Launch Recite Me assistive technology
An illustration of a person wearing brightly coloured, patterned shorts and holding a basketball. In the background, a multi-coloured car sits on a pale pink landscape under a blue sky.

Illustration: Updates from the eternally sunny brain of Annu Kilpelainen

—
Date
30 April 2014

Annu Kilpelainen has long been providing the happy splodge of rainbow colour on our grey London lives, and the new work we trundled across on her site has us wondering if the inside of her brain isn’t entirely coloured in tropical brights and sumptuous neons. Her new work bears no small resemblance to a summer water fight, on your front drive, all dripping hair and hand-me-down cotton dungarees soaked to the skin, except these scenes have technicolour cars where your Dad’s old brown Volvo should be. As ever, we’re huge fans of her vivid style and we’ll be even more into it when the sun comes out. Finally.

An illustration of a figure from behind, wearing blue denim shorts and orange leggings. They stand against a vibrant, abstract background of pink, yellow and green patterns with white paint splatters.
Above

Annu Kilpelainen: New Work

A vibrant illustration of a yellow car parked next to a patterned object. The scene is composed of bold, saturated colours and distorted shapes under a bright blue sky.
Above

Annu Kilpelainen: New Work

A colourful illustration of a yellow and pink car partially obscured by a large bouquet of bright flowers. The scene is set against a blue sky with white clouds and green palm trees.
Above

Annu Kilpelainen: New Work

An illustration of two figures embracing, their bodies covered in bold tulip patterns. One figure wears a yellow fabric with red and pink flowers, while the other wears a black fabric with similar blooms.
Above

Annu Kilpelainen: New Work

An illustration of a colourful car plunging nose-first into a bright blue swimming pool. White splashes erupt around the vehicle, which is set against a backdrop of green hills and palm trees.
Above

Annu Kilpelainen: New Work

An illustration of a person from the waist down, holding a basketball. They wear brightly coloured, patterned shorts in a scene featuring a red and blue car and a basketball hoop.
Above

Annu Kilpelainen: New Work

Share Article

Further Info

About the Author

Maisie Skidmore

—

Maisie joined It’s Nice That fresh out of university in the summer of 2013 as an intern before joining full time as an Assistant Editor. Maisie left It’s Nice That in July 2015.

It's Nice That Newsletters

Fancy a bit of It's Nice That in your inbox? Sign up to our newsletters and we'll keep you in the loop with everything good going on in the creative world.