Kristian Saapunki
The banana
Kristian Saapunki
Year: 2025
Dimensions:
Part 1, 25x25x9cm
Part2, 29x34x4cm
Part 3, 33x25x9cm
Unique piece
Materials: wooden frames, metal wire, clay, paint, scrap metal, duck tape
What is the value of a banana?
A chimpanzee reaching for the banana through the wall.
Inspired by the banana artwork The Comedian, which sold for 6.2 million dollars.
Entangled
Kristian Saapunki
Year: 2024
Dimantions: 52x45x13cm
Unique piece
Materials: metal scrap, wire, decorative wooden frame
A lovely lady donated this picture frame to me.
It was in poor condition, but carried a lot of history that she shared with me.
In recent years, it had been sitting in her attic, gathering dust.
I imagined a spider weaving a web across the frame. To me,
it was important that the frame would play a central role in the piece.
Anchor grip
Kristian Saapunki
Year: 2024
Dimantions: 26x30x7cm
Unique piece
Materials: metal scrap, clay, paint, decorative metal frame
This sculpture is inspired by a poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Rime of the Ancient Mariner.
It depicts a scene set some time after the events of the poem,
when the shipwreck has become part of the ocean floor.
Two octopuses are fighting over an anchor.
Hyper jump
Kristian Saapunki
Year: 2024
Dimantions: 19x25x6cm
Unique piece
Materials: clay, wire, paint, decorative metal frame
A frog takes the leap through hyperspace.
Sometimes, life calls for small cautious steps, other times it’s all about taking a bold leap.
Unleashed
Kristian Saapunki
Year: 2024
Dimantions: 23x28x8cm
Unique piece
Materials: clay, electrical waist, metal scrap, color, decorative wooden frame
A dog breaking free, bursting out of its frame with raw energy and life.
No dimensions can keep best friends apart.
Piggy Piggy on the wall
Kristian Saapunki
Year: 2020
Dimantions: 28x31x5cm
Unique piece
Materials: Old frame, clay, metal scrap, color
This ornate frame was a gift to my wife from her grandfather.
For a long time it sat unused, as she wasn’t sure what to do with it.
One day, she asked if I could create something for it, and this quirky “kissy face” was born.