Håkon Anton Fagerås Explained

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]}

Background

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

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)

• 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)

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

External links

• Official homepage
• Official Instagram

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fageras . 2022-04-17 . ARTICULATE . en.
2. Web site: 2020-01-11 . Realistic Pillows Sculpted from Blocks of White Marble by Håkon Anton Fagerås . 2022-04-17 . Colossal . en.
3. Web site: 2020-06-02 . Artist Spotlight: Håkon Anton Fagerås . 2022-04-16 . Artistic Odyssey . en-US.
4. Web site: 2020-06-02 . Artist Spotlight: Håkon Anton Fagerås . 2022-04-16 . Artistic Odyssey . en-US.
5. Web site: Godoy . Romina . 2021-02-11 . Sculptor: Håkon Anton Fagerås . 2022-04-17 . Where Creativity Works . en-US.
6. Web site: 2020-06-02 . Artist Spotlight: Håkon Anton Fagerås . 2022-04-16 . Artistic Odyssey . en-US.
7. Web site: 90 grader syd . 2022-04-17 . okk.kunstsamlingen.no . en.
8. Web site: Polfarere i bronse . 2022-04-16 . www.aftenposten.no . nb.
9. Web site: 2011-12-14 . Iskald Amundsen avduket på Sydpolen . 2022-04-16 . dagbladet.no . no.
10. Web site: Minnemynt i sølv markerer dobbeltjubileet til kongeparet . 2022-04-16 . www.norges-bank.no . no.
11. Web site: 150-årsjubileet for Gustav Vigelands fødsel markeres med minnemynt . 2022-04-16 . www.norges-bank.no . no.
12. Web site: 250-årsjubileet for Hans Nielsen Hauges fødsel markeres med minnemynt . 2022-04-16 . www.norges-bank.no . no.
13. Web site: ..First the good news: New works in the collection KODE... . 2022-04-16 . kodebergen.no.
14. Web site: Slettebø . Isak . 2021-05-02 . Olav Bjaaland-statue avduka i Morgedal . 2022-04-16 . Vest-Telemark blad . nn-NO.
15. Web site: Lund . Rolf Edmund . 2017-05-31 . (+)Hedrer polarkokken . 2022-04-16 . altaposten.no . no.
16. Web site: Henrik Ibsen 1828-1906 [Skulptur] ]. 2022-04-16 . digitaltmuseum.no . en.
17. Web site: Polfarere i bronse . 2022-04-16 . www.aftenposten.no . nb.
18. Web site: Håkon Anton Fagerås - Nasjonalmonument . 2022-04-16 . www.kulturkonsept.no.
19. Web site: Soft Marble: Håkon Anton Fagerås Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum . 2022-04-17 . www.sdmx.no.
20. Web site: TEIGEN . JAN ERIK . 2005-12-09 . Billedhogger fra Bø smykker Narvik til evig tid . 2022-04-16 . Telemarksavisa . no.
21. Web site: Galleri Haaken, Oslo Samtidskunst Håkon Anton Fagerås . 2022-04-16 . www.gallerihaaken.com.
22. Web site: Soft Marble: Håkon Anton Fagerås Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum . 2022-04-16 . www.sdmx.no.
23. Web site: Håkon Anton Fagerås Biography . 2022-04-17 . www.mutualart.com . en.
24. Web site: Håkon Anton Fagerås: Sculpture . 2022-04-16 . test.vigeland.museum.no.
25. Web site: Velkommen til Kunstnerforbundet! . 2022-04-16 . Kunstnerforbundet . en.
26. Web site: Nye utstillinger . 2022-04-16 . Dagsavisen . no.