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The street art project "Adding Color to Lives" was carried out in 2016 through a collaboration between Ullensaker Municipality and the Park Inn by Radisson Oslo Airport hotel.
Park Inn by Radisson Oslo Airport had won an internal competition where the prize was a collaborative project between the renowned street artist Joel Bergner and local youth; art that would be visible to and benefit the entire local community.
The artwork can be seen at the youth center Huset in Kløfta.
Emma Christine Matthiasen (born 2 November 1890 in Kristiania, died 8 May 1975 in Copenhagen) was a Norwegian-Danish sculptor.
She spent a lot of time in Denmark, and was therefore influenced by the Danish contemporary art of her time. The Danish influence was emphasised in contemporary reviews of her artistic work.
Matthiasen became a recognised artist who received a number of public and private decorating commissions. She modelled a bronze medal commemorating the geologist Waldemar Christopher Brøgger's 80th birthday in 1931.[12] She was one of the artists selected to decorate the new town hall in a competition held in 1937-1938. In 1945, Matthiasen's bust of architect Arnstein Arneberg was unveiled in Oslo City Hall.[13][14] Later, she was commissioned to design 17 small bronze reliefs for the ceiling of the City Hall's south balcony. These reliefs were in place by 1950 and depict mermaids, mermen, birds and fish.
In the 1950s and 1960s, Emma Matthiasen was hired by Åsmund S. Lærdal to model play dolls for his company in Stavanger. Lærdal was quality-conscious and brought in several other prominent artists to design various products for his company, which started out as a publishing house, then became a toy manufacturer before ending up as a developer and manufacturer of lifesaving equipment.
Sculpture in bronze, original. Gift to Kongsvinger municipality from Vinger Sparebank.
Vangen's sculpture ‘Sitting Girl’ from 1897 stands in Bankparken in her childhood town of Kongsvinger.
Aagot Vangen (born 29 June 1875 in Stor-Elvdal, died 29 July 1905 in Drøbak) was a Norwegian sculptor.
Her father Ola Vangen was a railway engineer, and in 1875 the family moved to Kongsvinger where she grew up. She was confirmed in Vinger church in 1891.
In 1895 she started at the ‘Drawing School’. In 1896 she travelled to Paris to continue her education there. Vangen started at the Académie Julian under the direction of sculptor Denys Puech (1854-1942). After just three months, the 21-year-old Vangen won the Julian Academy medal at a competition.
In 1902, her contribution to the competition for the ‘Abel Monument’ to be erected in Oslo (then Kristiania) won second prize behind Ingebrigt Vik's proposal. Vik's design was entitled ‘Hans Petter’. Gustav Vigeland had submitted the proposal that the competition jury liked best, but Vigeland's entry was not in line with the competition rules that had been drawn up in advance and could therefore not be awarded a prize. However, the jury did not recommend that any of the winning entries be listed. After the jury's decision, jury member Andreas Aubert wrote to Vik that there was a discussion about whether Vigeland should get the assignment or whether VIk and Vangen should be allowed to compete among themselves with new proposals. In the end, it was Vigeland who was given responsibility for the realisation of the monument.
It is located close to the road where the European Route 16 meets European Route 6. In 1999, the artist Vebjørn Sand was asked to create a landmark in the planned industrial park at Gardermoen. Sand got the idea for the Kepler star and says this is a symbol and a vision that draws the threads back into cultural and spiritual history – and forward to technique and aesthetics. The star was first constructed by 16th-century by the astronom Johannes Kepler, as a further development from the Ikosa Seder, one of Plato's 5 geometric bodies consisting of 20 triangles.
A spetacular land mark close to the main airport in Norway – Oslo Airport.
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These are two of several houses that Stein Eriksen has placed in Sandvika. With the project, he wants to investigate whether things placed in a public environment can be left alone. This and previous projects show that such elements are quickly removed. Who removes them, however, is uncertain.
Welcome to the oldest part of Gamlebyen, Fredrikstad’s Old Town – one of the best preserved fortress towns in Northern Europe. At Bastion 5 – the southern tip of the fortress – you will find Café Magenta and the workshops and galleries of 9 artists. Visitors come to this culture corner to enjoy à la carte eating, art, history and music. Guests are free to visit the art workshops and see potters, painters, goldsmiths and glassblowers at work.
Café Magenta, known for its rustic interior and ancient location, has live music twice a week and a new exhibition every month. Choose hot and cold dishes from the large menu.
Gallery Drøbak Artist Collective consists of nine local artists from Drøbak and the surrounding area. They create their works here and exhibit them in the gallery. The gallery features nearly 80 artworks by the artists, in addition to jewelry by silversmith Line Westgaard and glass art by Berit Sviland. It also offers a selection of unframed artworks and prints, as well as art cards.
They also carry supplies for both new and professional artists, including paint, canvases, brushes, and drawing materials.
The gallery is open every day except Monday, from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM. If any of the artists are working outside of these hours, feel free to drop by if the door is open.
Galleri Sjøholmen is an integral part of Sjøholmen Kulturhus – a 1800 m2 large experience center with activities for the whole family. After an inspiring tour of the gallery, you can enjoy a break in our cozy café. Here we serve tasty dishes and pastries made with care and good ingredients – perfect for both lunch and a quiet coffee break.
With its idyllic location by the sea in Sandvika, surrounded by an art park and great hiking opportunities, Galleri Sjøholmen is a popular destination for art lovers, families with children and hikers.
Only 15 minutes from Oslo on the E18, between Høvik and Sandvika
Changing exhibitions and regular openings
Café with a tempting menu – everything made with love and quality
Art park and nature experiences right outside the door
Galleri Sjøholmen – a cultural experience for all senses!
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Niki de Saint Phalle (1930–2002) first made a name for herself on the international art scene at the turn of the 1960s. Together with artists such as Andy Warhol, Niki de Saint Phalle was at this time early on in developing a new role as an artist in close dialogue with the television medium in particular.
She was a key player in the new generation of young artists who, in the early 1960s, broke the boundaries of what a work of art could be. Rather than a static sculpture or painting, art could also be an event or a performance, experimental artists such as Saint Phalle showed us at this time. Saint Phalle had a clear socio-political agenda and a feminist commitment throughout her career. Increasingly, she worked in close dialogue with society and her audience, whom she also invited into large architectural constructions in public spaces from the mid-1970s.
Saint Phalle was a pioneer of her time who broke the boundaries of what a woman could think and do in public. She broke the boundaries for herself and for other women.
The exhibition deals with the most important thematic periods in Saint Phalle's artistry in a "semi-chronological" presentation. It shows the first oil paintings and Saint Phalle's work with assemblages in the late 1950s before we are invited into her famous "Skyte paintings". It presents her "white period" and the many and different sculptures of women in all colors and shapes, so-called "Nanas".
It also addresses Saint Phalle's interest in film and theatre, devoting space to her work in public space culminating in the large Tarot garden in Tuscany, which she worked on until her death.