Steponas Šarapovas (1936–1981) was a Lithuanian sculptor who graduated from the Lithuanian Art Institute in 1967. His major works include the memorial at the former OFLAG-53 camp site in Pagėgiai (1973–1977) and the bronze reliefs “Dispute” and “The Road” for the Lithuanian Parliament building. Drawing on folk sculpture, he combined a modernist visual language with socially relevant themes in rational, constructive compositions with a strong sense of space.
Steponas Šarapovas (1936–1981, b. Kaunatava, Lithuania) was a Lithuanian sculptor. He graduated from the Telšiai School of Applied Arts in 1958 and from the Lithuanian Art Institute in 1967. Drawing on the tradition of Lithuanian folk sculpture, he combined a modernist visual language with socially relevant themes. His work is characterised by innovative, rational and constructive composition and a strong sense of space. He worked in monumental, memorial and decorative sculpture as well as portraiture and small-scale pieces. Among his major projects are the memorial at the site of the OFLAG-53 camp in Pagėgiai (1973–1977) and the bronze reliefs “Dispute” and “The Road” (1979–1981) for the Lithuanian Parliament building. Decorative sculptures such as “Aurochs” (1974) and “Archer” (1975–1981), and smaller works like “Torso” (1977), are also well known. He exhibited from 1965, and posthumous solo exhibitions of his work were held in Vilnius in 1983, 2001 and 2006. His works are in the collection of the Lithuanian National Museum of Art. The bronze “Leaning Figure”, offered by TUMO Gallery, is an example of his small-scale sculpture.
