{ "Samlingar": [ {"Titel":"Public Art in Ystad", "Verk":[ {"Titel":"To the Memory of Ernst-Hugo Järegård", "id": "99", "Konstnär":"Ahlström, Jenny (1963-)", "Material":"Mosaic, photographs etc.", "År":"2001", "Dimensioner":"Height: 2.4m ", "Placering":"Ystad railway station ", "Latitude":"55.427210", "Longitude":"13.823790", "Ägare":"Ystad municipality", "Bild":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/images/18.jpg"} ], "Audio":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/files/eng_07_To_the_Memory_of_Ernst-Hugo_Jaregard.mp3"} ], "Beskrivning":"Ernst-Hugo Järegård was born in Ystad in 1928. After his death in 1998 there were frequents calls from Ystad residents for the great actor to be honoured with, as many expressed it, a statue. In 2001, the Culture Committee took action, allocating funds and assigning the Director of Ystad Art Museum at that time, Thomas Millroth, to organise a competition for the design of such a memorial. The chosen winner was artist and designer Jenny Ahlström from Onslunda with her controversial proposal for a sculpture in mirror mosaic, glass and concrete. The debate about this decision went on for a long time and it became quite a heated issue in the mass media. The proposal was a long way from the statue that so many people wanted to see. Initially, Ernst-Hugo Järegård’s surviving relatives were not wholly satisfied either, but after a time there was a reconciliation and they attended the unveiling in the summer of 2001. Like many other contentious public works of art, the sculpture has become a popular and eye-catching sight that many want to see, often when waiting for a train. Embedded in the glass mosaic are various black and white photos of Ernst-Hugo Järegård in his most well-known roles.\n\n Jenny Ahlström is an artist, graphic artist and designer. She favours working in unusual materials such as glass, plastic, paper and metal.\n\n" } , {"Titel":"Schoolgirls", "id": "116", "Konstnär":"Alef, Thorwald (1896-1974)", "Material":"Bronze and granite", "År":"1960", "Dimensioner":"Height: 1.4m incl plinth", "Placering":"Västerport School, Väktaregatan 6", "Latitude":"55.431271", "Longitude":"13.809293", "Ägare":"Ystad municipality", "Bild":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/images/6.jpg"} ], "Audio":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/files/eng_26_Schoolgirls.mp3"} ], "Beskrivning":"When Västerport School (formerly Västervång School) opened in 1960, the sculpture Schoolgirls was donated to the town of Ystad by E Nyströms Byggnads AB, the company that was the main contractor in the building of the school. On a granite plinth stand two happy schoolgirls cast in bronze. They seem to be on their way somewhere with a spring in their step, perhaps to an end-of-term ceremony? They wear fine dresses, the summer wind is shown in the flow of the fabric, and one of the girls is carrying a bouquet. There is a sculpture in Jönköping that is almost identical to the one in Ystad, but has the title Smålandsflickor (Småland Girls).\n\n Thorwald Alef grew up in Jönköping and studied at Althin’s School of Painting 1917-18 and the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Stockholm 1919-22. He started out as a painter and is considered to be one of Sweden’s earliest modernists. In later years, he turned to sculpture. Many of his works express the theme of youth, light and air. Thorwald Alef is also known for his cooperation with Estrid Eriksson at the interior design company, Svenskt Tenn.\n\n Another of his works – Sol (Sun) – can be seen in Ystad, in Bollhusparken. \n\n" } , {"Titel":"Sun", "id": "119", "Konstnär":"Alef, Thorwald (1896-1974)", "Material":"Artifical stone", "År":"1955", "Dimensioner":"Height: 1.95m, with plinth 2.7m ", "Placering":"Bollhusparken", "Latitude":"55.428713", "Longitude":"13.826948", "Ägare":"Ystad municipality", "Bild":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/images/15.jpg"} ], "Audio":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/files/Sun.mp3"} ], "Beskrivning":"In 1955, Ystad decided to acquire more public art for different places in the town. One location that was definitely in mind was the park, Bollhusparken. This rectangular setting was created around 1900 to act as a smooth transition from the old medieval town plan to the new rectilinear suburb, Östra förstaden. It was here that the major Leisure Exhibition was held in 1936. The exhibition aimed to convey the new spirit of the times, emphasising health and outdoor activities. What then could be better than the sculpture, Sun, which was acquired for Ystad in 1955 from a large exhibition at Norrviken Gardens. The almost two-meter-tall sculpture is cast in artificial stone and was placed in front of the reflective pool. Well-kept flower beds and rows of trees were part of the design.\n\n In 2021, the park department reorganised the park by renewing the plantations and making more green space available for leisure activities. The sculpture Sol has therefore been moved to a new location next to the shallow pool.\n\n The site is surrounded by three buildings designed by well-known architects. Bollhuset was designed by Hans Westman, originally as a restaurant for the exhibition Fritiden. Rune Welin designed Fritidbadet in 1961, which today has been converted into a hotel and the controversial car park Ziska by Claes B Persson in 1987. The latter two worked as city architects in Ystad.\n\n Thorwald Alef grew up in Jönköping and studied at Althin’s School of Painting 1917–18 and the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Stockholm 1919–22. He started out as a painter and is considered to be one of Sweden’s earliest modernists. In later years, he turned to sculpture. Thorwald Alef is also known for his cooperation with Estrid Eriksson at the interior design company Svenskt Tenn. \n\n Another of his works – Skolflickor (Schoolgirls) – can be seen in Ystad, at Västervång School, Väktaregatan 6.\n\n" } , {"Titel":"The Brook Horse", "id": "96", "Konstnär":"Antonsson, Oscar (1898-1960)", "Material":"Bronze and granite", "År":"1928", "Dimensioner":"1.35 m, 3.15 m including column", "Placering":"Stortorget", "Latitude":"55.429514", "Longitude":"13.820025", "Ägare":"Ystad municipality", "Bild":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/images/8.jpg"} ], "Audio":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/files/eng_04_The_Brook_Horse.mp3"} ], "Beskrivning":"In the middle of the town’s main square – Stortorget – in the heart of old Ystad, stands Oscar Antonsson’s dramatic sculpture, The Brook Horse. The work is a fountain sculpture in bronze with stonemasonry in granite from north-east Skåne. It could certainly be claimed that it is Ystad’s most viewed work of art. The Brook Horse is a creature in Scandinavian mythology that was believed to live in rivers or brooks and was said to lure small children to climb onto its back and then take them down to the depths. Oscar Antonsson has rendered The Brook Horse in a demonic, almost triumphant, pose. The small children are now sitting on its back and are about to meet their fate in the watery depths. The sculpture is in the Art Nouveau style, which is particularly accentuated by the almost vegetative flowing mane.\n\n Oscar Antonsson studied sculpture in Italy. The Brook Horse was exhibited in Rome in 1927 and attracted great attention. A group of art lovers in Ystad took the initiative to try to buy the work and bring it to Ystad. They formed the Brook Horse Association in 1927 and succeeded in collecting funds to enable the purchase. So, it was actually Ystad’s residents who, through the association, donated the work of art to the town. The Brook Horse was unveiled at its site in the summer of 1928. The Brook Horse Association was reformed in 1929 as the Ystad Art Association, which was instrumental in establishing Ystad Art Museum in 1936. \n\n Oscar Antonsson began his career as an academic in Lund. He was active as an art historian and was also employed as a curator at the National Museum in Stockholm. His artistic direction started with drawing in the 1920s. After many study trips and study programmes, including visits to Italy, he worked mainly as a sculptor. Oscar Antonsson produced many works in bronze and marble. He also worked as a lithographer, etcher and silhouettist. His versatility meant that he also designed objects in bronze and tin, first for Ystad Metall and then for another Ystad company, AB Athena. He was both the founder and joint owner of the latter company. Oscar Antonsson’s work can also be seen in places such as Stockholm, Malmö, Karlskoga, and Sandviken.\n\n Another of his works – Gåsalisa (The Goose Girl) – can be seen in Ystad, in the courtyard of Pilgrändshuset, Pilgränd 2. \n\n" } , {"Titel":"The Goose Girl", "id": "102", "Konstnär":"Antonsson, Oscar (1898-1960)", "Material":"Bronze", "År":"1949", "Dimensioner":"Height: 0.9m", "Placering":"The courtyard of Pilgrändshuset, Pilgränd 2", "Latitude":"55.430062", "Longitude":"13.824143", "Ägare":"BA Fastigheter AB", "Bild":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/images/14.jpg"} ], "Audio":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/files/eng_10_The_Goose_Girl.mp3"} ], "Beskrivning":"If you have ever been on a guided tour of Ystad, you notice that there are many beautiful courtyards hidden away in the old part of the town. At Pilgrändshuset – Ystad’s oldest preserved half-timbered building with origins in the 1500s – there is beautiful little garden with flowers and herbs. The small fountain sculpture, The Goose Girl, has stood here since 1949. She stands on a brick base and is cast in bronze. The Goose Girl has a determined look on her face and is in the process of pulling off her dress. Behind her, the goose flaps nervously. From his beak a jet of water streams down into the basin. The Goose Girl was originally a legendary being who has often inspired both artists and writers. A well-known example is Nataly von Eschstruth, who wrote the novel, Gänseliesel. The Swedish edition, entitled Gåsalisa, was published in 1891. In Ystad, there is a tall story claiming that women who kiss the goose’s head will gain eternal youth.