This is part 2 of our post on Gustav Vigeland, one of the most famous sculptor of Norway. The following are a selection of his works on display at the Vigeland museum (Vigeland museet) in Oslo. For more info about the museum, click here to see part 1.
In this post, we focus on the works. The photos below are organized according to the order they appear in the museum floorplan and the order probably corresponds to the periods when they were made.
There were only a few of these flat panels but they are so much details in each.
A different style altogether.
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From a gallery of busts.
Using tree-like structure as a frame …
Smaller square panels appearing later in the exhibition.
Nightmarish images
The dragon was used consistently to represent sin.
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These massive columns can be seen in his sculpture park (Vigelandsparken), including smaller versions of the famous Monolith (Monolitten), with its 121 figures struggling to reach the top of the sculpture.
The park was too icy so we did not go.
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A partially disassembled mould showing the making of a sculpture – the angry child statue is a favorite in the park, and is being reproduced on various souvenirs.
Go see them yourself. All these pieces are life-size or larger than life. They cannot be fully appreciated in photos.