Man and Woman (Mann og Kvinne)

The sculpture shows a sitting man with a crouched-up, frail woman in his lap. Holding his arms around her, he bends down so that his forehead touches her head. It seems as though the two nude figures are uniting in a relationship of love, comfort, and protection. Gustav Vigeland created Man and Woman in 1905. A bronze moulding was exhibited at Blomqvist's the following year, prompting the art historian Carl W. Schnitler to write an extensive newspaper article where he contended that the sculpture might at first glance appear brutally repulsive, and that it represented a complete break from the classical concepts of beauty. Schnitler argued nonetheless that it was great art and that Vigeland's works were full of vitality, character, and contemplation. Several versions of this motif exist, all highly dissimilar in form and appearance. The National Museum's version, created at a time when Vigeland favoured a naturalistic idiom, features slender forms and clearly articulated anatomic details. At the same time, the sculpture's somewhat uneven surface reflects the light in a way that adds light and movement. The same year that Vigeland fashioned Man and Woman he worked on plans for the fountain that would later on form the core of the Vigeland Park in Oslo, and the sculpture's style resembles that of the earliest fountain sculptures. The relationship between men and women is also a central theme of the fountain and the other works in the park. ____________ This object was scanned by John Greenstone, Norway这件雕塑刻画了一位端坐的男子，膝上拥着一位蜷缩孱弱的女子。他以双臂环住对方，俯身将额头贴向她的头顶。这两具裸体形象仿佛正沉浸在爱、慰藉与守护的亲密联结之中。 古斯塔夫·维格兰（Gustav Vigeland）于1905年创作了《男人与女人（Man and Woman）》。次年，一件青铜铸件在布隆奎斯特（Blomqvist）展出，艺术史学家卡尔·W·施尼特勒（Carl W. Schnitler）为此撰写了一篇长篇报刊评论，他在文中指出，这件雕塑乍看之下可能令人感到强烈的不适，且完全背离了古典的美学观念。但施尼特勒同时强调，这仍是一件伟大的艺术品，维格兰的作品充满生命力、个性与沉思性。 该艺术母题存在多个版本，各版本在造型与外观上均差异显著。挪威国家美术馆（National Museum）所藏的版本创作于维格兰青睐自然主义创作手法的时期，造型纤细修长，解剖细节刻画清晰精准。与此同时，雕塑表面略带起伏的质感会反射光线，为作品赋予了灵动的光影层次与动态美感。 就在维格兰创作《男人与女人》的同一年，他便开始着手规划日后成为奥斯陆维格兰公园（Vigeland Park）核心景观的喷泉，这件雕塑的风格也与该时期最早的喷泉雕塑风格极为相近。男女关系同样是这座喷泉与园内其他作品的核心创作主题。 ____________ 该藏品由挪威的约翰·格林斯通（John Greenstone）扫描完成。