\n\n Oscar Antonsson began his career as an academic in Lund. He was active as an art historian and was also employed as a curator at the National Museum in Stockholm. His artistic direction started with drawing in the 1920s. After many study trips and study programmes, including visits to Italy, he worked mainly as a sculptor. Oscar Antonsson produced many works in bronze and marble. He also worked as a lithographer, etcher and silhouettist. His versatility meant that he also designed objects in bronze and tin, first for Ystad Metall and then for another Ystad company, AB Athena. He was both the founder and joint owner of the latter company.\n\n Another of his works – Bäckahästen (The Brook Horse) – can be seen in Ystad, at Stortorget.\n\n" } , {"Titel":"The Abbey Well", "id": "103", "Konstnär":"Bergman, Camilla (1954-)", "Material":"Concrete", "År":"2003", "Dimensioner":"Height: 0.8m", "Placering":"In the Ystad Abbey gardens", "Latitude":"55.431287", "Longitude":"13.819504", "Ägare":"Ystad municipality", "Bild":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/images/31.jpg"} ], "Audio":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/files/eng_12_The_Abbey_Well.mp3"} ], "Beskrivning":"In the middle of Ystad Abbey’s courtyard is a sculpture in concrete as a reminder that there was often a centrally-located well in monastery courtyards. It also acts as a centrepiece for the rose garden, which was established in 2002. The design is a homage to the Greyfriars’ most revered saint, Saint Catherine of Alexandria. The form of the paths alludes to one of the instruments of her martyrdom, a spiked breaking wheel. The rose garden was designed by artist Maria Björklund.\n\n Camilla Bergman is known for her work using rustic concrete as a favourite material. Among her early inspirations were Etruscan, Greek and Assyrian sculpture. Much of her art expresses meetings between the human and divine worlds. As Camilla Bergman lives on the island of Gotland, she is also deeply fascinated by the design language and patterns of medieval times. For Ystad Abbey, it therefore felt right to commission Camilla Bergman to design The Abbey Well. If you look at the sculpture and then raise your eyes towards the Abbey Church’s decorative elements, you will recognise the relief pattern. A small water fountain was installed in the sculpture to add a touch of atmosphere to the sacred surroundings. The Abbey Well is often used for christenings in the Parish of Ystad. \n\n Camilla Bergman’s work can be seen in places such as Stockholm, Gothenburg, Umeå and Örnsköldsvik.\n\n" } , {"Titel":"Ada", "id": "93", "Konstnär":"Blomberg, Stig (1901-1970)", "Material":"Bronze", "År":"1974", "Dimensioner":"1 m", "Placering":"S:t Knuts torg", "Latitude":"55.428150", "Longitude":"13.824353", "Ägare":"Ystad municipality", "Bild":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/images/2.jpg"} ], "Audio":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/files/eng_01_Ada.mp3"} ], "Beskrivning":"A square located in front of the Ystad’s railway station and with the town’s Art Museum behind it almost demands a work of art. For many years, the square – S:t Knuts torg – with its paved surface evoked a dull impression. It was not until 1974 that the sculpture Ada lightened the atmosphere of the square. She was also given some decorative flowerbeds around her. But, the unveiling was preceded by a long-drawn-out dialogue. Nils Olsson, Art Curator and Director of Tourism, had spotted Ada in the artist’s studio and thought she would be very suitable for the square. There was a series of negotiations with the heirs about the price. Ystad Municipality felt she was too expensive. In the end, after some haggling, they agreed on a price and since then Ada has been one of Ystad residents’ favourites. In 1995, a proposal to move Ada prompted loud protests in Ystad. The local newspaper, Ystads Allehanda, exclaimed: “Don’t touch our little Ada!”\n\n Stig Blomberg started his training at the Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm in 1919. His talent led to a scholarship that could finance extensive studies abroad. In his time, he was one of Sweden’s most commissioned sculptors for public art in urban settings. He often used children and young people as motifs. His work often radiates the joy of life and wholesomeness, themes he shared with many other sculptors of his generation. He collaborated for a short period with the company, Ystad Metall, where in 1936 he created a bronze statuette that is well known in the town, Fritidsflickan (Active Girl). She also radiated health according to the ideal of the time.\n\n Stig Blomberg also worked as a book illustrator.\n\n" } , {"Titel":"Play", "id": "104", "Konstnär":"Brusewitz-Hansson, Anita (1927-)", "Material":"Facade relief in brick", "År":"1989", "Dimensioner":"Height: 2.2m, width: 2m", "Placering":"Gurkgatan 1, visible from the footpath and cycle path", "Latitude":"55.436969", "Longitude":"13.797615", "Ägare":"The artwork is part of the building and is owned by a private property owner.", "Bild":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/images/33.jpg"} ], "Audio":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/files/eng_13_Play.mp3"} ], "Beskrivning":"On Gurkgatan is a building that was originally built as a school – Åkeshall School. Today, the property is privately owned. The facade has a relief artwork in brick with a motif reminiscent of the school period. It was designed by artist Anita Brusewitz-Hansson and was produced in 1989. Gert and Roland Widerberg carried out the brick construction work. The red bricks come from the Östra Grevie brickyard.\n\n Anita Brusewitz-Hansson was educated at Konstfack – the University of Arts, Crafts and Design – and the Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm. She has mainly produced sculptures in bronze and brick. Her work can be seen in places such as Stockholm, Karlskrona and Sölvesborg.\n\n" } , {"Titel":"The Seagulls", "id": "112", "Konstnär":"Elfgren, Gunnar (1896-1976)", "Material":"Bronze on granite plinth", "År":"1963", "Dimensioner":"Height: 5.2m", "Placering":"Ystad Marina", "Latitude":"55.426710", "Longitude":"13.814982", "Ägare":"Ystad municipality", "Bild":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/images/4.jpg"} ], "Audio":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/files/eng_21_The_Seagulls.mp3"} ], "Beskrivning":"At Ystad Marina, two gilded seagulls in bronze hover over a tall, slender granite pedestal. The birds had previously been placed in the harbour area and by the railway station. When they came to Gröningen – the green open space by the marina – their placement went a little awry. The story is as follows: The Seagulls is a gift from the twin-town of Ekenäs in gratitude for the help Ystad gave to Finland during the war years of 1939-1944. The sculpture is a strong symbol of the twin-town concept. The twin-town movement, originally an inter-Nordic cultural exchange, began in connection with Swedish aid to Finland during the Second World War. Ekenäs, south-west of Helsinki, became Ystad’s twin-town in Finland at an early stage. A strong and widespread commitment in Ystad led to extensive support for Ekenäs.\n\n The pedestal bears the following inscription: “Strong wings bear the gift of goodwill. A grateful reminder of sacrifices in troubled times. Erected by the twin-town Ekenäs in 1963.” A similar sculpture stands in Ekenäs where the gulls’ direction of flight is towards Ystad. It was therefore important that Ystad’s gulls should have their beaks pointing towards Ekenäs, but this was not the case when The Seagulls was put in place at Gröningen. Before it was changed, many opinions were aired in the town on whether gulls actually fly over land or sea. But, when it became clear that the direction The Seagulls faced was very important for the artwork, the mistake was corrected. \n\n The Finnish artist Gunnar Elfgren started his studies at the Finnish Art Society’s Drawing School 1920-1921. During his career he worked mainly as a portrait artist and sculptor. In the years 1927-1937, his work was often shown at various international exhibitions. In Finland, he is most remembered today for his war memorial in Ekenäs.