Mauno Runar Hartman (5 July 1930 – 18 July 2017)
was a Finnish sculptor. He is best known for his large works made of logs. The largest of them is high Stockhimmel.
Hartman studied in
Academy of Fine Arts in Helsinki from 1950 to 1954. After that he traveled abroad for three years and searched for his own expression. In 1960 he saw a house being dismantled, and the abstract shape gave him a vision of what he wanted to do. After that he used old logs as material for his sculptures.
[Mauno Hartmanin kokoelma](_blank)
Lahden museot
One of the highlights of Hartman's career was the use of his work as the stage set of the opera ''Viimeiset kiusaukset'' by
Joonas Kokkonen. The opera is about
Paavo Ruotsalainen
Paavo Heikki Ruotsalainen (; born Påhl Henrik; 9 July 1777 – 27 January 1852) was a Finnish farmer and lay preacher who became the leader of the revivalist Awakening religious movement in Finland.
Religious views
Born in Tölvänniemi (now a ...
.
Hartman donated a collection of his works to the city of
Lahti
Lahti (; sv, Lahtis) is a city and municipality in Finland. It is the capital of the region of Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme) and its growing region is one of the main economic hubs of Finland. Lahti is situated on a bay at the southern e ...
in 1993. He had offered the collection to the city of
Turku
Turku ( ; ; sv, Åbo, ) is a city and former capital on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River, in the region of Finland Proper (''Varsinais-Suomi'') and the former Turku and Pori Province (''Turun ja Porin lääni''; ...
, but Turku could not commit to exhibit the large works in public.
References
External links
Mauno Hartmantelevision clips at YLE
1930 births
2017 deaths
20th-century Finnish sculptors
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