RIIKO SAKKINEN was born 1976 in Helsinki. After graduating from the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts, in 2002, he moved to Spain, where he is headquartered in Cervera de los Montes, a tiny village in the province of Toledo. 
 
Riiko Sakkinen is the founder of Turbo Realism, a 21st century art movement which depicts the globalized capitalism with a mocking verisimilitude. He does drawings, paintings, objects, slideshows and installations about ketchup and mustard gas. He believes, according to Pablo Picasso's words, that the art is not made to decorate rooms. It is an offensive weapon in the defense against the enemy. Sakkinen's enemies are everywhere, he shoots to all the directions and bites all the hands that feed him. Sakkinen always disagrees and he is in all likelihood wrong. 
 
Riiko Sakkinen's works have been exhibited widely around the world in galleries, museums and biennials, such as Museum of Modern Art, New York, Camden Arts Centre, London, Musac Museum of Contemporary Art, Leon, Spain, Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki, and Beijing 798 Biennale. His works are included in the permanent collections of several museums including The Museum of Modern Art, New York, and Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki. 
 
RIIKO SAKKINEN PROFILE 
Chinese name: Ren Ke Wei 
Date of birth: July 2 
Animal zodiac: Dragon 
Star sign: Cancer 
Class: Underdog 
Height: 174cm (almost) 
Weight: 72kg (target) 
Shoe size: 42 
Eye color: Battleship gray 
Hair color: Blond 
Skin color: Very light 
Movement: Turbo Realism 
Affiliation: Deadly Viper Painting Squad 
Syndicate: Image Club / Liberation Army of Cheeseburgers 
Rank: Field Marshal and Capo di Tutti Capi 
Attacking type: Weapons of mass destruction 
Defending type: Rebellion 
Weaponry: Hello Kitty mustard gas 
Blood type: Red 
Ideology: Cryptic