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On the Road and In Your Backyard

by Alain Chamot (1971-2020)|  July 31, 20185:00 am| 14 Comments

This post is in: On The Road, Readership Capture, Recommended Reading

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On the Road is a weekday feature spotlighting reader photo submissions.

From the exotic to the familiar, whether you’re traveling or in your own backyard, we would love to see the world through your eyes.

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Good Morning All,

More from previous submissions. I’ll have two mega-posts this week; as the form is down, I don’t think BillinGlendale will be tomorrow, but I’m not sure. I’ll see what I’ve got stored up!

Have a wonderful day, and enjoy the pictures!

 

Today, pictures from valued commenter otmar.

This is the third batch of pictures from Oslo.

On the last day I managed to visit Frognerpark and see the sculptures made by Gustav Vigeland. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frogner_Park

As Wikipedia puts it: “Frogner Park contains, in its present centre, the well-known Vigeland installation, a permanent sculpture installation created by Gustav Vigeland between 1924 and 1943.”

Looking at some of the reviews, this has irritated some American tourists, as it basic contains 212 bronze and granite sculptures of naked humans. In order to keep this mostly “save for work”, I tried to make my selection of pictures rather modest.

Bronze statue from the bridge.

The fountain. (regrettably without water due to renovation works)

The wheel of life, on the top of the installation.

View towards the Monolith and the surrounding sculptures.

Closer to the Monolith.

Granite statues.

More granite.

 

Thank you so much otmar, do send us more when you can.

 

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14Comments

  1. 1.

    Amir Khalid

    July 31, 2018 at 5:30 am

    It’s a pity that so many refuse to understand that nudity =/= pronography. I see those statues as depicting humanity in all its wonder and variety.

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    p.a.

    July 31, 2018 at 6:08 am

    To be honest, my initial reaction to the monolith close up is that it reminds me of the corpse stacks of the Holocaust. Maybe I should go back to bed and start the day over.

  3. 3.

    Mary G

    July 31, 2018 at 6:51 am

    I looked those up when you mentioned them last week. They are amazing. Amir is right, naked doesn’t mean dirty.

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    MagdaInBlack

    July 31, 2018 at 6:58 am

    @p.a.:
    My reaction as well. More coffee?

  5. 5.

    JPL

    July 31, 2018 at 7:02 am

    Thank you for the lovely photos.
    @Mary G: John Ashcroft would like a word with you.

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    debbie

    July 31, 2018 at 7:12 am

    I suppose “Americans” must want to disappear Greek and Roman sculpture too?

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    SectionH

    July 31, 2018 at 7:17 am

    I love the woman with the baby. What’s she running to/from? Can’t guess from the photo.

    I like the blobby people too. But the giant penis tower is very giant, even in the background. Not so thrilled with that.

    I also like granite being treated as granite for sculptures. For realz, it should be Round. So it works.

  8. 8.

    mad citizen

    July 31, 2018 at 7:31 am

    Very interesting. I would hate to be them in the winter, though. I would like to visit Norway.

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    HinTN

    July 31, 2018 at 7:51 am

    Gorgeous is the word I would use. Followed by exquisite, delightful, magnificent, etc.

    Thank you, Oslo!!!

  10. 10.

    MomSense

    July 31, 2018 at 8:30 am

    Were the tree fountains flowing? I love that park so much. I have photos of my kids striking some of the poses in front of the statues – even have a toddler in front of the toddler temper tantrum.

    It’s just an amazing tribute to the human condition.

  11. 11.

    otmar

    July 31, 2018 at 9:07 am

    @MomSense: There were some renovations under way, thus no water in the tree fountains.

  12. 12.

    Schlemazel

    July 31, 2018 at 9:18 am

    @debbie:
    At least they want to cover them up & make them ‘decent’.

    Great photos, thanks for sharing.

  13. 13.

    Mr. Prosser

    July 31, 2018 at 9:35 am

    @SectionH: My first impression was the mother was running for the pure joy of of entertaining her child; but then again I’d already had my coffee. The first shot of the phallic tower reminded me immediately of the erotic Hindu temples of India.

  14. 14.

    Mo MacArbie

    July 31, 2018 at 1:30 pm

    Reminds me of a song

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