\n\n" } , {"Titel":"Mater", "id": "106", "Konstnär":"Eriksson, Liss (1919-2000)", "Material":"Bronze", "År":"1969", "Dimensioner":"Height: 1.55m ", "Placering":"Junction of Erik Dahlbergsgatan and Repslagaregatan", "Latitude":"55.429057", "Longitude":"13.803595", "Ägare":"Ystad municipality", "Bild":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/images/5.jpg"} ], "Audio":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/files/eng_15_Mater.mp3"} ], "Beskrivning":"Mater is a little special among Ystad’s sculptures, as it is the first example of planned public art in connection with the building of a new residential area. The question remains topical – should there always be a percentage of the budget set aside for art in new construction projects? Mater, which means mother in Latin, is one of art history’s most cherished motifs. The sculpture is made in bronze and placed on a stone that was dug up in another part of the town. The artist began work on the sculpture as early as the 1950s and its form and abstraction feel typical of the period. It was finished in 1966, acquired by Ystad Municipality and unveiled at the site in 1969.\n\n Liss Eriksson grew up in a very artistic environment. His father was the well-known sculptor, Christian Eriksson (1858-1935). He was educated at the Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm, but naturally also picked up a lot of knowledge in his father’s studio. Liss Eriksson took over the studio after his father’s death. It is possible to see how sculptural influences have to a certain extent been transferred from father to son.\n\n Liss Eriksson’s sculptures can be seen in many Swedish towns and cities and at a number of the major art museums. No less than seven of his works can be seen in Stockholm. \n\n" } , {"Titel":"Untitled mural", "id": "127", "Konstnär":"Falkholt, Carolina (1977-) ", "Material":"Mural", "År":"2015", "Dimensioner":"Height: 12.5m, width: 8m", "Placering":"Park School, on the wall facing Åvallagången.", "Latitude":"55.433049", "Longitude":"13.829156", "Ägare":"Ystad municipality", "Bild":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/images/23.jpg"} ], "Audio":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/files/eng_37_Untitled_mural.mp3"} ], "Beskrivning":"The graffiti artist and musician Carolina Falkholt has produced several public artworks in Sweden. She says that she has gone from working purely in graffiti to something she calls “grafitta”, where her focus is on feminism. She questions power structures in public spaces and has sparked an important debate.\n\n She has lived in New York, the city where graffiti originated. While in New York, she was a member of The Fantastic Partners and Hardcore Chickz. She worked under the pseudonym, Blue, and like other graffiti artists she went around at nights to paint trains and walls. \n\n When she moved back to Sweden in 2005, she switched to painting legally and by working in this way has raised political discussion on images in public spaces to another level than illegal graffiti has the power to do. Who owns public spaces? What are you allowed to do? Who decides? Her motif of naked women’s bodies has caused such strong feelings that she has been censored.\n\n This mural has also provoked discussions and a media debate. The artwork was commissioned by Ystad Municipality in connection with Carolina Falkholt’s participation in the festival, Street Art Österlen, which took place in the summer of 2015. She also had a solo exhibition at Ystad Art Museum during that period.\n\n Other outdoor paintings by Carolina Falkholt can be seen in Simrishamn, Halmstad, Borås and Allingsås. Since 2017, the Wanås Konst sculpture park has exhibited Train of Thoughts, a 22-metre-long train carriage, which is sited in the forest just outside the park. \n\n Another of her murals – “The Butterfly” – can be seen in Ystad, on Södra Dragongatan. It was produced as part of the festival, Street Art Österlen, in 2015.\n\n" } , {"Titel":"Untitled mural, ”The Butterfly”", "id": "128", "Konstnär":"Falkholt, Carolina (1977-) ", "Material":"Mural", "År":"2015", "Dimensioner":"Height: 8.5m, width: 12m ", "Placering":"On the wall of industrial premises, Södra Dragongatan 20", "Latitude":"55.426894", "Longitude":"13.840799", "Ägare":"Dragongatans Förvaltning/Per-Erik Olsson", "Bild":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/images/24.jpg"} ], "Audio":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/files/eng_36_Untitled_mural_The_Butterfly.mp3"} ], "Beskrivning":"The graffiti artist and musician Carolina Falkholt has produced several public artworks in Sweden. She says that she has gone from working purely in graffiti to something she calls “grafitta”, where her focus is on feminism. She questions power structures in public spaces and has sparked an important debate.\n\n She has lived in New York, the city where graffiti originated. While in New York, she was a member of The Fantastic Partners and Hardcore Chickz. She worked under the pseudonym, Blue, and like other graffiti artists she went around at nights to paint trains and walls. \n\n When she moved back to Sweden in 2005, she switched to painting legally and by working in this way has raised political discussion on images in public spaces to another level than illegal graffiti has the power to do. Who owns public spaces? What are you allowed to do? Who decides? Her motif of naked women’s bodies has caused such strong feelings that she has been censored.\n\n The artwork was produced in connection with Carolina Falkholt’s participation in the first of the now regular festival, Street Art Österlen, which took place in the summer of 2015. She also had a solo exhibition at Ystad Art Museum during that period.\n\n Other outdoor paintings by Carolina Falkholt can be seen in Simrishamn, Halmstad, Borås and Allingsås. Since 2017, the Wanås Konst sculpture park has exhibited Train of Thoughts, a 22-metre-long train carriage, which is sited in the forest just outside the park.\n\n Another of her murals – an untitled work – can be seen in Ystad, on Park School’s gable wall facing Åvallagatan. It was produced at the same time as “The Butterfly”, but as a commission from Ystad Municipality.\n\n" } , {"Titel":"Protecting, Together and Close", "id": "118", "Konstnär":"Fornäs, Evert (1924-2011)", "Material":"Marble", "År":"Produced 1987, 1985 and 1992 respectively. Erected in 2010.", "Dimensioner":"Respective heights: 1.1m, 0.8m and 1.7m", "Placering":"Lilla Östergatan 6", "Latitude":"55.430414", "Longitude":"13.821080", "Ägare":"Ystad municipality", "Bild":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/images/19.jpg"},{"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/images/20.jpg"},{"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/images/21.jpg"} ], "Audio":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/files/eng_28_Protecting,_Together_and_Close.mp3"} ], "Beskrivning":"At Lilla Östergatan 6 is an intimate paved area surrounded by the small-scale, half-timbered environment that is typical of the old town centre of Ystad. Here we find three sculptures in marble by Evert Fornäs, which together have the title Protecting, Together and Close. They were created at different times: in 1987, 1985 and 1992. The sculptures were donated to Ystad Municipality in 2010 and the Director of Ystad Art Museum, Yrr Jonasdottir, ensured that they were located here.\n\n Evert Fornäs was a self-taught artist. He began his artistic career as a painter and then went over to sculpture. Evert Fornäs experimented with different stone materials, but also hard-burnt ceramics, as sculptural material. Round asymmetric shapes are a distinguishing feature of his work. He once said: “If you leave perfect symmetry behind and bring asymmetry into the work, exciting things start to happen”. In another quote, he says “It is the ability to see differences, not similarities, that determines the quality of the work”.\n\n Evert Fornäs saw himself as a classical sculptor and was inspired by great masters such as Michelangelo and Brancusi. His work can be seen in places such as Norrköping, Linköping and Malmö. \n\n Another of his works – Stenkil (Stone Wedge) – can be seen in Ystad, at Ystad Marina.\n\n" } , {"Titel":"Stone Wedge", "id": "120", "Konstnär":"Fornäs, Evert (1924-2011)", "Material":"Granite", "År":"Erected in 2010", "Dimensioner":"Height: 1.2m ", "Placering":"Ystad Marina, at the Ystad Open-Air Bathhouse Association’s pier", "Latitude":"55.425471", "Longitude":"13.814253", "Ägare":"Ystads Kallbadhusförening ", "Bild":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/images/22.jpg"} ], "Audio":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/files/eng_30_Stone_Wedge.mp3"} ], "Beskrivning":"The granite sculpture, Stone Wedge, was exhibited for the first time in 2007 at Marsvinsholm Sculpture Park. In 2010, it was placed here at the pier of the Ystad Open-Air Bathhouse Association as a gift from the artist to the association. The artwork’s form can be interpreted as slightly androgynous and therefore fits in well at a bathing spot and with the association’s future plans to one day build an open-air bathhouse at the end of the pier.\n\n Evert Fornäs was a self-taught artist. He began his artistic career as a painter, but soon switched to sculpture. Evert Fornäs liked to experiment with different stone materials and hard-burnt ceramics in his sculptures. He left behind many insightful quotes. One was: “It is the ability to see differences, not similarities, that determines the quality of the work” – a quote that is very fitting for this work of art. \n\n Evert Fornäs saw himself as a classical sculptor and was inspired by great masters such as Michelangelo and Brancusi. His work can be seen in places such as Norrköping, Linköping and Malmö. \n\n Another of his works – Skyddande, Ihop och Nära (Protecting, Together and Close) – can be seen in Ystad, at Lilla Östergatan 6.