On April 25, thirty-two year-old Norwegian photographer Andrea Gjestvang was announced as the L’Iris d’Or/Sony World Photography Awards Photographer of the Year – beating over 122,000 entries from 170 countries. The judges voted unanimously for Gjestvang’s powerful series of portraits… Read More ›
This year, a whole world celebrates Norwegian painter Edvard Munch. It is 150 years since he was born, and a series of exhibitions are celebrating his work and artistic influence. Edvard Munch bequeathed most of his works to the city… Read More ›
In just a few years, Sverre Malling (born 1977) has become one of the most renowned artists in Norway. His drawings are full of references – from our inner turmoil to banal popular culture. His studio is a refuge from… Read More ›
For just over 100 years ago, the first cave paintings in Northern Europe were discovered on the Saga Island of Leka in Nord-Trøndelag County. On May 3rd 1912, three young men found the sensational paintings located deep inside the Solsemhula… Read More ›
The Scream (1893) For the first time, Edvard Munch’s “The Scream” is depicted on a postage stamp. With four stamps and a miniature sheet, Norway Post celebrates the 150th anniversary of the painter’s birth. “The Scream” is Edvard Munch’s most important… Read More ›
Irena Jovic, Søla – Vega, oil on canvas, 2011 – (…) From the first moment I got fascinated by the atmosphere and the light there. This attraction is difficult to explain. It’s the wild – and the savagery that attracts… Read More ›
On January 23rd 1944, Norway’s most famous artist passed away. Today, the 150th anniversary of Edvard Munch’s birth begins, and throughout 2013 he will be honored with exhibitions all over the world. 600 guests are invited to attend the “Munch… Read More ›
We send you all these traditional Norwegian postcards. The postcard tradition not only represents art history, but also cultural history. They express human emotions, distances and loss, good wishes and Christmas joys, – not to mention humor. In the old… Read More ›
Every December since 1991, a huge gingerbread town is built in the city of Bergen. Thanks to contributions from kindergartens, schools, business companies and thousands of individuals, the event has become a success and is known as the world’s biggest… Read More ›
Odd Nerdrum was born in Hälsingborg, Sweden in 1944. He was a student at The Academy of Art in Oslo at the time when Modernism made its delayed entry to Norway. During a study trip to Stockholm organized by the… Read More ›
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