"Angry Boy" clenches his fist and makes the fiercest face he can.
He is a sightseeing favorite in Oslo, capital of Norway in northern Europe. In Frogner Park lies Vigeland Sculpture Park. Two hundred twelve works by the sculptor Gustav Vigeland are placed on a 320,000-square-meter site. Among the bronze and granite sculptures on the theme "phases of life," Angry Boy is especially popular. You can almost hear him going "Hmph! Hmph!"
Is there an Angry Boy like this near you too?
The largest work in the park is the statue called the Monolith. One hundred twenty-one men, women, and children are stacked into a single tower. It is 17 meters high. There are also sculptures that feel ahead of their time, such as "Father with Child."
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Vigeland's works are also on public view in Japan at the Sapporo Art Park Outdoor Museum. The five pieces are "Triangle," "Mother and Child," "Man and Woman," "Woman Sliding through Branches," and "Man with Hands on Hips." They are all approachable sculptures that never bore the viewer.