Tarja Tuupanen
Jeweller
Published: 06.08.2018
tarjatuupanen.comObject: Baking Pin, 2017
Used marble, baking pins.
124 x 6.5 x 6.5 cm
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Object: Bun, 2017
Marble powder.
14 x 14 x 5 cm
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Necklace: Untitled, 2017
Readymade marble tableware, velour sticker, steelwire, brass.
20 x 3 x 75 cm
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Brooch: Untitled, 2017
Readymade marble tableware, brass.
9 x 8 x 2 cm
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Brooch: Untitled, 2017
Readymade marble tableware, brass.
9 x 8 x 2 cm
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Necklace: Viirit (=Pennants), 2017
Readymade marble tableware, brass, silk.
14 x 15 x 0.7 cm
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Brooch: Made In Taiwan I, 2017
Readymade marble tableware, brass.
11 x 0.7 x 5.5 cm
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Brooch: Made In Taiwan II, 2017
Readymade marble tableware, brass.
12 x 0.5 x 5 cm
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Necklace: Untitled, 2016
Readymade marble tableware, velour sticker, steel wire, brass.
5x5x10 cm (stonepart), length of the necklace 45 cm
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Brooch: Serie of brooches, 2016
Readymade marble tableware, brass.
15 x 2 x 2 cm
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Brooch: Untitled, 2016
Readymade marble tableware, brass.
10 x 2 x 10 cm
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Brooch: Untitled, 2016
Readymade marble tableware, brass.
10 x 2 x 10 cm
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Brooch: Untitled, 2016
Readymade marble tableware, brass.
5 x 2 x 15 cm
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Object: Craft & Tradition, 2014
Used marble baking pin, marble powder.
50 x 7 x 7 cm, area of powder ca 40 x 40 cm
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Object: Untitled, 2017
Readymade marble tableware, table top, marble powder.
diameter 60 cm, height 7-9 cm
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Brooch: Untitled, 2015
Ready-made marble tableware, brass
14 x 5 x 2cm
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Necklace: Untitled, 2015
Ready-made marble tableware, velour sticker, steelwire, brass
11 x 6 x 5cm; lenght: 48cm
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Necklace: Untitled, 2014
Ready-made marble tableware, velour sticker, steelwire, brass
12 x 5 x 5cm; lenght: 48cm
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Brooch: Untitled, 2014
Ready-made marble tableware, brass
13 x 13 x 1,5cm
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Brooch: Untitled, 2014
Ready-made marble tableware, brass
13 x 13 x 1,5cm
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Back view
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Necklace: Untitled, 2015
Ready-made marble tableware, velour sticker, steelwire, brass
12 x 9 x 5cm; lenght: 48cm
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Brooch: Untitled, 2014
Ready-made marble tableware, brass
13 x 13 x 1,5cm
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Brooch: Untitled, 2014
Ready-made marble tableware, brass
13 x 13 x 1,5cm
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Back view
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Necklace: Untitled, 2015
Ready-made marble tableware, velour sticker, steelwire, brass
12 x 5 x 4,5cm ; lenght: 45cm
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Necklace: Untitled, 2015
Ready-made marble tableware, velour sticker, steelwire, brass
13 x 7 x 4cm; lenght: 45cm
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Tarja TuupanenBrooch: Notions of skill, 2013
Ready made marble tableware, brass
13 x 13 x 2 cm
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Tarja TuupanenBrooch: Notions of skill, 2013
Ready made marble tableware, brass
13 x 13 x 2 cm
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Tarja TuupanenBrooch: Notions of skill, 2013
Ready made marble tableware, brass
13 x 13 x 2 cm
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Tarja TuupanenBrooch: Notions of skill, 2013
Ready made marble tableware, brass
16 x 6 x 1 cm
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Tarja TuupanenBrooch: Notions of skill, 2013
Ready made marble tableware, brass
16 x 6 x 1 cm
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Tarja TuupanenBrooch: Notions of skill, 2013
Ready made marble tableware, velour sticker, brass
15 x 16 x 3 cm
