Olavi Lanu
Olavi Lanu, (10 July 1925 Viipurin maalaiskunta (former municipality of Finland) – 11 May 2015 Lahti) was a Finnish sculptor. He took part to Venice Biennale in 1978 and had more publicity. Lanu's sculptures can be see example in Lanu-puisto. He used to use many kind of materials like wood, copper and concrete, but tried to make surface to mimic natural forms, example moss, bark and sand. Olavi Lanu has also made so called land art Land art, variously known as Earth art, environmental art, and Earthworks, is an art movement that emerged in the 1960s and 1970s, largely associated with Great Britain and the United StatesArt in the modern era: A guide to styles, schools, & mov .... Some works *''Elämää suomalaismetsässä'' (1978) *''Kaari'' *''Keko'' *''Lehmus'' *''Rankakasa'' *The three stones' (1985) References {{DEFAULTSORT:Lanu, Olavi 1925 births 2015 deaths 20th-century Finnish sculptors 21st-century Finnish sculptors ...
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