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Tiiu Kirsipuu

Tiiu Kirsipuu

Artist's country of origin: Estonia

Tiiu Kirsipuu (born 1957 in Tartu) is a sculptor whose body of work ranges from coins with a diameter of a few centimeters to eight-metre long wood sculptures. She has used both realistic as well as abstract approach to form and worked with a wide range of different materials.


Tiiu Kirsipuu´s probably most well-known work is a bronze sculpture depicting full-size figures of two writers sharing a bench. The two men are Oscar Wilde, the world-famous Irish author, and Eduard Vilde, a prominent figure in Estonian literature. The copy of this artwork can be found in Galway, Ireland, as a gift from the side of the Republic of Estonian and the City of Tartu. Tiiu Kirsipuu is also the author of four commemorative coins ordered by the Bank of Estonia (one golden coin and three silver coins). Many of her sculptures can be found in public spaces, including e.g. monument for J.Skytte in Tartu, monument for the celebration of 100th anniversary of Estonia Theatre and many more.


In 2007 Tiiu Kirsipuu started her series of full-figure sculpture portraits and added one sculpture to the collection each year. The sculptures that have been completed so far include the figures of Matti Miilius, Tõnu Aav, Andres Dvinjaninov, Karin Hallas-Murula, Ülo Vilimaa, Peeter Laurits, Leonhard Lapin ning Hardi Volmer  


Works in collections: Estonian Art Museum, Tartu Art Museum, Collection of Tallinn Art Fund, Museum of New Art in Pärnu, Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow (Russia), City of Daugavpils (Latvia),  Harry Männil`s private art collection (Venezuela), sculpture park in Changchun (China), many private collections in Estonia and all over the world


Selected awards: Anton Starkopf Sculpture Prize (2010), Kristjan Raud Prize (2010)


 


Drawing

Lotos I by Tiiu Kirsipuu
Lotos I  
53 x 69 cm
€1540
Lotos II by Tiiu Kirsipuu
Lotos II  
46 x 69 cm
€1540
Lotos III by Tiiu Kirsipuu
Lotos III  
45 x 69 cm
€1540

Sculpture

The Writer‘s World: Kivirähk by Tiiu Kirsipuu
The Writer‘s World: Kivirähk  
175 x 62 cm
€13500
Waiting for Amandus by Tiiu Kirsipuu
Waiting for Amandus  
210 x 80 cm
€24300
Milius: Golden Hands by Tiiu Kirsipuu
Milius: Golden Hands  
200 x 150 cm
€12500
Salt Storage = Karin Hallas by Tiiu Kirsipuu
Salt Storage = Karin Hallas  
170 x 151 cm
€9300
Animator Hardi by Tiiu Kirsipuu
Animator Hardi  
185 x 82 cm
€10200
Hidden Charm I by Tiiu Kirsipuu
Hidden Charm I  
102 x 36 cm
€8100
Hidden Charm II by Tiiu Kirsipuu
Hidden Charm II  
56 x 58 cm
€6750
Hidden Charm III by Tiiu Kirsipuu
Hidden Charm III  
72 x 53 cm
€6750
Hidden Charm IV by Tiiu Kirsipuu
Hidden Charm IV  
75 x 67 cm
€6750
Hidden Charm V by Tiiu Kirsipuu
Hidden Charm V  
57 x 85 cm
€6750
Hidden Charm VI by Tiiu Kirsipuu
Hidden Charm VI  
54 x 89 cm
€6750

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