Ukri Merikanto

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Ukri Merikanto
Kuvanveistäjä Ukri Merikanto elokuussa 2009.JPG
Merikanto in 2009
Born
Ukri Uolevi Merikanto

(1950-03-20)20 March 1950
Helsinki, Finland
Died25 July 2010(2010-07-25) (aged 60)
Helsinki, Finland
NationalityFinnish
Known forSculpture

Ukri Uolevi Merikanto (March 20, 1950, Helsinki – July 25, 2010, Helsinki) was a Finnish sculptor.[1]

Biography[]

Ukri Merikanto was born on March 20, 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:

  • Teräspursi (1981–1982)
  • Barcarola (1991)
  • Sisääntulo (1994)
  • Lintukoto (1999)
  • Kaukomieli (2000), a memorial sculpture for Otto Manninen, placed in Anni Swan Park in central Kangasniemi, Finland[6]
  • Con amore (2000)

Merikanto died on July 25, 2010 in Helsinki.[3] He is buried within the Hietaniemi Cemetery beside his father and his grandfather, Oskar Merikanto.

References[]

  1. ^ Björkman, Ingmar. Merikanto, Ukri, Encyclopedia Finland-web edition. Schildts publishing company Ab, 2009-2012 (in Finnish). Accessed January 22, 2020.
  2. ^ "Ukri Uolevi Merikanto". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Kuvanveistäjä Ukri Merikanto on kuollut". Yle. 25 July 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Kuvanveistäjä Ukri Merikanto on kuollut". MTV Uutiset. 25 July 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  5. ^ Winners of the Finnish Lion Pro Finlandia Medal 1945-2019 (in Finnish). Accessed January 22, 2020.
  6. ^ Municipality of Kangasniemi, Tourist sights. Accessed January 22, 2020.

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