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Tarja TuupanenBrooch: Notions of skill, 2013
Ready made marble tableware, velour sticker, brass
15 x 16 x 3 cm
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Tarja TuupanenBrooch: Notions of skill, 2013
Ready-made marble tableware, brass
3 x 14 x 1,5cm
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Tarja TuupanenBrooch: Notions of skill, 2013
Ready-made marble tableware, brass
3 x 16 x 1,5 cm
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Tarja TuupanenBrooch: Notions of skill, 2013
Ready-made marble tableware, brass, velour sticker
6 x 15 x 1 cm (one piece)
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Brooch: Notions of skill, 2013
Ready-made marble tableware, brass, velour sticker
7 x 16 x 1 cm
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Necklace: Notions of skill, 2013
Ready-made marble tableware, velour sticker, steelwire
stonepart: 9 x 8,5 x 6,5 cm; length of the necklac
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Necklace: Notions of skill, 2013
Ready-made marble tableware, velour sticker, steelwire
stonepart: 11 x 8 x 6 cm; length of the necklace:
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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
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Tarja TuupanenNecklace: Untitled, 2014
Ready-made marble tableware, velour sticker, steelwire
stonepart 10 x 6 x 4-5 cm; length of the necklace:
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Tarja TuupanenRing: Notions of skill, 2013
Ready-made marble tableware, brass
10 x 5 x 0,7 cm (biggest)
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Tarja TuupanenBrooch: Untitled, 2011
Cacholong, silver
14.5 x 11 x 1.5 cm
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Tarja TuupanenBrooch: Untitled, 2011
Cacholong, silver
10 x 9 x 2.5 cm
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Tarja TuupanenBrooch: Untitled, 2011
Cacholong, silver
11.5 x 8.8 x 3 cm
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Tarja TuupanenBrooch: Untitled, 2011
Cacholong, silver
15.5 x 6 x 1 cm (one stonepiece)
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Tarja TuupanenInstallation: Untitled, 2011
Slate, gilded silver
10 x 8 x 1 cm (one stonepiece)
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Tarja TuupanenBrooch: Faces, 2011
Cacholong, silver
10 x 7 x 8 cm
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Tarja TuupanenBrooch: Untitled, 2010
Cacholong, silver
14,5 x 7 x 5 cm
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Tarja TuupanenBrooch: Untitled, 2010
Cacholong, silver
12 x 1,1 x 5,5 cm
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Tarja TuupanenBrooch: Untitled, 2010
Cacholong, silver
6 x 9,5 x 1,5 cm
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Tarja TuupanenBrooch: Untitled, 2009
Cacholong, silver
8 x 12 x 4,5 cm
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Tarja TuupanenBrooch: Untitled, 2009
Cacholong, silver
11,5 x 10 x 1 cm
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Tarja TuupanenBrooch: Untitled, 2009
Cacholong, silver
125,x 10,5 x 0,7 cm
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Tarja TuupanenBrooch: Untitled, 2009
Cacholong, silver
6,8 x 5 x 1-2 cm
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Tarja TuupanenBrooch: Untitled, 2009
Cacholong, silver
6,5 x 9,5 x 0,7 cm
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Tarja TuupanenBrooch: Untitled, 2009
Cacholong, silver
12 x 7,7 x 0,5 cm
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Tarja TuupanenBrooch: Untitled, 2009
Cacholong, silver
12,5 x 8,5 x 0,9 cm
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Tarja TuupanenBrooch: Untitled, 2009
Cacholong, silver
9 x 7,5 x 0,5 cm
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Tarja TuupanenBrooch: Untitled, 2009
Cacholong, silver
11 x 6,8 x 0,4 cm
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Tarja TuupanenBrooch: Anonymous, 2008
Cacholong, silver
ø 5 cm 7 each
serie of 7 pieces
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Tarja TuupanenBrooch: Potraits, 2008
Cacholong, silver
9 x 5 x 0,4 cm (one)
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Tarja TuupanenBrooch: Potrait, 2007
Cacholong, silver
7,2 x 6 x 0,8-1,4 cm
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Tarja TuupanenBrooch: Potrait, 2007
Cacholong, silver
7 x 5,5 x 1,5-2,5 cm
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Tarja TuupanenBrooch: Untitled, 2008
Cacholong, silver
6,5x 11 x 0,5 cm
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Tarja TuupanenBrooch: Blanco, 2008