\n\n" } , {"Titel":"The Conscript Soldier", "id": "94", "Konstnär":"Fröding, Jonas (1905-1959)", "Material":"Bronze", "År":"1965", "Dimensioner":"0.86 m tall, 1.66 m incl base", "Placering":"Nils Ahlins gata, Regiment area", "Latitude":"55.432953", "Longitude":"13.842018", "Ägare":"Lv 4:s Kamratförening, on loan to Ystad Military History Museum.", "Bild":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/images/16.jpg"} ], "Audio":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/files/eng_02_The_Conscript_Soldier.mp3"} ], "Beskrivning":"In front of Ystad Military History Museum stands a very appropriate bronze sculpture, The Conscript Soldier, produced by Jonas Fröding in 1956. The sculpture was a gift to LV4 (Skåne Air Defence Regiment) in Malmö from LV4’s Old Comrades Association. When the regiment moved to Ystad, The Conscript Soldier followed and after the disbanding of the regiment in Ystad it eventually ended up in the present location. Initially, the sculpture was intended to be 3.2 metres tall, but when it was finished its height was just 87cm. An inscription under the sculpture says; “Honour-Duty-Determination”, a motto attributed to General von Döbeln, who once commanded the North Skåne infantry regiment. \n\n Jonas Fröding studied at the Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm under Carl Milles. He also studied sculpture in France and Germany. He was the second cousin of Sweden’s major national poet, Gustaf Fröding. \n\n His work can be seen in places such as Malmö, Hörby, Lund and Landskrona.\n\n" } , {"Titel":"Sleeping Teachers", "id": "147", "Konstnär":"Furre, Ingrid (1983–)", "Material":"Granite", "År":"2021", "Dimensioner":"30–60 cm", "Placering":"Surbrunnsvägen, between the Library and Ystads Gymnasium", "Latitude":"55.43311780", "Longitude":"13.827781539", "Ägare":"Ystad municipality", "Bild":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/images/114.jpg"} ], "Audio":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/files/Sleeping_teachers.mp3"} ], "Beskrivning":"Sculpture group by Ingrid Furre.\n\n This sculpture group is inserted in the paving along Surbrunnsvägen, between the Library and Ystads Gymnasium. The pieces, which have been named “Sleeping Teachers”, consist of several sculptures in granite, all carved by hand. Each piece is unique, although some have similar shapes.\n\n The artist Ingrid Furre has related to the place and its history when she worked out her idea. The pieces can evoke different associations. They can be seen as water drops or their own alphabet consisting of different characters or pictures. There are carvings in the stones that bring to mind historical rock carvings and rune stones. At the same time, one can also associate with the emojis of our time.\n\n The sculptures in the group will eventually be expanded to the nearby street spaces on Industrigatan and Disponentgatan.\n\n Ystad Municipality applies the 1%-rule, which means that 1% of the budget for major renovations and new public buildings and environments is set aside for artistic design. The “Sleeping Teachers” were created especially for the street space Surbrunnsvägen, Disponentgatan and Industrigatan when these were renovated in 2021.\n\n Ingrid Furre, born in 1983 in Stavanger, Norway, is a poet and artist. She is educated at Malmö Art Academy, and lives and works in Malmö.\n\n" } , {"Titel":"Brother Eskil", "id": "95", "Konstnär":"Hall, Nils F", "Material":"Granite", "År":"1972", "Dimensioner":"1.2 m including stone base", "Placering":"Junction of Sladdergatan and Klostergatan", "Latitude":"55.430996", "Longitude":"13.818824", "Ägare":"Ystad municipality", "Bild":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/images/9.jpg"} ], "Audio":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/files/eng_03_Brother_Eskil.mp3"} ], "Beskrivning":"At the junction of Klostergatan and Sladdergatan there is a small, pleasant resting place with a bench and well-tended flowerbed. An archaic, smiling, good-natured and rather plump monk carved in granite has stood in the middle of this spot since 1972.\n\n He has been christened Brother Eskil, which could perhaps refer to Saint Eskil, an early Christian missionary and martyr who is also the patron saint of Södermanland. He is not wearing the characteristic Greyfriars habit with a friar’s cord of three knots that would have been worn by the monks at Ystad Abbey. But, he is certainly a monk and fits in beautifully with this tiny oasis of calm in front of the Abbey Church.\n\n The artist, Nils Hall, was originally from Ystad, but worked in Råå outside Helsingborg. The sculpture was a gift from the artist, initially to the Ystad Crafts Association. Brother Eskil is a much cherished and popular figure, and on occasion during the winter months he has been dressed in warm clothes, so he doesn’t get cold.\n\n" } , {"Titel":"Samson", "id": "115", "Konstnär":"Hazelius, Göran (1950-)", "Material":"Bronxe and concrete", "År":"1996", "Dimensioner":"Height: 1.95m ", "Placering":"Kemners torg in the Gjuteri residential area", "Latitude":"55.425753", "Longitude":"13.808100", "Ägare":"The sculpture was originally funded by the area&#039;s housing association together with Ystad municipality. The sculpture is now owned by Ystad Municipality.", "Bild":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/images/32.jpg"} ], "Audio":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/files/eng_25_Samson.mp3"} ], "Beskrivning":"The housing cooperative around Kemners torg – a square in the Gjuteri area – considered for many years if they should campaign for a sculpture at the site. The idea was to have a work of art that would be linked to the history of the setting. This was the site of one of the town’s important early industries, a foundry and engineering works, namely Ystads Gjuteri &amp; Mekaniska Verkstad. The buildings were demolished in the 1980s to provide space for a new residential area. \n\n On the advice of the then Director of Ystad Museum, Håkan Nilsson, the housing cooperative asked artist and designer Göran Hazelius if he would be interested in the commission. The collections of the Ystad Archeological Association contain a large number of artefacts from the foundry. Göran Hazelius was struck by one of the small preserved models of the foundry’s best-selling product, the stone-crushing machine, Samson. To connect the past with the present day, Göran Hazelius had the idea of depicting a boy balancing his skateboard over the flywheel of a symbolic buried stone-crushing machine – the boy with skateboard in bronze, the stone-crusher in concrete. It was also self-evident for the artist that children should be able to climb on the sculpture without getting hurt or damaging it. Samson was unveiled in 1996.\n\n Göran Hazelius is a versatile artist in the cultural field and has worked as a designer for many museums around Sweden. In the 1980s, he was often engaged to produce portrait-like wax models for exhibitions. Among his works \n\n" } , {"Titel":"The Traveller", "id": "137", "Konstnär":"Johansson, Sven-Ingvar (1962–)", "Material":"Ash", "År":"2020", "Dimensioner":"2.5 m", "Placering":"Parking lot west of Ystad railway station", "Latitude":"55.427306", "Longitude":"13.823417", "Ägare":"Lars Hansson", "Bild":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/images/109.jpg"} ], "Audio":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/files/eng_24_The_Traveller.mp3"} ], "Beskrivning":"Near the parking lot west of the station house stands a young girl dressed for travel. She seems to be waiting for a train. Doesn&#8217;t she look a little familiar?\n\n The traveller is a sculpture made in 2020. Her arrival is due on a health and safety issue! She is, in fact, sculpted from the trunk of a 23-meter high old ash. The Swedish Transport Administration assessed the tree as a risk. The railroad is now being secured to reduce interference and damage due to trees falling on tracks or lines. The ash had to go.\n\n The property owner, with the help of a tree surgeon from the Swedish Transport Administration, took down most of the tree but saved a stump about 3 meters in height. The property owner had the idea that a work of art should be created. Through suggestions in the local paper, they contacted the artist Sven-Ingvar Johansson, who had lots of experience of sculpting in wood. His concept portrays a personal experience of a young woman, who is uncertain, but boldly expectant to embark on a journey. The beret is in place, the coat is long, the backpack is strapped on and the suitcase is ready by her side. Something&#8217;s going to happen soon!\n\n The artwork is sculpted from the stump with the help of chainsaw and chisel. It is painted with a Norwegian weather resistant oil colour in mild shades. Sven-Ingvar Johansson is educated at the Art School in Kristianstad and the Grafikskolan Forum in Malmö. He likes to choose natural and everyday motifs and works in drypoint and watercolour.\n\n Sven-Ingvar Johansson has had a number of separate exhibitions and is represented at several museums. Through the special technique of sculpting with chainsaw he is also represented with works of art in several places in southern Sweden.