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Enigmas enfolded in drapery by Altti Kuusamo

Lauri Laine’s latest series of paintings, Aria and Terra, engage in an inextricably deep but constantly shifting dialogue with the Italian Renaissance and Baroque. Those who follow Laine’s work will be familiar with his intense, ever-evolving relationship with the Renaissance. Nuances speak volumes. Aria – meaning ‘air’– was a term used already during the Renaissance to describe an evocatively expressive style of painting.

The figures in the Aria series are life-sized. Drenched in saturated hues, they inhale the airiness of the surrounding …