OIVA TOIKKA, a sculpture signed Oiva Toikka Nuutajärvi Notsjö.
The sculpture features 40 different annual cubes and 4 specila cubes. Length 55 cm. Width 45 cm. Height 20 cm.
Marks and single chips underneath. Marks due to manufacturing process.
Heller Gallery, New York, October 28th -November 26th 1989.
Oiva Toikka (1931-2019) is one of the greatest Finnish ceramic and glass artists of the 20th century. Toikka, who began his artistic career as a ceramicist, was from 1963 the artistic director of Notsjö Glasbruk. However, Toikka is today mainly associated with Iittala, not least for the well-known production of "glass birds". The successes have also been great in other artistic areas, for example Toikka has been hired as a costume designer for several theater and opera productions, of which productions at the Finnish National Opera should be mentioned.
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