Kategori: Sculptures

Sculpture park at Baerums Verk

Modern art in a historical environment

The sculpture park at Bærums Verk aims to gather the best of the most renowned Norwegian sculptors of our time. New sculptures each year in combination with the permanent exhibition show a wide range of beautiful and representative works of art.

It is over 400 years since Bærum Verk was established, and we are proud that the place and business still flourish and live in the best possible terms. Several centuries of cultural history is linked to the products of the ironworks – countless ovens and cast iron products are brilliant examples of "sculptures" created at Bærum Verk.

It is our hope that the sculpture park contributes to Bærum Verk's appearance as something very special, while creating joy and dedication among our many visitors. The sculpture park shows a number of sculptures by prominent Norwegian sculptors.

A big thank you to the many Norwegian sculptors who have been participating in their sculptures in a positive and generous way through many years.

GUIDING
If you would like to gain an insight into the history of the works in addition to experiencing the area, the shops, workshops and galleries, a guide can be ordered from the information office, tel. 67 13 00 18. We offer guiding with a duration of approx. 1 hour, which includes walking through the area and entrance to the kiln museum. 

Welcome to Bærums Verk!

"We strongly believe that art in open air placed in the everyday environment helps create commitment, curiosity and, not least, interest in the many outstanding sculptors that are represented.

– Lise and Carl Otto Løvenskiold

Artists represented in the Sculpture Park:

Skule Waksvik – To små griser

Inghild Karlsen – Janus

Hilde Mæhlum – Inntrykk

Kirsten Kokkin – Fruen på Verket

Geir Stormoen – Svart megalitt

Geir Stormoen – Cyber megalitt

Geir Stormoen – Kongle

Bård Breivik – Human Tubes He & She

Geir Stormoen – Konglen

Aase Texmon Rygh – Møbius liggende

Aase Texmon Rygh – Møbius stående

Per Ung – Omfavnelse

Ellen Jacobsen – Engel i puberteten

Nico Widerberg – To mennesker

Ola Enstad –  Dykkarar

Nils Aas – Kongen

Kristian Blystad – Hode

Hilde Mæhlum – Maskebærere

Fredrik Raddum – Scandinavian apparation

Skule Waksvik – Dialog

Skule Waksvik – Hanne tar solbad

Nils Aasland – Skyggen

Turid Angell Eng – Hedda Gabler

Johan-Fredrik Arntzen – Mellom helhet og kaos

Hansjörg Kuss – Uten tittel

Siri Bjerke – Alvebro

Nils Wad – Helvetica

Jone Kvie – Oracle #2

Kåre Groven – Dør inn dør ut

Per Inge Bjørlo – Vekta av lunge og koråkelyd

Bjarne Melgaard – Light Bulb Man

Sverre Wyller – pilegrim

Elena Engelsen – Skrukketrollet

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Storedal Kultursenter (cultural site)

Storedal Cultural Center is a park and cultural facility located in scenic surroundings in Skjeberg outside of Sarpsborg. The initiator and founder was Erling Stordahl, 1923 – 1994. 

Erling Storedal inherited Storedal farm from his father in 1957. Erling was blind and wanted to do something else than farming. 800 years earlier King Magnus The Blind was born at Storedal. With this in mind, the idea of of making Storedal a park and a cultural center came up. Storedal center is created by artists, scientists and garden architects and is truly a great experience and worth a visit. The sculpture "Ode til lyset" ("Ode to the light") by Arnold Haukeland, music by Arne Nordheim, is 19,5 meters tall and one of the big attraction on the site. An outdoor amfi theatre and a garden with 250 different kind of plants are two other attractions. It is easy to see why the cultural center is located here.

Many archeological findings reveal early settlement here. Nearby there are also prehistoric rock carvings. In the center of the park replicas of rock carvings are seen, the carvings translated into Braille. The site has facilities for meetings and other events for rent all year round, and it is open to the public during summer. Sarpsborg is the municipality with the most registered prehistoric rock carvings in Norway. These carvings are from the Bronze Age (1800 – 500 B.C.). They are to be found, stretching from Onsøy in the north to Gothenburg (Sweden) in the south (roughly 400 kilometres apart). It is uncertain what kind of role these carvings have played. It is possible that they have had some mythological purpose. Another theory is that they could have been made to show a person's rank/position regarding rights or political issues. The motives are mainly ships, human beings and symbols of the sun. 

 

 

The garden of the townhall

The artis says "I saw the potential in the wall along Rådhushagen when I held a workshop with young people at Atlas in the autumn of 2020, so when I was asked to do something with it less than a year later, I was more than happy to say yes!

I really enjoyed working on this project and met lots of lovely people who stopped by for a chat while I was painting.

A big thank-you also goes out to the young people who helped decorate the “ugly” generator box."

Rådhushagen has become a colourful and cozy little spot in Jessheim.

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Wear Many Hats – Ullensaker Townhall

The artwork "Wear Many Hats" on the roof of Ullensaker Cultural Center was created by TelmoMiel, it is seen from the railway station – so all people arriving with the train see this

 

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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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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

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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Adding Color to Lives – Huset Kløfta

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.