IRMA HAMERI Visual Artist

IRMA HAMERI

Finnish Swiss visual artist based between Basel and Mauritius. 

Hameri’s paintings are a reflection of the cultural differences, environmental contrasts, and diverse peoples she encountered in each of these unique places. From the tropical paradise of Mauritius to the desert city of Riyadh, the thriving port of Amsterdam to the majestic Mont Blanc towering above Lake Geneva, each location provided Hameri with inspiration for her artwork.

Water and light serves as a common theme throughout Hameri’s paintings, symbolizing the circle of life and the continuation of nature through vegetation. Having been born and raised in the Finnish town surrounded by lakes, water has always been a significant element in Hameri’s life and art.

The process of creating these paintings involved experiencing the ambiance and surroundings of each location, and then translating that inspiration to a result that is a vivid and dynamic collection that captures the essence of each place while highlighting the importance of water and light that plays in our world.

In Irma Hameri's paintings figurative hints and loose gestural flows of color melt together with abstract shapes and patterns forming poetical fragments. Dreamlike spaces with reflections let freedom to viewers' perception, and feelings awaken and connect with the painting. As there is not only one focus point, the eye can freely travel in a painting observing elements in the world of abundant colors and vibrant interactions of light and movement.

She mainly paints with acrylic and oil on canvas with natural light and in silence. In intuitive process of painting she often combines figurative elements with abstract expression to enforce the meditative momentum. Organically abstract flows of flowers have been on display for some time. Even there might be elements in her painting representing nature, she always allows her life to filter in during the procedure of discovery when painting. 

She graduated  from Art School MAA, Helsinki, Finland and is member of VISARTE Basel and Visual Arts Association of Professional Artists  in Switzerland and IAA- International Artist’s Association.

Her works have been exhibited in private and group shows and in art fairs in Finland, Switzerland, France, Italy, Netherlands, Germany and in USA. Irma's paintings have been purchased internationally to many private and corporate collections.