Who was Gustav Vigeland?
What lies behind the famous public park for tourists? What does the fountain in the park symbolize? What stories of life do the trees of life on the fountain tell? I am a very naturalistic person and I feel everyone should be concerned with nature in some way. When I went through Vigeland Park for the first time as a tourist, the only things I liked in the whole park were the Sundial and the Trees of Life. I was unaware of the meanings behind the sculptures and concept of the park as a whole, until I started writing this essay. Then I found out for myself why I was so compelled to draw near to the tree statues and study them closely. They tell a story I know very well. It is one I have been living every day of my life from the time I was born, and I will keep living it till I die. I love art that involves nature and human or animal life together as one because then I feel I can relate to it. Now that I have studied all about the park I know I can relate to almost all of the statues. I
