Saturday, April 25, 2015

Observearts: culture/ nature




Two quite distinct, different and unique perspectives on the relationship between nature and culture, animal and man. 



Bjørn Ransve.
Ape and cranium, 1981
Oil on board, 120 x 121 cm.




Observearts: Tangen collection to Kristiansand

Tangen-samlingen to Kristiansand: 

Kristiansand is recieving  the Tangen collection of art. This is a private collection of contemporary Norwegian art given by the financial fund manager Nicolai Tangen. The gift includes works with a estimated value of 150 million.

Tangen samlingen består av over 1000 verk. Den omtales av kunsteksperter som den største samlingen, både i privat og offentlig eie, av toneangivende kunstnere virksomme i perioden 1930-1970. Den private samlingen inneholder viktige verk av kunstnere som blant andre Gunnar S. Gundersen, Johs. Rian, Reidar Aulie, Anna-Eva Bergman, Rolf Nesch, Henrik Finne, Sigurd Winge, Knut Rumohr, Ludvig Eikaas, Paul Rene Gauguin, Per Kleiva, Sidsel Westbø, Guttorm Guttormsgard, Zdenka Rusova og Richard Warsinski.

Tangen collection: Containing over 1,000 works. Considered by art experts as the greatest collection, both in private and public ownership. It includes leading artists active in the period 1930-1970. The private collection includes important works by artists such as, Gunnar S. Gundersen, Johs. Rian, Reidar Aulie, Anna-Eva Bergman, Rolf Nesch Henrik Finne, Sigurd Winge, Knut Rumohr, Ludvig Eikaas, Paul Rene Gauguin, Per Kleiva, Sidsel Westbø, Guttorm Guttorm Gard, Zdenka Rusova and Richard Warsinski.

Monday, April 20, 2015

Observearts:Lars Hertevig

Lars Hertervig (16 February 1830 – 6 January 1902) was a Norwegian painter. His semi-fantastical work with motives from the coastal landscape in the traditional district of Ryfylke is regarded as one of the peaks of Norwegian painting. Source: Wikipedia

In Norwegian: 
                                        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAPmYeVE9zo


In English:
                                         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NndF-x6GkN0