Maisa Majakka
Biography
Maisa Majakka (b.1989) is a Finnish ceramic sculptor based in Helsinki. Majakka’s hand built stoneware sculptures are essentially autofiction, based on personal experiences and human encounters. Her work focuses on subjects such as companionship, identity, mundane freedom and ambivalent emotions. Majakka’s most recent works have been inspired by experiences of idleness in the lives of young adults.
Maisa Majakka has previously held solo exhibitions at Galerie Forsblom Helsinki, Galleri Ekely Copenhagen and ArTag Gallery Helsinki. Majakka has participated in several group exhibitions including Finnish Academy of Fine Arts’ MFA show in 2020, Vantaa Art Museum, and MKC Gallery in Split, Croatia. Her work is found in public and private collections, including Helsinki Art Museum HAM, Vantaa Art Museum, HUS, the Päivi & Paavo Lipponen Foundation and Finnish Art Society (2018 & 2020.)
Photography: Joel Karppanen
Available artworks
Scenes from a house party (1/5), 2022, glazed stoneware, lustre, 22,5 x 29 cm, in frame SOLD
Scenes from a house party (4/5), 2022, glazed stoneware, lustre, 22,5 x 29 cm, in frame
Scenes from a house party (3/5), 2022 Glazed stoneware, lustre, 22,5 x 29 cm in frame
Scenes from a house party (2/5), 2022, Glazed stoneware, lustre, 22,5 x 29, cm in frame
Scenes from a house party (5/5), 2022, Glazed stoneware, lustre, 22,5 x 29, cm in frame
It’s my party and I’ll cry if I want to, 2022, glazed stoneware, lustre, 27 x 16 x 11 cm, SOLD
Pizza w/ scissors, 2022 Glazed stoneware, lustre, 12 x 14 x 11 cm, SOLD
Diving for pearls, 2022, glazed stoneware, lustre, 13 x 15 x 12 cm, SOLD
Under the weather, 2022, Glazed stoneware, lustre, 14 x 15 x 12 cm, SOLD
Solo exhibition Sept 2 - 29, 2022
After Party
Collectibles
Miniature sculptures
Making these miniature sculptures is Maisa Majakka’s hobby. Instead of sculpting at her studio, the little cats and dogs are born in the artist’s home where she sits on the couch shaping them while watching TV - like she has done ever since she was a child. Maisa uses her studio materials to make the animals, and their colours and appearance change according to the materials she is currently drawn to in her studio work.
The animal figurines have been modeled from stoneware clay, fired to scone 6, and hand painted with metallic lustres. Every animal figurine is one of a kind and unique. A small animal can live in a flower pot, inside a doll house or on the window sill. They can watch the room from a shelf, serve as a desk mascot or blend in a collection of decorative items. A little animal is at their best when accompanied by another little animal.