Per Inge Bjørlo (born 20 November 1952, in Ålesund) is a Norwegian sculptor,

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er and visual artist. He grew up in

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outside Ålesund, and is now living in

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. He graduated from

Bergen Academy of Art and Design Bergen Academy of Art and Design ( no, Kunst- og designhøgskolen i Bergen) or KHiB was one of two independent and accredited scientific institutions of higher learning in the visual arts and design in Norway (The other is Oslo National Academy o ...

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(1974–1977) and the

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in Oslo (1977–1981). He received the Swedish Prince Eugen Medal in 2012. Bjørlo has had a number of exhibitions of his works in Norway and abroad. He has been represented at exhibitions, among others in

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, Berlin,

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, Tokyo, New York City and

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Works of art

Of his central decoration projects, the series of sculptures in connection to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, are the most prominent. Some other works are: * ''Thinking'', 2002, sandblasted steel sheet outside the University Library in Karlstad, Sweden * ''Peeling / Crane'', 2002,

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by the main entrance to the University of Agder in Kristiansand, Norway * ''Riktning'' (Direction), 2003,

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in Sweden * ''Indre rom VI. Livsløpet'' (Inner Space VI. The Realm of Life), 2013,

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Ekebergparken Sculpture Park Ekebergparken Sculpture Park is a sculpture park and a national heritage park close to Ekebergrestauranten with a panoramic view of the city at Ekeberg in the southeast of the city of Oslo, Norway.20th-century Norwegian painters Norwegian male painters 21st-century Norwegian painters People from Ålesund People from Ringerike (municipality) 1952 births 20th-century Norwegian sculptors 21st-century Norwegian sculptors Living people 20th-century Norwegian male artists 21st-century Norwegian male artists Norwegian contemporary artists