The world's largest sculpture park devoted to a single artist is in Frogner Park in Oslo, and I spent a full day there in September. It features the work of Gustav Vigeland, and he planned the landscape as well as creating the sculptures. They consist of three basic groups: bronzes, granite works, and wrought iron gates. All of these feature a wide variety of humans of both sexes and all ages, and every one of them is nude. The reason given for the nudity has been stated as a desire by the artist for them to be timeless and not stuck in period clothes. The Norwegian government has seen to it that the sculptures are meticulously conserved and the grounds kept immaculate.
The photos are all mine, except for the aerial shot below.
Today I will post some pictures of the male bronzes from the first portion of the park.
Later series will feature additional bronzes, granite scuptures, and wrought iron work.
Gustav Vigeland's self portrait below is somewhat apart from the main area.
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ReplyDeleteFrogner Park is laid out well and a highlight of Oslo. The walkway bridge by Vigeland and the Frogner Manor with the Oslo City Museum are my favorites. The nearby Vigeland Museum is a must to see to fully understand the artist.
I did visit both the Vigeland and Oslo City museums, and some photos I took at the Vigeland will be featured in a future series.
DeleteYou would need an entire day to fully appreciate this magical place. I hope to go back one day. An amazing park.
ReplyDeleteIt was well worth the time, and going back through late in the day with different light brought out new details I hadn't noticed earlier.
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