A Real and Vivid Life – Sculptor Ben Renvall 1925–1979

The Salo-born sculptor Ben Renvall was a skilled and well-rounded expert when it comes to sculpture materials. He regarded himself primarily as a ceramicist, and was interested in different casting methods, finishes and techniques. The miniature sculptures in the exhibition ooze Renvall’s expressive and positive attitude with which he depicted life in the Finnish countryside in a “vivid and real” manner. Works celebrating the female form are also included, without forgetting Renvall’s statue of Lauri the Blacksmith, the harbinger of spring in Salo, crowned on the First of May, or the annual Jussi Film Awards.