6/4/2023 0 Comments Sibelius monumentThe work is made of acid-resistant steel and measures 8,5 m high, 10,5m in length, and 6,5m in depth. It is one of Helsinki's best known and loved tourist attractions. The Sibelius Monument was inaugurated on 7th September 1967 and it belongs to the collections of the Helsinki Art Museum. The monument is a visual expression of the way Sibelius' music depicts nature and it has become one of the most popular tourist attractions of the City. The rugged expressiveness of her works was influenced by the welding technique which Eila Hiltunen had pioneered in Finnish sculpture. Simplification appeared side by side with a strong expressiveness. Viewed from further away, its form blends in with the woods and rugged rocks.Įila Hiltunen's work started to become more abstract in the late 1950s. The work is made unique by its spatial diversity of the work, allowing the viewer to enter it, and the echoes and sounds generated by the structure. The competition gained immense publicity the conflict between the supporters of abstract and figurative art was in the air, but it was solved by adding Sibelius' bust to Hiltunen's work. The second stage was taken by Eila Hiltunen's entry 'Passio Musicae'. He earned international interest already in the 1920s.Ī two-staged competition was arranged by the Sibelius society, founded in 1957, for a memorial to the composer. The core of his work is formed by his symphonies and symphonic poems which extend from Karelianism and National Romanticism to tonal experiments. Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) is the most notable composer in the history of Finnish music and one of the most influential men in Finnish culture.
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