A few years ago I visited Oslo and Vigelandsparken (also known as Frognerparken) is a must-see. The famous park is filled with 192 bronze and granite sculptures by artist Gustav Vigeland.
“I was
a sculptor before I was born. There was no other path, and no matter how hard I
might have tried to find one, I would have been forced back.”
Vigeland also designed the layout of the park with its massive maple lined avenues and grasslands.
The sculptures are truly amazing - some for their sheer size and others for the phenomenal detail.
Gustav
Vigeland modelled all his sculptures in full size without the assistance of his pupils or fellow artists.
The phenomenal fountain
Details from the fountain
One of the most famous sculptures is the Monolith. The column is over 14 metres tall and carved from one single stone. It consists of 121 human figures. There have been many interpretations of the Monolith: Man's resurrection, the struggle for existence, Man's yearning for spiritual spheres, the transcendence of everyday life and cyclic repetition.
