Kategori: Art

Art tour of Fornebu

Discover the world-class art – make the trip to Fornebu.

Many millions of NOK have been invested in exquisite outdoors art at Fornebulandet, thanks to architects, builders and the municipality. Norway's old main airport, has become an art destination.

Use the Sunday for an art trip close by. Explore the area as a bicycle safari or on foot and discover selected works of art at Fornebu. The trip is excellent to combine with swimming on the beautiful beaches, a walk in the nature reserve, playing in the playgrounds and school and shopping on Fornebu S or a good meal at the local eateries.

Suggested tour – choose length and time as desired;

The "Imprints" sculpture park by Magne Furuholmen is located outside Aker's new headquarters at Fornebu. The park is the largest collection of sculptural works made by a Norwegian artist since the Vigeland Park and houses 40 large glazed ceramic vases and sculptures. Up close, one can read words and writing blocks that are engraved in the tiles, while at longer distances the expression changes.

Cross the underpass towards the sea by Telenor Arena and walk towards the Telenor building's parking lot. Take a walk across the courtyard. Here is the "Fondation Surgisante" by Buer, 92 striped columns in a grid pattern over the square, but also represents what can not be seen, a continuation of the construction below ground.

The facade on the left shows the so-called "truism", short text-based truths in "Installation for Telenor", which consists of 430 poetic and slogan-like statements. Below the stairs is Franz West's pink sculpture "Drama" a strange shape that has knotted itself.

Continue along the sea towards the Equinor building and you will see Einarsson's sculpture to the right on the grass "Untitled / Big dumb Object" consisting of five billboards standing in a row with prints of various art objects that create curiosity. "Knowing doing the planet" is the big  green bullet with a smaller bullet in the middle made by Eliasson. The inner bullet reflects the environment around it, which constantly reflects changes in the environment.

Well worth a detour to Equinor's entrance under the two protrusions is the photo and video installation "The Shimmering Solution – The Tender Pixel Storm" by Rist. In the 1,200 m2 colorful work, nature, animals and people are constantly intertwined in both abstract and realistic image sequences.

On the short side of the old terminal building towards the roundabout stands "Monkey's Fist (Apeneve)", a 12 meter high monumental bronze knot. It was sailors who developed the rope art to which this gives associations.

In addition, there is a lot of great art indoors in the various office buildings, such as decoration in the restaurants and in the old Terminal building where you can find the beautiful wall decorations in the lobby of Kai Fjell in the current Technopolis building.

In the middle of the roundabout stands "Throw" by Kåre Groven, which shows the outline of a man holding a paper plane. The thrower has become a symbol, giving strong memories from the time Fornebu Airport was here.

There are also many other fine art experiences at Fornebu and Storøya if you want a longer trip, move towards Nansenparken, a varied recreation area for everyone living and visiting Fornebu. A network of walking and cycling paths and trails link the different parts of Fornebulandet together and provide opportunities for different activities. Under the bridges near the floating tower are "sound-art installations".

At Storøya school there are great play areas and here is the sculpture "Solknippe" by T.Nordström & A.Oskarsson which looks like many pencils together.
Start your trip outside Aker's new headquarters vis-a-vis Norwegian's "diamond building". The bus stops right outside and takes only 15 minutes from downtown Oslo.

Have a wonderful day.

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Street Art: The craftsman in Gjøvik

Follow urban artist Martin Whatson on his creative tour of the Oslo region
Urban artist Martin Watson creates street art all over the world, but for a period of eight months, he has travelled in his home region and created art works inspired by the stories he found and the people he met there. Taking in the contrasts between local traditions, mighty nature and urban life, he has created seven murals in different places along the way. Together, they make up a playful portrait of the Oslo region.

The craftsman in Gjøvik
In the town of Gjøvik, Martin Whatson pays tribute to the craftsman. Gjøvik was home to the first private glass factory in Norway, and it's only fitting that a three-story-tall glassblower now decorates one of the town's walls. Whatson's glassblower reminds us of the Oslo region’s long-standing traditions of artisan craftsmanship, which are still very much alive.

Martin Whatson's guide to the Oslo region
Explore the different artworks and the places where they were created.
– Asker, a child's paradise
– Løten, birthplace of Edvard Munch
– Vinstra, land of Per Gynt's
– Oslo, city of innovation
– Fredrikstad, home to a king
– Horten, viking village

The big moose from Stor-Elvdal

Storelgen is the world's second largest moose sculpture, 10 metres high and 12 metres long, made by LInda Bakke. It stands at Bjøråa rest area in Stor-Elvdal municipality, midway between Oslo and Trondheim along national road 3. Stor-Elvdal was donated to the municipality by Sparebanken Hedmark's art fund in 2015. 

The contrasting silver material strongly distinguishes Storelgen from the environment in which it stands, and the forest by which it stands. This is part of what makes it so unique.

 

 

Henie Onstad Sculpture Park

Among the most famous works are Arnold Haukeland's Solskulptur 1969-1970, Trygve Fredriksen's Filipstadbananen 1952 and several works by Inge Bjørlo, Kai Nilsen and Camilla Løw to name a few. There is great variation in the use of materials and expressions, from classical works to modern installations.

