love his work and own a couple ceramic pieces. Loved the print he did with POP!NK and hope that they do another edition soon!

[kwatis]

Just saw both Joakim and POP!NK posted some teasers of his 2nd screenprint edition. According to Joakim's post it will be released early December, but no other specifics (edition size, dimensions, cost or release date/time) are provided yet.

http://instagram.com/p/BqcV__bgaE-

[blerd]

For me an essential buy! The last edition was 50 if memory serves.

[kjg]

Nov 21, 2018 16:27:47 GMT 1 blerd said:

For me an essential buy! The last edition was 50 if memory serves.

Yes, very tempting indeed. I bought two of his comics because I couldn’t get that last print :-)

[Deleted]

Thanks for the heads up.

[juni0209]

I think his creatures look much better as a sculpture

[Happy Shopper]

Wouldn't have been my choice for a second print.
I prefer the first, and would have liked another of his usual figures.

[Deleted]

Really looking forward to something out of the usual but still in line with his style

[kwatis]

Finished image just teased. Hopefully this means the release eill be happening soon.

http://instagram.com/p/BqpaUbhl3qE

[jbelleit]

I think it is an edition of 60

[Prive]

Dec 3, 2018 4:41:13 GMT 1 jbelleit said:

I think it is an edition of 60

It is. 

[Deleted]

30 for USA buyers and 30 for his side

[jbelleit]

I think I am going to try. I need some weird art...and I can't buy his sculptures because my a-hole of a cat likes to knock things on the floor.

[kwatis]

Dec 3, 2018 5:48:39 GMT 1 nottyplay1 said:

30 for USA buyers and 30 for his side

15 prints from POP!NK for US buyers and 45 from Joakim for everyone.

[jbelleit]

Pop!nk is sold out...dang...