Jaakko Mattila's works are showcased at the James Hockey and Foyer Galleries, UCA Farnham, in Surrey until 17 December. Mattila has graduated from the UCA, University for the Creative Arts, in 2001 and has received both national and international acclaim. Lowest Common Denominator focuses on expressing the universal in art. The name of the exhibition refers to the artist's urge to simplify painting to the bare minimum.

Curator Christine Kapteijn finds Mattila's works impressive, intriguing and moving. "In Jaakko's work the Finnish light is distilled and stripped to its bare essentials. I became aware of Jaakko's unique contribution to a deeply abstract and mystical strand of art found in all corners of the globe."

Jaakko Mattila works with a diverse range of media: gloss, oil, watercolour, paint and installation. The format and process are essential to his artistic expression. As Mattila says: "Most of the ideas come from the media themselves; it's a natural process, they choose themselves..."

FRAME has supported the exhibition.

Jaakko Mattila: Lowest Common Denominator
7 October - 17 December 2011
James Hockey & Foyer Galleries
UCA Farnham, Falkner Road
Farnham, Surrey GU9
United Kingdom

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