Odd Tandberg (16 April 1924 – 14 February 2017), was a Norwegian painter and printmaker.

Biography

Odd Tandberg was born in Oslo. He studied at Bjarne Engebrets' painting school in 1941, and then at the

Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry The National College of Art and Design ( no, Statens håndverks- og kunstindustriskole) was established in 1818. In 1996 the National College of Art and Design became part of Oslo National Academy of the Arts The Oslo National Academy of the A ...

from 1942 to 1945. He also studied at the

Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts The Norwegian National Academy of Arts ( no, Statens kunstakademi) is a Norwegian Academy offering studies in the area of Fine Art. The Academy currently offers 3-year bachelor and 2-year MA programmes. The "Norwegian National Academy of the Arts" ...

under Axel Revold and

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from 1945 to 1946. In his decorative works, he used sandblasted natural concrete, conglomur, and concrete with ferrosilicon aggregates in the 1950s, 1960s, and early 1970s. In 2007, Tandberg was decorated as a Knight, First Class of the

Order of St. Olav The Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav ( no, Den Kongelige Norske Sankt Olavs Orden; or ''Sanct Olafs Orden'', the old Norwegian name) is a Norwegian order of chivalry instituted by King Oscar I on 21 August 1847. It is named after King Olav II ...

, for his efforts as a visual artist.

Gallery

File:Stortinet stasjon.jpg, Stortinget station. Odd Tandberg's decorations (1977). File:NVE-bygget Rotunden.jpg, The NVE building. File:NVE-bygget Rotunden ovenfra.jpg, The NVE building. Decorated by Odd Tandberg File:NVE-bygget Veggrelieff.jpg, The NVE building. File:Hässelby slott annexet 2013a.jpg, Hässelby Castle, entrance door designed by Odd Tandberg, 1985.

References

1924 births 2017 deaths People from Ås, Akershus Norwegian printmakers 20th-century Norwegian painters 21st-century Norwegian painters Norwegian male painters 20th-century Norwegian male artists 21st-century Norwegian male artists {{Norway-painter-stub