Jüri Okas


Jüri Okas is an Estonian architect, installation artist, and printmaker.
From 1957 to 1968, Okas attended Tallinn Secondary School No. 46. From 1968 to 1970 he studied at the Tallinn Polytechnic Institute. In 1970, Okas enrolled in the State Art Institute of the Estonian SSR in the architecture department. He graduated from the institute in 1974.
From 1974 to 1989, Okas worked in the design bureau EKE Projekt. From 1989 he has worked in the architectural bureau Okas&Lõoke OÜ.
The most notable works by Okas are the gas station in Paide, the main building of Forekspank bank, the modern farm in Saaremaa, and the Delta Plaza office building in Tallinn.
Artistic creations by Okas include numerous performances, photo collages, prints, installations, book designs, and sculptures. Exhibitions of his works have been held in many Estonian and Finnish galleries, and his works have been part of exhibitions in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland, Sweden, Germany, Italy, Spain, Canada, and Scotland.
Jüri Okas is the son of the painter Evald Okas.

Works

  • Astlanda business center, 1992
  • Main office of the Forekspank bank, 1997
  • Estconde business center, 1999
  • Office building in the city center of Tallinn, 2001
  • Modern farm in Saaremaa, 2002
  • Apartment building on Kaarli Road, 2004
  • Apartment building on Rävala Road, 2005
  • Delta Plaza business center, 2008

Art

  • Reconstruction O, print, 1974
  • Reconstruction M, print, 1976
  • Environment, installation, 1976, Tallinn
  • Untitled, land art, 1979, Vääna-Jõesuu
  • Perspective, installation, 1979, Harku
  • Landscape II, print, 1982
  • Torn I, sügavtrükk, 1986
  • Nest, installation, 1987, Tallinn
  • Cross-roads, installation, 1995, Tartu
  • Drench to Heaven, installation, 1996, Rostock