Friday 27 May 2011

HENRY GIBSON



I really think this sculpture by Nils Aas (situated next to the magnificent theatre Den Nationale Scene, built in 1909 by architect Einar Oscar Schou) (oh, and have a look at the walk of the man in background as well), presumably trying to depict Henrik Ibsen, is the ugliest (ugly, as in "caricature-like in all its grumpiness and resembling a very indecent mix between a children's toy and a dildo") piece of figurative art I've ever seen. 

... unless, of course, it's really a statue of the guy who governs this place:



The Sultan of Agrabah!

3 comments:

  1. Yes, its really ugly! But luckily its rather small, compared to the gigantic park monster that dominates the central park of my town Gjøvik:

    http://www.finn.no/finn/realestate/homes/viewimagewide?reference=2011/4/15/5/279/608/65_930869024.jpg&finnkode=27960865

    Anyway, for my post I got the idea to download my pictures at Wikimedia Commons. A great idea, because then the whole world can use your pictures!

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  2. Yes, its really ugly! But luckily its rather small, compared to the gigantic park monster that dominates the central park of my town Gjøvik:

    http://permaliv.blogspot.com/2011/05/parkmonsteret-pa-gjvik-gard.html

    Anyway, for my post I got the idea to download my pictures at Wikimedia Commons. A great idea, because then the whole world can use your pictures!

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  3. See this picture: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bergen_public_library/4518070016/

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