Kari Tykkyläinen
Kari Ahti Ilmari Tykkyläinen (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkɑri ˈʔɑhti ˈʔilmɑri ˈtykːylæi̯nen]; born 9 July 1953 in Eno) is a Finnish sculptor and video artist. He currently lives in the town of Pudasjärvi[1] in Finland. In 2011, he ran for the Finnish parliamentary election, but was not elected.[2]
Tykkyläinen studied and obtained his diploma at the Karjasillan Koulu in Oulu in 1973. He also studied at the Kankaanpään Taidekoulu school of art between 1976 and 1979; he is also a member of the Suomen Kuvanveistäjäliitto, or the Association of Finnish Sculptors.[1] Tykkyläinen is married to fellow artist Marja-Leena Tykkyläinen.[3]
YouTube career
Tykkyläinen has made a name for himself on the internet by way of his YouTube account under the username Tykylevits. His first video lannistumaton ("adamant") from late 2007 depicts him beating himself with a Kaleva newspaper due to his frustration with a fellow worker of the Pudasjärvi civil service. The video was for a time among the top ten most watched videos on YouTube.[3]
In 2013 Tykkyläinen filmed himself playing guitar and singing the song "My Way", which he then uploaded to YouTube. Volkswagen bought the rights to the audio of the clip for 1 650 euros.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Kari Tykkyläisen kotisivut" (in Finnish). Retrieved 9 July 2012..
- ^ Tykkyläinen, Kari - Oulun vaalipiiri. "YLE Vaalikone 2011" (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 23 April 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ^ a b c "YouTube: Senioritubettaja Tykylevitsille K18-tuomio" (in Finnish). 6 October 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
External links
- Tykkyläinen on YouTube
- (in Finnish) Yle Elävä arkisto: Siuruan elokuvamoguli ja saumasukkien lumo on YLE
