Kain Tapper
Illustration — Kain Tapper in the early 1950s. Kain Tapper (6 June 1930, in Saarijärvi – 17 August 2004) was a Finnish sculptor. He created works that are "remote", evoking things contemplated from a distance.
Kain Tapper
Severi Parko · CC BY 4.0
- Born
- 1930
- Died
- 2004 · Helsinki.
- Nationality
- Finland · Canada
- Occupation
- painter · sculptor · photographer · artist
- Fields
- modernist · Informalism
- Teachers
- Aimo Tukiainen · Tapio Wirkkala · Emil Filen
- Known for
- En ny samtale
- Honours
- Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland · Prince Eugen Medal
- Languages
- Finnish · Swedish
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Even when small, his pieces loom like menhirs, their massiveness imposing an inhuman scale. He combined nature and natural phenomena, old folklore and modernism. He epitomised the Informalist style in Finnish sculpture. Tapper created a sculpture of Finnish poet Ilmari Kianto which has been installed near Turja's Castle in Suomussalmi.
Training under Aimo Tukiainen, Tapio Wirkkala and Emil Filen is recorded. The recorded working language is Finnish and Swedish. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are modernist and Informalism. Places of work recorded in the authority are Helsinki. Works named in the authority record are En ny samtale. Work by Kain Tapper is recorded in the collections of Finnish National Gallery, City of Pori art collection, National Museum of World Cultures, HAM Helsinki Art Museum and Artscape Nordland. Distinctions recorded are Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland and Prince Eugen Medal.
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Kain Tapper lived from 1930 to 2004 and was a sculptor. Kain Tapper was born in 1930 and died in 2004.
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