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Piia Juulia Niiranen
@PeikkoNeito
Who is PeikkoNeito?
I´m a finnish artist from Lapland who finds inspiration in nature, folklore and mythology. My passion is stop motion animation but I´m also interested in graphic illustrations and comics. I use various techniques including watercolor, acrylics, inks, digital painting, mixed media and audiovisual media.
In my art - be it traditional painting, comic art, illustrations or animations - I try to express stories I myself find interesting and hope someone else might find inspiration or even comfort within them.
Peikko= troll
Neito= maiden
Stop motion puppet and 2D animation
Aatokset 2021
(Wonderings)
A short animation experiment that was executed as part of a bigger art project where I examined different visual and narrative techniques.
THE OLD WAYS 2022
An animated short film I directed, animated and edited during my exchange period in Czech Republic. The story is deeply inspired by Moravian folklore and folktales.
KIVUN KANSSA 2020
(With pain)
A short animated film about my experience with chronic pain. I was diagnosed with a chronic illness in 2019 which affects my hands and joints by filling them with constant pain.
SHOW REEL
My show reel of animated works from 2020-2022.
Illustrations
Your heart,
i brought it back 2022
A fanart of a tv-series Our Flag Means Death.
Ohton Manaus 2021
Incantation of bear, a card design. Finnish poem inspired by ancient Karliean-finnish mythology and folklore.
I AM THE KRAKEN 2022
A fanart of a tv-series Our Flag Means Death.
A character design inspired by Brian Froud´s magical concept art and character design.
Commissions
A troll family portrait commission 2022
Visualizing social media content on instagram for a client 2021
A concept art for Elves Event enterprise 2019
An illustration for a newspaper column 2020
Paintings
A background design for animation.
Digital painting, 2022
HAUTUTUNEET 2018
(Burrowed)
Acrylic paint, plywood
110x160 cm
MAATUNEET VIRHEET 2021
(Decomposed faults)
Acrylic paint, beard lichen, fabric, LED lights
80x40 cm
TÄTÄKÖ ON KASVAA IHMISENÄ 2021
(Is this what it means to grow as a person)
Acrylic paint, glass
80x65 cm
Comics
A 1st page from a 4-page long comic I participated with in a Metsän tuntu -comic competition 2021 organized by Väinö Tanner institution.
A 2nd page from a 4-page long comic I participated with in a comic anthology Kuun lapset 2022 published by Betoniaaveet collective.
Style experiment during comic making workshop in 2022, inspired by lyrics of finnish folk band Uinuos, album Walakiat: Kaskea aurinko.
Examples of a comic strips for local newspaper I´ve made during 2015-2022.