Map of the area and the art can be found at the museum's exit. Free and available 24 hours a day, all year round.

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Mue Bon og Alex Face – Street Art

Mue Bon and Alex Face are two Thai street artists who collaborate in this mural. The figures are typical of street artists and are repeated in most of what they create. The figure in the rabbit costume is made by Alex Face while the bird is made by Mue Bon. The work was performed in connection with Bærum Art Association's Street Art exhibition in September / October 2014. Website: www.muebon.com/www.facebook.com/Alexfacebkk

The sculpture Signum

Gino Scarpa (1924–2022) was an Italian-Norwegian painter, printmaker, and sculptor. He was born in Venice in 1924 and was originally trained as an architect. Since his debut exhibition in his hometown in 1946, he worked as a painter, printmaker, and sculptor.

He had been living in Oslo since 1970.

Scarpa had a long career with numerous exhibitions both in Norway and abroad, and he received many public art commissions and awards. He was represented twice at the prestigious Venice Biennale and participated in a wide range of other international exhibitions.

 

“Put the kettel on!”

Artist Hans Martin Øien is behind the art installation ‘Put over the kettle!’. It is a gift from the bank Sparebanken Hedmark's art fund and consists of a large copper kettle with additional elements in corten steel.

– "I looked through a lot of old photos of the forestry workers in the area and realised that many of the photos showed a coffee kettle or the forestry workers sitting around the fire with a coffee kettle. That's when I realised that the coffee kettle was very important to those who worked in the forest," says the artist of the large copper kettle" says Hans Martin Øien.

The coffee kettle has two dimensions where it stands. Firstly, the spout of the coffee kettle points down Kaffegata, and in terms of the history of Kaffegata, this is a very good thing. The street was once full of coffee shops. The other thing is the three figures we can see standing around the roundabout. These bear witness to the area we're in in terms of logging and the cream business that has been here in the district.

Hans Martin Øien is a Norwegian visual artist and sculptor. He mainly works with art in public spaces, with several different expressions and materials.

Hans Martin Øien is among those who utilised the 1980s approach to various historical styles, techniques and themes. One of the strongest historical references in Øien's art is Norwegian woodcarving, joinery and lacquering techniques. His favoured material has been wood, which in a sculptural context is a soft and pliable material. It can be moulded both by subtracting through scraping, sawing and chopping, or by assembling elements. The reference to folk art and the use of wood and stone as elements is intended to emphasise the role of the artwork as a craft product. The works can also be related to how the Western art scene has related to art linked to craft traditions in other parts of the world. Øien's works from 2005 to the present day address this issue in that they were created in collaboration with Asian craftsmen as well as Norwegian ones.

Hans Martin Øien has had the state's guaranteed income since 2008.

 

 

Gjess – Street Art Jessheim

Jessheim enthusiast Tore Kværner had long suggested decorating the wall of the Gjensidige building, which stood gray and dull, in the middle of the main street.

Together with the owner of the building Pelle Skedsmo, Tore Kværner enlisted muralist Caspari to create a painting based on sketches by Egil Nyhus. After several rounds of different proposals, the final design was chosen in May 2022. Just a few weeks later, the finished artwork was officially unveiled during the 10th anniversary celebration of Jessheim as a town on June 10, 2022.

You can find it centrally located in Jessheim town center at Storgata 9.

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Yes to all – sculpture

The purpose of Skulpturstopp is to contribute to increasing awareness and knowledge about art by placing works by accomplished contemporary artists in communities in Eastern Norway.

BACKGROUND

Skulpturstopp stems from an art-appreciation project carried out by the Lillehammer Art Museum in 2007 with support from The DNB Savings Bank Foundation. The project was called Kunst som finnes (Existing Art) and aimed to draw people’s attention to the art to be found in their local community and outside the realm of the traditional art institutions. As part of the project, Lillehammer Art Museum documented the artworks in public space in the Oppland and Hedmark counties.

One of the discoveries made by Kunst som finnes was that there was a limited scope of quality art at the local level. Inspired by the project Skulpturlandskap Nordland, The DNB Savings Bank Foundation wished to establish a similar initiative in Eastern Norway, which would showcase work by internationally established artists. They therefore formed a working group consisting of Svein Olav Hoff and Birthe M. Selvaag from Lillehammer Art Museum, Anders Bjørnsen and Sissel Karlsen from The DNB Savings Bank Foundation, and curator Maaretta Jaukkuri to develop Skulpturstopp.

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Peder Balke Farm Gallery

Peder Balke Farm Gallery

Saturday open gallery – see the beautiful wallpaintings and the reproductions.

At Østre Rognstad, you will find ten well-preserved wall paintings, signed by Peder Balke – one of the 19th century's most famous landscape painters in Norway. The paintings, which were painted in 1833, can be found in one of the fine rooms in the almost four-hundred-year-old main building at Østre Rognstad. You can now experience the paintings – and if you wish, buy a reproduction of a painting on canvas. One of the country's best photographers has been given the honorable task of taking the pictures. The pictures are further reproduced on high-quality canvas, mounted on aluminum frames.

Groups:
If you want a group booking outside opening hours, contact Hans Christian Gjestvang: 900 64 200