Mati Karmin
Mati Karmin (born February 26, 1959 in Tartu ) is one of the most famous contemporary Estonian sculptors .
Life and art
Mati Karmin was born the son of an agricultural scientist. He graduated from the Estonian SSR State Art Institute ( Eesti NSV Riiklik Kunstiinstituut ) in the Estonian capital Tallinn in 1986 . From 1986 to 1997 he was a lecturer at the Estonian Art Academy ( Eesti Kunstakadeemia ).
From 1992 to 1995 Karmin was President of the Estonian Artists Association ( Eesti Kunstnike Liit ), which he joined in 1988. Since 2000 Karmin has been teaching at the Tartu Art School ( Tartu Kõrgem Kunstikool ), since 2001 with the title of Professor.
Karmin made his debut in 1981 with his sculpture Militäär-rebane ("The Military Fox") made of corroded scrap metal. He is best known for his monumental sculptures and sculptures in public spaces. Karmin has designed numerous monuments in Estonia since the 1980s. Preferred materials are plaster of paris , bronze , stone and wood . In 1993 he was awarded the Kristan Raud Prize for his work .
For many years, Mati Karmin has been working on old sea mines in northern Estonia, especially on the islands off the mainland of Estonia. Karmin transforms these remains of the Second World War into metal art objects, particularly furniture-like pieces ( miinimööblid ). A former Soviet military vehicle with a large rocket phallus is one of the most famous and bizarre large objects of Carmine.
Works (selection)
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- Backhos bronze sculpture (1987)
- Memorial in Tallinn-Pirita for the American aviation pioneer Charles Leroux (1856–1889), who had a fatal accident in Tallinn Bay (1989)
- Bust of the mayor Oskar Brackmann ( Pärnu , 1991)
- Ingel ("The Angel") made of bronze and granite (1992)
- Memorial to those who drowned in the sinking of the ferry Estonia ( Tahkuna / Hiiumaa Island , 1995)
- Bust of Alfred Neulands ( Valga , 1995)
- Marble paneling of the Tallinn Crematorium (1996)
- Monument to Hugo Treffner (Tallinn, 1996)
- Bust of the writer Andres Saal ( Tori , 1997)
- Memorial to those who drowned in the sinking of the Estonia (Pärnu, 1997)
- Fountain Suudlevad tudengid ("The Kissing Students") on Tartu Town Hall Square (1997)
- Monument to Carl Robert Jakobson ( Viljandi , 1997)
- Group of figures in the Tartu Ropka cemetery in memory of the Estonian War of Independence
- Monument to the Estonian politician and publisher Jaan Tõnisson (Tartu, 2001)
- Equestrian statue of Saint George (Tori, 2003)
- Monument to the racing driver Michael Park (Tallinn-Pirita, 2006)
- Metal rocket Ruja ( Haapsalu , 2007)
- Memorial to the publicist Johann Voldemar Jannsen (Pärnu, 2007)
- Monument to Yuri Lotman (Tartu, 2007)
- Pronkssiga sculpture ("The Bronze Pig ") for the 70th anniversary of the Tartu market (2008)
literature
- Boris Bernštein (ed.): Mati Karmin. Tallinn 1995 (Estonian and English)
- Anu Liivak: Carmine. Tallinn 2008
Web links
- Official website (Estonian and English)
- "Mine furniture" by Mati Karmin (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Eesti Elulood. Tallinn: Eesti Entsüklopeediakirjastus 2000 (= Eesti Entsüklopeedia 14) ISBN 9985-70-064-3 , p. 144
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Carmine, Mati |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Estonian sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 26, 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tartu |