Samuli Heimonen is an artist from Finland. His paintings really call out to me because they are so sad and heavy. The subjects in his work have complex relationships that are easily understood and empathized by the viewer. His imagery is sometimes very playful in concept, but visually they are so forlorn and crushing to look at. This makes them incredibly endearing and heart wrenching. I can't think of a way to describe his work, other than sad. But this is not the misery type of sad. This is the crushing deep reality that life is hard, and we all only have so much control. Very bittersweet.
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