Boy and Girl - Oslo, Norway
N 59° 55.662 E 010° 41.921
32V E 594948 N 6644577
This statue of a boy and girl is part of the Monolith Plateau statue grouping at the Vigeland installation at Frogner Park in Oslo, Norway. The statue was featured on a Norway postage stamp in 1985.
Waymark Code: WMPDN2
Location: Oslo, Norway
Date Posted: 08/13/2015
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The nude boy and nude girl are kneeling about a foot apart from one another. They are both looking to their right at something in the distance. The boy's right hand rests on his right thigh, while his left hand is fisted and rests on his upper left thigh. The girl's right hand is resting on her inner right thigh, while her left hand hangs down by her left side. This is one of the sculptures created by Gustav Vigeland for the Vigeland installation at Frogner Park between 1914 and 1936. However, there is no information on or near the statue with the specific date it was created.
"The highest point in the park is represented by the Monolith, that raises up on the Monolith Plateau. This huge monument includes 121 figures with a total height of about 17 metres. The Monolith was graved in one single stone, of granite. This splendid art represent the eternal life cycle, offering an magnificent view over the figures of human that are holding one by one. In 1947 on the Monolith Plateau started the installation of the 36 figures. Vigeland started to work on these granite sculptures when the First War started and he finished his work in 1936. The access to the Monolith Plateau is made by eight gates that are describing the man in different ages. The Wheel of life was modeled and designed by the artist between 1933-1934. This Maestic wheel represents the symbol of eternity, described by the children, women and men holding each other. This sculpture is the main theme of the park: the journey of the man, living different impression and sensations, going through happiness, grief, sadness, fantasy, from hope to the wishes of eternity."
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