Naamioiden vallan alla

About this work

This painting shows a strange, dreamlike scene. In the middle, three vague figures stand around a table. One holds a vase with red flowers, another leans on a table covered in odd objects like shells and brushes. The background is a pale sky with wispy clouds. At the bottom, a row of faces with wild expressions stare out from the edge of the canvas. The brushstrokes are thick and messy, almost like scribbles. The colors are flat and bright, with no real shadows or depth. The figures look more like sketches than real people. This painting uses impasto, a technique where paint is laid on thickly.