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Carita Wallius

2024 • Finland • Acrylic, Oil Pastel on Canvas

24 x 16 in

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Carita Wallius

Finland

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Artwork details

Medium : Acrylic, Oil Pastel on Canvas
Other details : Artwork on cardboard. Artwork framed.
Dimensions : 23.6x15.7in

About this artwork

In this work, I explore the body as a quiet, evolving landscape.

The figure is built through soft, layered forms rather than defined lines, allowing the body to shift between presence and abstraction. I am interested in how identity can dissolve, leaving behind only sensation, movement, and emotion.

The color palette moves between warm ochres, muted greens, and pale neutrals, creating a subtle tension between warmth and distance. These transitions… are intuitive, forming a visual rhythm rather than a fixed structure.

I approach painting as a process of uncovering rather than defining. Parts are left unresolved, allowing the work to remain open and alive.

This piece reflects a moment of becoming — where the body is not fixed, but continuously forming and reforming within its own space.

Carita Wallius

Finland

Credentials

Works on commission

Carita Wallius is a Helsinki-based painter and printmaker with a background in graphic design, which deeply informs her sensitivity to composition and clarity. She employs minimal yet expressive techniques, embracing the tactile possibilities of etching, aquatint, and intuitive brushwork to create soft palettes and simplified forms that feel both spontaneous and controlled. Her art explores the quiet emotional landscapes of the female experience, inviting viewers to connect with moments of presence, vulnerability, and transformation through works that are both powerful and contemplative.

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Carita Wallius

Forming

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