Ukri Merikanto | |
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 Merikanto in 2009 | |
| Born | Ukri Uolevi Merikanto 20 March 1950 Helsinki, Finland |
| Died | 25 July 2010 (aged 60) Helsinki, Finland |
| Known for | Sculpture |
Ukri Uolevi Merikanto (20 March 1950 – 25 July 2010) was a Finnish sculptor. [1]
Ukri Merikanto | |
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| Merikanto in 2009 | |
| Born | Ukri Uolevi Merikanto 20 March 1950 Helsinki, Finland |
| Died | 25 July 2010 (aged 60) Helsinki, Finland |
| Known for | Sculpture |
Ukri Uolevi Merikanto (20 March 1950 – 25 July 2010) was a Finnish sculptor. [1]
Ukri Merikanto was born on 20 March 1950 in Helsinki, Finland to composer Aarre Merikanto (1893–1958) and his second wife Evi Sylvia Merikanto (née Mähönen) (1910–1968). He had one younger brother, Pan Ylermi Merikanto (1951–2012) and two older half-sisters from his father's first marriage, Anna Marjatta Peltonen (née Merikanto) and Arma Kyllikki Tukia (née Merikanto). [2]
Merikanto studied art and design at the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts in Helsinki from 1968 to 1971. [3] [4] From 1974 until 1979 Merikanto was employed as a teacher at the academy, where he molded plastic designs.
In most of Merikanto's works, he used stone as the material. He was a key name in Finnish modernist art. His three-dimensional works address issues such as the relationship between weight and weightlessness.
In 2009, Merikanto was awarded the Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland. [5]
Some of Merikanto's notable works include:
Merikanto died on 25 July 2010 in Helsinki. [3] He is buried within the Hietaniemi Cemetery beside his father and his grandfather, Oskar Merikanto.
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