\n\n" } , {"Titel":"The Chariot of the Fine Arts", "id": "97", "Konstnär":"Jönsson, Åke (1921-1992)", "Material":"Bronze and glass", "År":"1960", "Dimensioner":"5 x 3 m", "Placering":"S:t Knuts torg, Ystad Art Museum", "Latitude":"55.428333", "Longitude":"13.824414", "Ägare":"Ystad municipality", "Bild":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/images/1.jpg"} ], "Audio":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/files/eng_05_The_Chariot_of_the_Fine_Arts.mp3"} ], "Beskrivning":"Ystad Art Museum was inaugurated in connection with the major Leisure Exhibition in 1936. It became the town’s largest cultural centre and housed at that time not only art, but also a dragoon museum, weapon collection, library and tourist office. Today, the building is home for a museum of art whose activities attract both regional and international attention. The tourist office is also still there.\n\n Over the building’s main entrance hangs Åke Jönsson’s bronze relief in a harmonic interplay with the facade’s Nordic classicism. Perhaps the artist took inspiration from depictions of chariots in art history, but instead of weapons he filled it with music, literature and other fine arts. Ystad Art Museum, like so much else in the town’s cultural life, came into being due to voluntary efforts. Ystad Art Association still plays a role in the art museum’s activities. At the time of the building’s inauguration, the then newly formed association already had plans for ornamenting the facade, but due to a lack of funds the plans were delayed until the late 1950s. Åke Jönsson was then assigned to present a proposal for the facade relief, which was unveiled in 1960.\n\n Åke Jönsson grew up in simple conditions in a farming environment in Osby, in north-east Skåne. In 1941, his great interest in art took him to the School of Applied Arts in Stockholm, the forerunner of Konstfack – the University of Arts, Crafts and Design. He began to focus on sculpture at an early stage. Between 1953 and 1961, he was a teacher at Valand in Gothenburg. His work can be seen at places such as the Gothenburg Museum of Art, Nationalmuseum and Moderna Museet in Stockholm.\n\n Another of his works – Fölet (The Foal) – can be seen in Ystad, on Stora Östergatan.\n\n" } , {"Titel":"The Foal", "id": "100", "Konstnär":"Jönsson, Åke (1921-1992)", "Material":"Bronze", "År":"1972 (1993)", "Dimensioner":"Height: 1.15m", "Placering":"Stora Östergatan 43", "Latitude":"55.430462", "Longitude":"13.826384", "Ägare":"Ystad municipality", "Bild":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/images/13.jpg"} ], "Audio":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/files/eng_08_The_Foal.mp3"} ], "Beskrivning":"A little frisky foal in natural scale stands on Östergatan with its muzzle pointing towards the main square, Stortorget. Åke Jönsson has truly succeeded in capturing an inquisitive foal’s body movements and it is easy to imagine it happily gambolling forward at any moment. It is clearly irresistible to children, who are often seen sitting on the foal’s back and clinging on to its ears. The effect of all this riding can be observed in the polished surfaces of the bronze. It is also one of the sculptures that gets most attention in Ystad, due to its location in the middle of the town’s main pedestrianised shopping street. The sculpture was completed in 1972. It was acquired by Ystad’s Culture Committee in 1993, but no special location was earmarked, so initially it was placed at the entrance of Ystad Art Museum. In 1994, it was decided that The Foal would be placed in the pedestrianised street and it has proved to be the perfect location. Incidentally, The Foal’s mother and sibling can be seen outside Karlsrobadet – a swimming pool facility in Eslöv.\n\n Åke Jönsson grew up in simple conditions in a farming environment in Osby, in north-east Skåne. In 1941, his great interest in art took him to the School of Applied Arts in Stockholm, the forerunner of Konstfack – the University of Arts, Crafts and Design. His work began to focus on sculpture at an early stage. Between 1953 and 1961, he was a teacher at Valand in Gothenburg. His work can be seen at places such as the Gothenburg Museum of Art, National Museum and Moderna Museet in Stockholm.\n\n Another of his works – De sköna konsternas vagn (The Chariot of the Fine Arts) – can be seen in Ystad, on the facade of Ystad Art Museum.\n\n" } , {"Titel":"Meeting by Water", "id": "113", "Konstnär":"Källström, Lennart (1920-2007)", "Material":"Bronze", "År":"1965", "Dimensioner":"Height: 3m ", "Placering":"Österportstorg", "Latitude":"55.430894", "Longitude":"13.828032", "Ägare":"Ystad municipality", "Bild":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/images/12.jpg"} ], "Audio":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/files/eng_22_Meeting_by_Water.mp3"} ], "Beskrivning":"The 1955 redesign of one of Ystad’s squares – Österportstorg – included the addition of a fountain and perimeter of plane trees. It was intended to have some form of sculpture in the fountain. When in the same year the sculpture Ung pojke (Young Boy) was acquired for Österport School from Lennart Källström, the opportunity was taken to order a further sculpture for Österportstorg’s fountain. However, it was not until 1965 before the sculpture Meeting by Water was in place and could be unveiled. Lennart Källström had completed the proposal for the sculpture in 1957, but changed his mind several times before the bronze sculpture was cast, and he was also ill for a long period. Ten years elapsed between the idea and the finished sculpture. The sculpture consists of two young people, a boy and a girl. They seem to be involved in a conversation and the boy is pointing to something on his left that has caught their attention. As with Young Boy, the figures are engaged in a course of action presented as a rhythmic pose.\n\n Lennart Källström was educated at the School of Design and Crafts in Gothenburg 1939-1940, Lena Börjesson’s Sculpture School 1943-1944 and the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Stockholm 1945-1950. His works often depicted figures and many represent young people. Lennart Källström is known for the emphasis on rhythm and movement in his sculptures.\n\n Another of his works – Ung pojke (Young Boy) – can be seen in Ystad, near Österportstorg. \n\n" } , {"Titel":"Patience-Friendliness-Understanding", "id": "122", "Konstnär":"Lindström, Marie (1954-)", "Material":"Granite", "År":"1991", "Dimensioner":"3.5 m", "Placering":"Västerleden 9-11, in the Hvita Briggen 2 quarter, at the entrance of the old prison", "Latitude":"55.427369", "Longitude":"13.807214", "Ägare":"Heimstaden Fastighetsbolag AB", "Bild":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/images/28.jpg"} ], "Audio":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/files/eng_32_Patience-Friendliness-Understanding.mp3"} ], "Beskrivning":"When the new residential area around Ystad’s old prison was completed, a competition was announced for a piece of public art for the site. Artist Marie Lindström won with her proposal for a sculpture that she christened Patience-Friendliness-Understanding. The title refers to the three basic principles that applied during Pax Romana, a two-hundred-year period of peace in the Roman Empire between 27 BCE-180 CE. These principles, considered Marie Lindström, were needed in order for people to thrive in a new residential area. The sculpture’s trinity symbolises these rules for living. At the entrance to the old prison, known locally as “Den vita briggen” (The White Brig), the sculpture stretches its three powerful arms in red Vånga granite towards the sky. In the centre is a night illumination that highlights the artwork after dark. The sculpture was unveiled in 1991.\n\n Marie Lindström was educated in painting and sculpture at Forum in Malmö 1974-1981. She also studied at Accademia di belle arti in Florence. She has taken many courses over the years in order to enhance her stonemasonry skills. Large, powerful granite sculptures have become something of a distinguishing feature for Marie Lindström’s work. In Skåne, her works can be seen at places such as Malmö, Lomma, Landskrona, Östra Göinge and Lund.\n\n" } , {"Titel":"Electrical cabinets as painted artworks", "id": "98", "Konstnär":"Locally active artists", "Material":"Painting on traditional metal electrical cabinets ", "År":"2001, 2010", "Dimensioner":"Width: 0.5-1m, height: approx.1m", "Placering":"Stora Östergatan/Hamngatan and side streets", "Latitude":"55.429418", "Longitude":"13.820710", "Ägare":"Ystad Energi AB", "Bild":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/images/98.jpg"},{"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/images/99.jpg"},{"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/images/100.jpg"},{"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/images/101.jpg"},{"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/images/102.jpg"},{"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/images/103.jpg"},{"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/images/104.jpg"},{"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/images/105.jpg"},{"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/images/106.jpg"},{"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/images/107.jpg"},{"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/images/108.jpg"} ], "Audio":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/files/eng_06_Electrical_cabinets_as_painted_artworks.mp3"} ], "Beskrivning":"A popular and successful beautification project carried out in central Ystad along Stora Östergatan, in a couple of alleys and along Hamngatan, where the electrical cabinets were decorated by the local artists.\n\n The artists were commissioned by Ystad Energy and the Ystad Retailers’ Association. The paintings were done in stages from 2001 and renewed in 2010.