Marianna Raikkala (b.1993) is a self-taught artist living in Helsinki, Finland. Marianna's passion for art and creativity has grown as a strong part of her identity ever since she was little. Throughout her life, she has always been expressing her thoughts through drawing and painting. Her greatest source of inspiration is the contrast between light and dark which she often exploits in her pieces. Marianna also finds inspiration in nature and different kind of materials and textures.


As a self-taught artist Marianna feels that she can bring a certain purity to her artworks. “When I'm creating art I'm not following any rules or guidelines. I always start painting straight on the canvas without sketching beforehand. That way I know that only the purest emotions get through.”


For Marianna herself the greatest detail in her art is to leave something for the viewers to think about. “It's totally up to my viewers what they see. When people can find something of their own in one of my paintings - that's when I truly feel I've succeeded. For me personally, each of my painting is a reminder of the day it was painted.“