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Kain Tapper

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Finnish sculptor (1930-2004)

ArtistsLived 1930 to 2004 · aged 74
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Kain Tapper was a Finnish sculptor. He created works that are "remote", evoking things contemplated from a distance. Even when small, his pieces loom like menhirs, their massiveness imposing an inhuman scale. He combined nature and natural phenomena, old folklore and modernism.

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1976Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland
1967Prince Eugen Medal

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Kain Tapper was a Finnish sculptor. He created works that are "remote", evoking things contemplated from a distance. 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.

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Lived 1930 to 2004 · aged 74
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