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ArtistMaijaIsolawasbornin1927inthevillageofArolampiinRiihimäki,Finland.AnditwasalsoinRiihimäki,inKaunismäki,thatsheleftthisworldin2001.HerproductiveperiodasafabricdesignerforMarimekkowasbetween1949–1987.Butshebeganhercareerasapainteralreadyin1946andcontinuedpaintinganddrawinguntilherdeath.<br/> Maijawasanavidtravellerandshelivedinvariouscitiesandcountriesthroughoutherlife.ThedocumentaryfilmMAIJAISOLAMASTEROFCOLOURANDFORMmovesfromplacetoplaceinthefootstepsofMaija.Thechangeoflocationformstheprincipalstructureofthefilm.<br/> Thefilmexplores,amongotherthings,whatwasthesecretbehindthesuccessofMaijaIsola’sfabrics.MaijaIsola’sart,bothherpaintingsandherfabrics,oftenstemmedfromnatureinallitsforms.Shefeltlikeshewaspartofnatureandforher,naturewasthedivinecreatorofallthatexists.Thepost-waryearsinthe1950sandthegreatpopulationshiftfromruralareastothecitiesinthe60salsoplayedapartinhersuccess;themovetothecitytransformedthetraditionalFinnishlivingenvironmentfromonecloselyconnectedtonaturetoamoreurbanone.Thenature-themedfabricscouldsoftenthischange.Ontheotherhand,thevividcoloursandshapesofMaija’sfabricsstoodinstarkcontrasttothepost-wardeprivationandworkedtorevivetheFinnishpsyche.<br/> Thefilmalsoseekstoanswerthequestion:WhowasartistMaijaIsola?Wheredidshefindherinspirationduringherdecades-longcareer?Whatwerethecentralvaluesinthelifeofthiscitizenoftheworld?Whatlegacydidsheleaveforus?<br/> InadditiontoMaijaIsola(diary,letters,voicerecordings,postcards,interview1992),thefilmisnarratedbyMaija’sdaughterKristinaIsola.Maija’stextsandthelettersofArmiRatiasarereadbytwoactorswhileKristinaIsolatellstheframenarrative.<br/> Thefilmexploresartisthoodandtheartist’sneedformentalfreedomandsolitaritythatarepre-requisitesforcreativework.TheseareissuesMaijaIsolastruggledwithduringherlife.Themesofthefilmincludebeinganartist,freedom,needforsolitarity,andMaija’srelationshipwithherdaughteraswellaswithmen.