\n\n The electrical cabinets were decorated by the artists Karl Valve, Anders Vardam, Jennifer Saxell, Ann Makander, Ann Blom, Christel Jonsson, Ida Melin, Irené Trotzig, Leif Eugen Svensson, Jonas Theselius and Ingrid Nordström. Pupils in year six and one at Bleke School were also commissioned to paint one of the electrical cabinets. Unfortunately, the effects of time, weather and postering told on the paintings. As a result, in 2010 the same artists were invited to recreate or renew their previous contributions. The exception was Ingrid Nordström, who had passed away. Instead, her husband Gerhard Nordström was invited to take part instead. Pupils in year four at Bleke School were involved the second time. \n\n Today, most of the electrical cabinets are still in good condition, but some are in need of a little care.\n\n" } , {"Titel":"Meditation", "id": "107", "Konstnär":"Malmquist, Bengt (1928–2015)", "Material":"Granite", "År":"2005", "Dimensioner":"Height: 1m ", "Placering":"Syrenvägen 1 B in the Grundström quarter", "Latitude":"55.436111", "Longitude":"13.809722", "Ägare":"AB Ystadbostäder ", "Bild":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/images/89.jpg"} ], "Audio":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/files/Meditation-eng.mp3"} ], "Beskrivning":"The municipal housing company Ystadsbostäder has for many years held the ambition to provide its newly built residential areas with some form of artwork. Since 2005, the sculpture “Meditation” by Bengt Malmquist has stood in an open space in the Grundström area.\n\n After a while, a storage room was built next door, which made it difficult to see the sculpture. A new apartment building constructed on the site in 2020 made it possible to move the sculpture a few meters, and at the same time create a small meditative space with benches and lighting. The soft and robust sculpture thus got a nice and accessible place in the residential area.\n\n Bengt Malmquist was born in Jönköping. He studied at Otte Sköld&#8217;s painting school 1951-1952 and with the graphic artist Zage Johansson in Jönköping in 1954. In the 1960s, he switched to sculpting in granite and marble. He was one of the artists who co-founded ÖSKG, the East Skåne Artists’ Society. His public sculptures can be seen in Lund, Malmö and Svalöv.\n\n In Ystad, there is also an untitled granite sculpture in the Abbey gardens.\n\n" } , {"Titel":"Untitled, Ystad Abbey gardens", "id": "124", "Konstnär":"Malmquist, Bengt (1928–2015)", "Material":"Granite", "År":"2003", "Dimensioner":"Height: 0.25m, diameter: 1.1m ", "Placering":"In the Ystad Abbey gardens", "Latitude":"55.431288", "Longitude":"13.819248", "Ägare":"Ystad municipality", "Bild":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/images/30.jpg"} ], "Audio":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/files/eng_33_Untitled_Ystad_Abbey_gardens.mp3"} ], "Beskrivning":"In the shadow of an almond tree in the Ystad Abbey gardens rests an octagonal granite sculpture on a low pedestal. The artwork was acquired by Ystad Art Museum after a visit to artist Bengt Malmquist in Höleröd, north of Lövestad. The garden of Bengt Malmquist and his wife, Brita, was designed as a sculpture park. It was here that Thomas Millroth found the sculpture and quickly realised that it would fit somewhere in the Ystad Abbey gardens. The sacred idiom of the sculpture harmonises well with the abbey’s medieval architecture. The sculpture’s side pattern shows a late medieval design element, which in a fine way underlines the choice of location. The work actually also includes a small dove that would stand by the small asymmetrically placed hollow, as if it is there to drink water. Unfortunately, for security reasons, the dove is kept in storage at the abbey’s museum.\n\n Bengt Malmquist was born in Jönköping. He studied at Otte Sköld’s Art School 1951-52 and with the graphic artist Zage Johansson in Jönköping in 1954. Bengt Malmquist began painting in the 1950s. In the 1960s, we went over to sculpture in granite and marble. He moved to Höleröd, north of Lövestad, in 1970 where he worked and exhibited his work. In 2007, Bengt Malmqvist was awarded Sjöbo Municipality’s Culture Prize. His work can be seen in several cities in Skåne.\n\n Another of his works – Meditation – can be seen in Ystad, at Syrenvägen 1B in the Grundström quarter.\n\n" } , {"Titel":"Resting in the Trust that Creates the World", "id": "126", "Konstnär":"Nilsson, Sigvard (1938-2007)", "Material":"Bronze and granite", "År":"1986", "Dimensioner":"Height: 1.7m ", "Placering":"Memorial park, Gamla kyrkogården", "Latitude":"55.428449", "Longitude":"13.810918", "Ägare":"The Church of Sweden, Ystad Congregation", "Bild":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/images/25.jpg"} ], "Audio":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/files/eng_35_Resting_in_the_Trust_that_Creates_the_World.mp3"} ], "Beskrivning":"The memorial park in Ystad’s old cemetery – Gamla kyrkogården – is ornamented by a sculpture created by artist and craftsman, Sigvard Nilsson. When he received the commission in 1986 from the Parish of Ystad, it took him a long time to decide on the form the sculpture would take. For him, it was a delicate assignment that he took very seriously. Sigvard Nilsson is widely known for his fine and ingenious wood sculptures. Wood was not a conceivable alternative for this assignment, in view of durability. He therefore chose to create the artwork in bronze on a granite pedestal from the stonemasonry company, Ystads Stenhuggeri. Eventually, he found the organic and soft form that works so well in the setting. He took inspiration from one of his great interests; nature. The inside of the sculpture is gilded. To the sculpture Sigvard Nilsson added the words: “Resting in the Trust that Creates the World”, which are carved on the granite pedestal. The words are taken from the last stanza of the Karin Boyes poem Ja visst gör det ont (Yes, of Course it Hurts), which is in the poetry collection, För trädets skull (For the Sake of the Tree).\n\n Sigvard Nilsson was educated in Malmö at the Essem School in sculpture and art handicraft. In 1954, he started his company Söwekonst, which was based in Sövestad. He focused on art handicraft, furniture making and everyday articles. He was also a frequently commissioned designer with a wide range of assignments. He worked mainly in domestic types of wood such as birch, oak and red beech. A large part of his output was exported to the USA and Germany. In the USA, Sigvard Nilsson was awarded, among other things, three gold medals at an industry fair. In Sweden, he was awarded the 1969 Red Beech Prize by the foundation, Pro-bok, whose aim was to promote the use of Swedish red beech. In 1972, he won the Ystad Culture Prize for “imagination, the joy of creating and for his strong feeling for material, form and nature”.\n\n" } , {"Titel":"The Telephone Kiosk", "id": "121", "Konstnär":"Norling, Bie (1937-)", "Material":"Relief in stainless steel with enamelled details", "År":"2007", "Dimensioner":"Height: 2.7m, width: 2.5m", "Placering":"Maria Munthes gata 1", "Latitude":"55.429043", "Longitude":"13.824699", "Ägare":"AB Ystadbostäder", "Bild":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/images/94.jpg"} ], "Audio":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/files/eng_31_The_Telephone_Kiosk.mp3"} ], "Beskrivning":"At one time, the Ystad offices of Televerket, the former state authority responsible for telecommunications, were at the junction of Lingsgatan and Maria Munthes gata. As a reminder of those days, artist Bie Norling was commissioned in 2007 by the property company AB Ystadbostäder to create a relief featuring an appropriate motif. Bie Norling chose to use the classic old telephone kiosk that nowadays is almost considered to be a museum piece. It was a clever idea, as we already have a generation that inhabits a digital world in which telephone kiosks are never seen, except perhaps in old films on TV.\n\n Bie Norling was born in Värmland and trained with Sixten Nilsson in Karlstad 1957-1958, focusing on sculpture. In the years 1961-1962, she trained under Arvid Knöppel. After she moved to Skåne, she became one of the artists who has participated longest in the annual north-west Skåne art tour. Bie Norling works in different materials in her sculptures: bronze, concrete, plexiglass, stoneware, aluminium, zinc and steel. Her works includes some 50 public sculptures commissioned by municipalities and county councils in Sweden. \n\n Another of her works – a sculpture group – can be seen in Ystad, in the new residential district in the Regimental Area.\n\n" } , {"Titel":"Untitled, sculpture group", "id": "125", "Konstnär":"Norling, Bie (1937-)", "Material":"Bronze", "År":"2009-2010", "Dimensioner":"Height 1.3m,1.5m with plinth", "Placering":"Adlercreutzgatan 7 and 9 in the Amerika quarter", "Latitude":"55.433333", "Longitude":"13.841111", "Ägare":"AB Ystadbostäder", "Bild":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/images/95.jpg"},{"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/images/96.jpg"},{"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/images/97.jpg"} ], "Audio":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/files/eng_34_Untitled_sculpture_group.mp3"} ], "Beskrivning":"When the regiment in Ystad was disbanded, plans were soon made to build new housing in the area. This was carried out between 2009 and 2010. There was also a wish to add public art to the new residential area. The commission went to artist Bie Norling, who had previously created the ornamental art for the Televeverket building in Ystad. The assignment specified that the sculpture should have some connection with the area’s regimental past. The result was a bronze sculpture group that depicts a soldier mounted on a horse, a soldier with a rifle and the figure of a woman, which are located in the two courtyards on Adlercreutzgatan. The motifs act as a reminder that at one time this was home to the largest cavalry regiment in the Nordic countries and later an air defence regiment in which both men and women served.