Cacholong, silver
10 x 10 x 1-2,5 cm
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Tarja TuupanenBrooch: Untitled, 2008
Cacholong, silver
8,5 x 8,5 x 0,7 cm
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Tarja TuupanenBrooch: Two whites, 2008
Cacholong, silver
9 x 6,2 x 0,5 cm (left) 10 x 6,5 x 1 cm (right)
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Tarja TuupanenBrooch: Untitled, 2008
Marble, pearlsilk, silver
20 x 7 x 1,5 cm
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Brooch: untitled, 2008
Marble, pearlsilk, silver
20 x 9 x 1 cm
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Tarja TuupanenBrooch: untitled, 2008
Marble, pearlsilk, silver
22 x 7 x 1 cm
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Tarja Tuupanen has studied jewellery and stonework in Lappeenranta in South Carelia Polytechnic, Finland (BA 1999) and she graduated as MFA from Ädellab, Konstfack University College of Arts, Crafts and Design, (SE) in 2013. Since 1997 she has taken part in exhibitions internationally, both in group and solo shows. In addition, working as an artist, she has been active in the Finnish Jewellery Art Association to promote contemporary jewellery field and to develop the possibilities of artists. She has been working as a teacher both in Finland and abroad. Tuupanen is a member of the Hibernate-artist group.
Statement
Statement 2018Stone has always been my main material as a jewellery artist, my practice is dominated by it. The relationship to it is so thorough that it becomes more than just a material to begin with. Whether the stone is in its natural form or industrially made item, it always has individual material character, cultural references, physical realities and value or status aspects which has to be considered and to get acquainted with. I work with stone.
Statement 2013
The background for the body of work is skill, the core concept within craft. The term is embedded in the craft field and loaded with values and preconceptions. How is it discussed today and what does it really mean to the maker? The traditional stone-working skill is my most precious tool; it is my fetish and my lifeline. My practice is dominated by one material — stone. The relationship to it is so thorough that it becomes more than just a material to begin with. Yet, what happens when this skill encounters ready-made marble tableware, tacky candleholders or salt shakers from the 80s or mass-produced items instead of raw material? How does it change the work, the values and the control of skills?
Statement 2004-2011
Stone is my main material as a jewellery artist. I have worked with it ten years, and still it offers me challenge and surprises. I love it for its versatility, and hate it for its limitations. Working with stone is slow and it suits me. I don´t want to romanticize it that the timetaking working process would be meditative or spiritual, but the slowness has its value and the concrete grinding work helps me think. In the first working years I disliked the stone for its heaviness and clumsyness, and I wanted to change these qualities to the opposite by pushing the material to its edge by making it as thin and light as possible. Nowdays I´m already asking what the stone wants to say.
The idea and the material go hand in hand, but sometimes the stone piece offers something you can´t pass, acolour change or a line or a structure. Then you have to change the original plan. Sometimes I search for these treasures to be used. And in the other hand there is always the need to control, need to do a perfect shape, a perfect oval.
The white cacholong has offered me the theme for some years. In the naturalmaterial there are all the white shades you can think of. When you look its whiteness long enough, you start to see some colours. This stone has the perfect athmosphere, it is minimalistic and quiet, stagnant but not boring, quite noble even. It looks soft and gentle, but it is not the truth. In a white stone all details show more clearly. In the sulek-burcu-emptiness-2015 there is content. Where is the limit of your expression or form, where is the limit in minimalism?
The white is waiting, it is silent, quiet and calm, it is clear and comforting, and frighteningly empty. Can ablanco portrait tell more than a photo? Is there something more to look at in white scenery than in the view from your balcony?
I do love the northernwinter, when everything is covered with snow. It is silent, quiet and calm. Clear and comforting and frighteningly empty.
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