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Håkon Anton Fagerås

Håkon Anton Fagerås (born 17 July 1975)[1] is a Norwegian sculptor. He works within the figurative tradition, and is one of a relatively small set of sculptors working in marble.[2][3]

Håkon Anton Fagerås

Background

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Håkon Anton Fagerås was born in Drøbak and spent his early years in Bø, Telemark. From 1995 to 1996 he was apprenticed to the painter Jan Valentin Sæther,[4] subsequent to which he received his education at the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry (1996-1997) as well as the Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts (1997-2001).[5] Since 1999 he has been operating out of the workshop of stonemason Marco Giannoni in Pietrasanta.[6]

Work

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In 2011 Fagerås' monument to Norwegian polar explorer Roald Amundsen and his first expedition to reach the South Pole, titled 90 grader syd ("90 degrees south"), was unveiled at Bygdøy by King Harald V of Norway.[7][8] Simultaneously, a bust of Amundsen carved from ice was unveiled at the South Pole by then prime minister of Norway Jens Stoltenberg.[9]

Fagerås has designed three coin faces for Norges Bank, the central bank of Norway. In 2012, he designed a silver coin to the value of 200 Norwegian kroner in celebration of the joint 75th birthdays of the king and queen of Norway;[10] in 2019 a 20 kroner circulating coin celebrating the 150th anniversary of the birth of sculptor Gustav Vigeland;[11] and in 2021 a 20 kroner circulating coin celebrating the 250th anniversary of Lutheran minister Hans Nielsen Hauge.[12]

Decorations, procurements and art assignments (in selection)

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  • 2021 KODE Kunstmuseum, Art museum assignment[13]
  • 2021 Olav Bjaaland, bronze sculpture, Morgedal, Procurement[14]
  • 2017 Adolf Henrik Lindstrøm, bronze sculpture, Hammerfest, Procurement[15]
  • 2012 Henrik Ibsen, marble sculpture for Ibsenmuseet, Oslo, Procurement[16]
  • 2011 Henrik Ibsen, two bronze busts, Parco Ibsen, Sorrento, Italy og Skien kommune, Procurement[17]
  • 2011 90 grader syd, monument in bronze, Bygdøynes, Oslo, Procurement[18]
  • 2006 Peace monument, bronze, Narvik, Procurement[19][20]

Solo exhibitions (In selection)

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  • 2021 Galleri Haaken, Oslo[21]
  • 2017 Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum, Tromsø[22]
  • 2016 Vigelandmuseet, Oslo[23][24]
  • 2010 Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo[25]
  • 2006 Blomqvist, Oslo[26]

References

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  1. ^ "Fageras". ARTICULATE. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Realistic Pillows Sculpted from Blocks of White Marble by Håkon Anton Fagerås". Colossal. 11 January 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Artist Spotlight: Håkon Anton Fagerås". Artistic Odyssey. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Artist Spotlight: Håkon Anton Fagerås". Artistic Odyssey. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  5. ^ Godoy, Romina (11 February 2021). "Sculptor: Håkon Anton Fagerås". Where Creativity Works. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Artist Spotlight: Håkon Anton Fagerås". Artistic Odyssey. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  7. ^ "90 grader syd". okk.kunstsamlingen.no. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Polfarere i bronse". www.aftenposten.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 16 December 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Iskald Amundsen avduket på Sydpolen". dagbladet.no (in Norwegian). 14 December 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  10. ^ "Minnemynt i sølv markerer dobbeltjubileet til kongeparet". www.norges-bank.no (in Norwegian). 21 February 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  11. ^ "150-årsjubileet for Gustav Vigelands fødsel markeres med minnemynt". www.norges-bank.no (in Norwegian). 4 October 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  12. ^ "250-årsjubileet for Hans Nielsen Hauges fødsel markeres med minnemynt". www.norges-bank.no (in Norwegian). 25 March 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  13. ^ "..First the good news: New works in the collection | KODE..." kodebergen.no. Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  14. ^ Slettebø, Isak (2 May 2021). "Olav Bjaaland-statue avduka i Morgedal". Vest-Telemark blad (in Norwegian Nynorsk). Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  15. ^ Lund, Rolf Edmund (31 May 2017). "(+)Hedrer polarkokken". altaposten.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  16. ^ "Henrik Ibsen 1828-1906 [Skulptur]". digitaltmuseum.no. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  17. ^ "Polfarere i bronse". www.aftenposten.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 16 December 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  18. ^ "Håkon Anton Fagerås - Nasjonalmonument". www.kulturkonsept.no. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  19. ^ "Soft Marble: Håkon Anton Fagerås | Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum". www.sdmx.no. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  20. ^ TEIGEN, JAN ERIK (9 December 2005). "Billedhogger fra Bø smykker Narvik til evig tid". Telemarksavisa (in Norwegian). Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  21. ^ "Galleri Haaken, Oslo | Samtidskunst | Håkon Anton Fagerås". www.gallerihaaken.com. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  22. ^ "Soft Marble: Håkon Anton Fagerås | Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum". www.sdmx.no. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  23. ^ "Håkon Anton Fagerås | Biography". www.mutualart.com. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  24. ^ "Håkon Anton Fagerås: Sculpture". test.vigeland.museum.no. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  25. ^ "Velkommen til Kunstnerforbundet!". Kunstnerforbundet. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  26. ^ "Nye utstillinger". Dagsavisen (in Norwegian). 8 September 2006. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
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