\n\n Bie Norling was born in Värmland and trained with Sixten Nilsson in Karlstad 1957-1958, focusing on sculpture. In the years 1961-1962, she trained under Arvid Knöppel. After she moved to Skåne, she became one of the artists who has participated longest in the annual north-west Skåne art tour. Bie Norling works in different materials in her sculptures: bronze, concrete, plexiglass, stoneware, aluminium, zinc and steel. Her works includes some 50 public sculptures commissioned by municipalities and county councils in Sweden.\n\n Another of her works – Telefonkiosken (The Telephone Kiosk) – can be seen in Ystad, at Maria Munthes gata.\n\n" } , {"Titel":"Bloom", "id": "149", "Konstnär":"Norling, Bie (1937–)", "Material":"Corten-steel, stainless steel, plexiglass", "År":"2021", "Dimensioner":"2,15 m tall", "Placering":"Einar Olssons gata 10", "Latitude":"55.433642 ", "Longitude":"13.802547", "Ägare":"HSB housing cooperative", "Bild":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/images/112.jpg"} ], "Audio":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/files/Bloom.mp3"} ], "Beskrivning":"There is an open gathering place in the block named “Blomstra”, meaning “Bloom”, in the newly-built “Trädgårdsstaden” area, meaning the “Garden district”. The housing association HSB has invested in a sculpture for this location. \n\n The artist Bie Norling was commissioned to create the artwork. Taking her cue from the neighborhood’s name, she has designed a decoration in the form of a bouquet of flowers. It is made of stainless steel and plexiglass, materials that Bie Norling often uses in her sculptures.\n\n Bie Norling, born in 1937, has been painting and sculpting for over fifty years. She often adapts the artwork to the current location, which is also apparent in the two previous works of art she has made in Ystad: The telephone kiosk at the intersection of Lingsgatan and Maria Munthes gata, and the Untitled sculpture group in the Regiment area.\n\n" } , {"Titel":"Yggdrasil", "id": "108", "Konstnär":"Pergon, Lage (1966-)", "Material":"Bronze", "År":"2011", "Dimensioner":"Height: 2.2m incl plinth", "Placering":"Pantzargatan 25G in the Tankbåten quarter", "Latitude":"55.426662", "Longitude":"13.801474", "Ägare":"AB Ystadbostäder", "Bild":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/images/90.jpg"} ], "Audio":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/files/eng_17_Yggdrasil.mp3"} ], "Beskrivning":"The sculpture on Pantzargatan is entitled Yggdrasil. On the sculpture’s granite plinth, the artist explains his motif: “According to both poetic eddas, Yggdrasil was the name of the world’s oldest tree. Under this ash tree was the holiest place where the gods gathered every day for their assemblies. The sources of wisdom and fate lay in the roots of Yggdrasil”. Trees as a motif became a distinguishing feature in the work of artist and sculptor, Lage Pergon. His tree sculptures are intended as a vision of a self-sufficient cycle. His work is often very detailed and features many small motifs that take time to find.\n\n Lage Pergon was born and raised in Malmö. He was educated in New York and Oslo. His work can be seen in several places in Skåne, including Svedala and Malmö.\n\n" } , {"Titel":"Monument to the Last Dodo", "id": "110", "Konstnär":"Selder, Björn (1940-1999)", "Material":"Granite", "År":"1992", "Dimensioner":"3.05m", "Placering":"Mölletorget", "Latitude":"55.428948", "Longitude":"13.806334", "Ägare":"Ystad municipality", "Bild":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/images/10.jpg"} ], "Audio":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/files/eng_19_Monument_to_the_Last_Dodo.mp3"} ], "Beskrivning":"Björn Selder’s stately sculpture has been moved around in Ystad a couple of times since it was acquired in 1992. Initially, it was placed outside Ystad Art Museum. However, the site did not do it justice, as the artist had intended it as a fountain sculpture and the muscular nature of the depiction would be accentuated when the granite was covered with running water. It was then placed in the shallow water pool outside Ystad Town Library, but it was not possible to add the water effect there either. It now stands in a square – Mölletorget – where, after many dry years, the water effect is now in action. The sculpture’s title, Monument to the Last Dodo, alludes to the large bird that lived isolated on Mauritius. It became extinct as early as the 1600s, because it could not fly and was thus easy prey for both people and other animals. \n\n Björn Selder was born in Stockholm. He was a painter, graphic artist and sculptor whose first solo exhibition was in 1961. He was mainly active as a sculptor, focusing on fountain sculptures. In 1969, Björn Selder was one of the initiators of the Artists’ Collective Workshop in Stockholm and of the now defunct House of Sculpture in Vinterviken in Stockholm. He also worked as a professor at the Central Academy of Fine Art in Peking and carried out a commission from the Chinese state for relief art on The Great Wall of China.\n\n Björn Selder’s public art can be seen in a number of places in Sweden.\n\n" } , {"Titel":"Pas de deux", "id": "114", "Konstnär":"Stenberg-Hultén, Birgitta (1928-1993)", "Material":"Bronze", "År":"1976", "Dimensioner":"Height: 2.45m ", "Placering":"In front of Ystad Theatre", "Latitude":"55.427763", "Longitude":"13.819106", "Ägare":"Ystad municipality", "Bild":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/images/3.jpg"} ], "Audio":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/files/eng_23_Pas_de_deux.mp3"} ], "Beskrivning":"The theatre was designed by Ystad’s first town architect Peter Boisen in 1892. Its design, with a characteristic 1800s classical facade, was based on a theatre in Leipzig. The theatre has always been the pride of Ystad and is also loved by all the artists who have performed there. A garden with gravel paths was created in front of the theatre.\n\n Ada and Rudolf Möller, a theatre-loving couple from Ystad, had the idea of complementing the theatre park with a work of art. They therefore donated SEK 100 000 to Ystad Municipality for that purpose. One condition was that the sculpture was to have a ballet motif. Selected artists were invited to take part in a competition. The winner was Birgitta Stenberg-Hultén. Her idea was a dancing couple, cast in bronze, who with thin, almost mannered, extended bodies perform a classical pas de deux. The sculpture was unveiled with pomp and ceremony in 1976.\n\n Birgitta Stenberg-Hultén was educated at Lena Börjesson’s Sculpture School in Stockholm. Her public art can be seen in places such as Malmö, Helsingborg and Linköping.\n\n" } , {"Titel":"The Cobbler’s Boy", "id": "117", "Konstnär":"Unknown", "Material":"Bronze", "År":"Erected in 1918. The current version was cast in 1999.", "Dimensioner":"1.3m", "Placering":"Norra Promenaden", "Latitude":"55.429801", "Longitude":"13.813594", "Ägare":"Ystad municipality", "Bild":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/images/7.jpg"} ], "Audio":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/files/eng_27_The_Cobblers_Boy.mp3"} ], "Beskrivning":"Norra promenaden acts as Ystad’s town park and was originally designed in the German 1800s garden style with gravel paths, trees, bushes and decorative flowerbeds. Along one edge of the park towards the town centre there is still a small part of the moat that was once outside the town ramparts. In the centre of the park is a restaurant pavilion in well-preserved Art Nouveau style and in front of this is a circular flowerbed with a round fountain. In the fountain is The Cobbler’s Boy who holds up a tatty boot from which water is running. The sculpture is cast in bronze. In previous lists of the town’s works of art, the sculpture has been regarded as a little “kitsch” and has therefore not always been included. One of the powerful men of the early 1900s, wholesaler, politician and Danish vice-consul Hugo Schultz, donated The Cobbler’s Boy in 1918 for the town’s ornamentation. The setting, with its “fin de siècle” atmosphere has always been a popular meeting place for Ystad residents.\n\n The sculptor is unknown. At a guess, it may be a German copy of an Italian original. The Cobbler’s Boy has been vandalised a number of times. The current version was cast as recently as 1999.\n\n" } , {"Titel":"The Glade", "id": "148", "Konstnär":"Vangen, Thale (1974–)", "Material":"Bronze", "År":"2020", "Dimensioner":"1,25, 1,10, 0,75 m tall", "Placering":"Fridhemsgatan 39", "Latitude":"55.435195", "Longitude":"13.831197", "Ägare":"Ystad municipality", "Bild":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/images/113.jpg"} ], "Audio":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/files/The_glade.mp3"} ], "Beskrivning":"The sculpture Gläntan, meaning “the Glade”, lies deep within the schoolyard of the newly built school “Källan”. It consists of three wing-like bronze formations that extend out of a large sandbox. They undeniably trigger the imagination and perhaps bring to mind a sea monster or some imaginary, extraterrestrial creatures. The artist Thale Vangen&#8217;s idea with the sculpture is also that it should stimulate and be part of the children&#8217;s play.