Education
He holds a Master of Art from University of Art and Design Helsinki, Photo department in 1994.
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Magnus Scharmanoff
Magnus Scharmanoff is a Finnish photographic artist, earlier associated with The Helsinki School.
Career
He lives and works in Helsinki. He helped create the Bonk Business with another Finnish artist and sculptor Alvar Gullichsen. “Too Young”, was published between 1992 and 1993.
“The Hero Brothers”, was published in 1993.
“A Sense of Loss”, was published in 1997. Sense of Loss 7, which is portrayed at, the Finnish National Gallery Kiasma, resembles a film still and each photo in the series is like a scene from a film.
Magnus Scharmanoff"s photos are easily identified by their strong colors and staged settings. Every photo has several events which together make up a story that lends itself to multiple interpretations.
There is also a documentary made in 1997 holding the same name to show the preparation of the art collection.
While the previous collection, a sense of loss, was made in 1997, now the middle aged artist explores the role of a man from a different perspective.
Manitoba is a character from a fairy tale who walks the streets alone as a clown or explores from the distance as the women are in the control. Bonk Business Incorporated. is a fictional corporation created in 1988 by Finnish artist and sculptor Alvar Gullichsen, which creates whimsical inventions such as LBH (Localized Black Holes), ADS (Advanced Disinformation Systems), Cosmic Therapy and Defunctioned Machinery.
The roots of the company lie over a century ago in Finland, with the discovery of Anchovy Oil, which greased the frozen wheels of Nordic industry in the 19th century. There is a Bonk museum in Uusikaupunki, where the Bonk machines are displayed.
His other commercial work includes working with the largest news paper in Finland, Helsingin Sanomat, portraying people like Asko Sarkola the head of Helsinki City Theatre and clients such as Merita Bank, currently Nordea Bank.
Membership
Magnus Scharmanoff has been member of the project since 1994 and the other members of the project include Richard Stanley and Henrik Helpiö.
