EXPO ‘Tarja Tuupanen: Marbles’ – Gallery Four, Göteborg (SE) – 27 Fevr.- 4 Avril 2015
Tarja Tuupanen : marbles
Opening: Friday Febuary 27th 17.00-21.00
Lecture: Thursday February 26th, 16.00, HDK Kristinelundsgatan 6-8
The exhibition runs until April 4th
Tarja Tuupanen Necklace: Untitled, 2014 Ready-made marble tableware, velour sticker, steelwire stonepart 10 x 6 x 4-5 cm; length of the necklace- Photo: Lassi Rinno
Tarja Tuupanen is a master of stone. Out of agate, granite, marble and quartz she brings out shapes that reveals the raw soul of the stone and tells its history. The work is a sensitive investigation and her love for the material is unmistakable.
The material has always been a raw block of stone, but recently Tuupanen has started to use ready-made marble tableware; a tacky candleholder or saltshaker from the 80s. Industrially made object triggers the creative process. The most interesting things in these stones are man made instead being natural; green stickers, tool marks, stains, wax. The tableware has been used and it has a history of its own with cultural references.
Tuupanen lives and works in Lappeenranta Finland. She has graduated as MFA in 2013 from Konstfack, University College of Arts, Crafts and Design, Stockholm, Sweden. Tuupanen has exhibited internationally since 1998, the last solo exhibition was in 2012 in Gallery Ida, Tallinn, Estonia. She has been the chairwoman of Finnish Art Jewellery Association between 2005-2012.
Tarja Tuupanen Necklaces from 2014 – marble
Tarja Tuupanen – Brooch – ready made marble tableware, brass
Broche en marbre de Tarja Tuupanen
Tarja Tuupanen Necklace: Untitled, 2014 – Ready-made marble tableware, velour sticker, steelwire
stonepart 11 x 6,5 x 6,5-3,5 cm; length of the nec – Photo: Lassi Rinno
Tarja Tuupanen Necklace: Notions of skill, 2013 Ready-made marble tableware, velour sticker, steelwire stonepart - length of the necklace 9 x 8,5 x 6,5 cm; Photo: Lassi Rinno.
Tarja Tuupanen Brooch: Notions of skill, 2013 Ready made marble tableware, brass 16 x 6 x 1 cm Photo: Lassi Rinno
Tarja Tuupanen Brooch: Notions of skill, 2013