\n\n The artwork is the first in Ystad municipality&#8217;s investment in the so-called “1% rule”, which means that 1% of the cost of new public construction will go toward artistic decoration. The artwork has been created in consultation with the school, as part of a special project.\n\n The artist Thale Vangen, born 1974 in Norway, now resident in Malmö, graduated from Malmö Art Academy in 2010. She has created several sculptural installations and public works. Her background in science has influenced her art, which is often associated with animals, but also with dreamlike creatures in the borderland between myth and reality.\n\n She often works in materials such as wood, leather, bronze and wrought iron.\n\n She is represented in Vollsjö with the sculpture <em>Morgonens bleka ljus kämpar mot natten,</em> meaning “The pale light of the morning fights against the night”, which is based on a story by Fritiof Nilsson Piraten.\n\n" } , {"Titel":"Gustaf V", "id": "101", "Konstnär":"Zadig, William (1884 – 1952)", "Material":"Bronze", "År":"1954, in its present location since 1982", "Dimensioner":"2.5m incl pillar", "Placering":"Nils Ahlins gata 1 in the Regimental Area", "Latitude":"55.432685", "Longitude":"13.839319", "Ägare":"Lv 4:s Kamratförening, on loan to Ystad Military History Museum.", "Bild":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/images/88.jpg"} ], "Audio":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/files/eng_09_Gustaf_V.mp3"} ], "Beskrivning":"The bronze bust of King Gustaf V, which just depicts his head, is mounted on a tall, thin granite pillar that has a bronze plate with the words: “Gustav V, during whose reign the corps was formed. Donated by the LV4 (Skåne Air Defence Regiment) Old Comrades Association and citizens of Malmö in 1954.” It had originally stood in Malmö where LV4 became an independent unit during Gustaf V’s reign. After the regiment moved to Ystad, the bust was placed at its current location in 1982.\n\n The bust is the work of artist William Zadig. He was educated at the Art and Crafts Museum School in Berlin 1902-1908 and at the Royal Academy of Art in Paris 1908-1912. He lived in Brazil for several years and later in Paris. During the early 1900s he was one of the most commissioned sculptors, not just in the Nordic countries, but also internationally. He is best known for his many portrait busts in bronze. \n\n William Zadig’s work can be seen at Malmö Museum, Gallerie Rolf de Maré in Paris and at the royal castles in Brussels and Oslo.\n\n" } , {"Titel":"Longing", "id": "105", "Konstnär":"Ålenius-Björk, Ivar (1905-1978)", "Material":"Bronze", "År":"2010", "Dimensioner":"Height: with stone 0.9m ", "Placering":"By the Ystad Abbey pond", "Latitude":"55.431111", "Longitude":"13.820278", "Ägare":"Ystad municipality", "Bild":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/images/26.jpg"} ], "Audio":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/files/eng_14_Longing.mp3"} ], "Beskrivning":"The gardens and flowerbeds around Ystad Abbey are intended to be a place for rest and contemplation. The abbey is surrounded by benches with bases in renaissance style. Where the flowerbeds and paths allow, there are classic park benches where you can relax for a while. One such place is in front of the abbey, with a view over Klosterdammen – the abbey’s pond. Boxwood hedge-ringed flowerbeds in front of the benches display seasonal flowers from early spring to late autumn. The small sculpture Longing by Ivar Ålenius-Björk was produced in the mid-1950s and placed here in 2010. The artwork was a donation to Ystad Municipality by Inga and Rune Skarvik. Here you can sit and look at people passing by and the little bronze girl, who, as if in a dream, sits with her back to the stream of people.\n\n Ivar Ålenius-Björk was born in Malmö and educated at the Skåne Art School. He also studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen. Due to his modern idiom, his work was exhibited at the prestigious New York World’s Fair in 1939. Ivar Ålenius-Björk is also known for his collaboration with the company Ystad Metall, perhaps especially for Liljan (The Lily), a candlestick design that became a classic. His works of public art can be seen in places such as Malmö, Lund and Ängelholm. He also produced many portrait busts. \n\n Another of his works – Minnesten och bronsreliefer över AV Runnerström (Memorial Stone and bronze reliefs for A V Runnerström) – can be seen in Ystad, at Runnerströms torg.\n\n" } , {"Titel":"Memorial stone and bronze reliefs for A V Runnerström", "id": "109", "Konstnär":"Ålenius-Björk, Ivar (1905-1978)", "Material":"Stone and bronze", "År":"1964", "Dimensioner":"Height: the stone 2.1m ", "Placering":"Runnerströms torg", "Latitude":"55.428327", "Longitude":"13.816805", "Ägare":"Ystad municipality", "Bild":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/images/91.jpg"},{"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/images/92.jpg"},{"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/images/93.jpg"} ], "Audio":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/files/eng_18_Memorial_stone_and_bronze_reliefs_for_A_V_Runnerstrom.mp3"} ], "Beskrivning":"The small square – Runnerströms torg – was given a memorial to the town’s benefactor, Axel Viktor Runnerström, in 1964. The location was carefully chosen, as it was known that he played in this spot as a child. Axel Viktor Runnerström was born in Ystad in 1888. His parents ran a restaurant in the town. When Runnerström was 18, he travelled first to Germany and then New York, where he started a brewery. He brewed beer in the same way that he had learned in Ystad and over time he became a wealthy man. When he died in 1958, he bequeathed a large sum of money to a foundation. The interest from the foundation was to go to the education of young people and the care of the poor and sick in Ystad. The fund is still active.\n\n The memorial stone was to be accompanied by some form of public art. The commission went to artist Ivar Ålenius-Björk, who made three bronze reliefs. One of them is a portrait of Viktor Axel Runnerström with the text: “Axel Viktor Runnerström 1888-1958. He never forgot his childhood town.” The other reliefs depict young people studying and the elderly receiving help. In recent years, the square was given a complementary work by Ystad Municipality.\n\n Ivar Ålenius-Björk was born in Malmö and educated at the Skåne Art School. He also studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen. Due to his modern idiom, his work was exhibited at the prestigious New York World’s Fair in 1939. Ivar Ålenius-Björk is also known for his collaboration with the company Ystad Metall, perhaps especially for Liljan (The Lily), a candlestick design that became a classic. His works of public art can be seen in places such as Malmö, Lund and Ängelholm. He also produced many portrait busts.\n\n Another of his works – Längtan (Longing) – can be seen in Ystad, by the Ystad Abbey pond.\n\n" } , {"Titel":"Mother and child", "id": "111", "Konstnär":"Åstradsson, Anna-Greta (1945–1997)", "Material":"Concrete", "Dimensioner":"Height: 1.9m", "Placering":"Ystad Hospital, by the entrance to the pre-natal care clinic", "Latitude":"55.433203", "Longitude":"13.817802", "Ägare":"Region Skåne", "Bild":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/images/27.jpg"} ], "Audio":[ {"url":"http://ystadskulpturpark.se/files/eng_20_Mother_and_child.mp3"} ], "Beskrivning":"Outside Ystad&#8217;s hospital, to the left of the main entrance and in front of the Midwife reception stands a stately sculpture in concrete that depicts a mother with her child. A suitable placement for a design fitting the location. The large, reassuring mother holds her right arm protectively over the little child who seems to seek solace. The mother&#8217;s tender features enhance the sense of security and care. The sculpture is made by the artist and sculptor Anna-Greta Åstradsson.\n\n The sculpture “Mother and child” first stood in the artist&#8217;s own garden. No municipality felt they could afford to buy it. After Anna-Greta Åstradsson was treated for her cancer here, she donated the sculpture to the hospital. It was initially placed in a secluded spot under a tree, but was moved in 2020 to its present location after a much-needed cleaning.\n\n Anna-Greta Åstradsson was born in 1945 on a farm in Frörum north of Tomelilla. She started her education early at Hermod&#8217;s drawing school. Later she entered the Art Academy in Copenhagen where she studied under Professor Svend Wiig Hansen. She painted with watercolors, drew and sculpted. Her subject matter often depicted animals, nature, children and motherhood.\n\n Anna-Greta Åstradsson freely described herself as a radical feminist. She received a scholarship from Fredrika Bremerförbundet among others. There are several of her public sculptures on display in Denmark. She lived for many years in Bästekille and became an early member of ÖSKG – the East Skåne Artists’ Society. She passed away in 1997.\n\n" } ] } ]}