The Amazing Fantasy Art of Theodor Kittelsen

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The Norwegian artist Theodor Kittelsen is my favorite painter. During his career as an illustrator he defined the look of trolls, Norwegian folklore, and The Black Death in Norway.
This short documentary includes some of his best paintings and illustrations, and explains what makes his fantasy art so great.
My original article: sindrelf.com/2017/11/22/the-a...
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Paintings used in this video:
00:00 Self Portrait
00:05 The Light Elves Catches The Shadow Troll
00:08 Groundwork
00:11 Dragon
00:14 The Waterfall
00:17 Photography of Theodor Kittelsen by Anders Beer Wilse
00:22 The Cotter
00:27 Soria Moria Castle
00:42 White-Bear King Valemon
00:51 Troll on Karl Johan Street
00:57 Squirrels In Flight
01:00 Ashlad and the Troll
01:03 The Svælg Waterfall
01:09 Echo
01:24 Nøkken / The Neck (1904)
01:34 The Neck Fishing (1907)
01:45 The Nix as a White Horse
01:56 Draugen / Draugr
01:57 Christmas Troll
01:58 The Dam at Lake Klouman
01:59 Woodpecker
02:01 The Pauper - The Black Death
02:05 Lady Plague (Pesta) on the Stairs
02:12 “Mom, there’s a woman coming..”
02:17 Pesta and the Boatman
02:26 Pesta travels across the country (1904)
02:34 The Big Troll in Breifonnen
02:41 Forrest Troll (1890)
02:45 A Troll Wondering How Old He Is
02:52 A Troll Washing His Child
02:58 Per Gynt in the Hall of the Mountain King
03:03 Forrest Troll (1906)
03:13 Dying Mountain Troll
03:18 The Sea Troll (1887)
03:20 The Sea Troll (1881)
03:23 Nøkken / The Neck (1887)
03:25 The Neck Fishing (1912)
03:26 Pesta travels across the country (1895)
03:28 Princess Collecting Cottongrass
03:37 Postcard of Troll
03:42 The Nix as a White Horse
03:51 Norway, Norway (1858)
03:58 Dragon Awakens
04:13 Andersnatten Mountain
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Music from the KZread Audio Library:
Night Snow by Asher Fulero

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  • @awhittlesey
    @awhittlesey3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this introduction, I'll definitely be looking up Kittelsen now. It reminds of art from my childhood as well.

  • @sindrelf

    @sindrelf

    3 жыл бұрын

    There's so many good Theodor Kittelsen paintings that it was hard to pick which ones to include in the video :P This is my first video essay, so I'm glad people like it. Hope you'll stick around, I have many more planned!

  • @EnchantedEssays
    @EnchantedEssays Жыл бұрын

    Wow! His work is gorgeous! Great video!

  • @somnvm37
    @somnvm373 жыл бұрын

    I was just listening to BURZUM. I saw a painting on it. Later, I heard a podcast about swedish literature. I feel like the art of scandinavia is just great. I"ll learn more about it. It is always interesting.

  • @sindrelf

    @sindrelf

    3 жыл бұрын

    There are actually several metal bands that use Kittelsen's art for their album covers, because it fits so well, and they're in the public domain.

  • @charliewrites
    @charliewrites2 жыл бұрын

    excellent. and i like the personal touch of his influence..thanks.

  • @benmarshall5145
    @benmarshall51453 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful! Thank you for this introduction to a wonderful artist I'd never heard of. While I don't have your Norwegian heritage to draw on, the art reminds me of the Russian Folk Tales that I read, over and over again, during my childhood. Good luck too with your own work.

  • @veravujovic4685
    @veravujovic46853 жыл бұрын

    ♡♡♡ THANK YOU This is amazing, and beautifully presented/commented ♡

  • @homiespaghetti1522
    @homiespaghetti15223 жыл бұрын

    I recently discovered Theodore Kittelsen and I would say he is one of my favorite painters of all time now

  • @bLEACHeye
    @bLEACHeye Жыл бұрын

    Just stumbled upon his artwork, and I must say I was instantly captivated by his work. His and John Bauers and this great video of yours just made me appreciate them even more :)

  • @sindrelf

    @sindrelf

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for introducing me to John Bauers! Some of his paintings seem familiar to me, so I'm sure I've been somewhat exposed to him, but I'm not really all that familiar with his work. Glad you liked the video :D

  • @bLEACHeye

    @bLEACHeye

    Жыл бұрын

    @@sindrelf Yes you've probably seen some of his work at one point or another, but yes great vid👏

  • @IslandStone_
    @IslandStone_3 жыл бұрын

    Veldig kult!

  • @ivancamilli8884
    @ivancamilli8884 Жыл бұрын

    Very cool video thank you for making it!

  • @sindrelf

    @sindrelf

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you, glad you liked it :D

  • @tobiasshagen7181
    @tobiasshagen71813 жыл бұрын

    Jeg har sett så mange av disse bildene, men visste ikke at de var malt av den samme personen. Dette var en veldig bra lagd video, og det hadde vært gøy å se flere lignende videoer om f. eks. Henrik Ibsen.

  • @ChildOfTheGrave
    @ChildOfTheGrave2 жыл бұрын

    Great video, I love his work, no one comes close to it in my opinion

  • @trovid1
    @trovid13 жыл бұрын

    Blaafarveverkets hovedutstilling dette året er Theodor Kittelsen :) Åpner i Mai hvis det ikke blir mer coronarestriksjoner. Han bodde jo noen år i Sigdal, og hjemmet hans er åpent for turister, hvis det ikke er stengt nå i disse coronatider da, det er jo bare ca 3 mil fra Blaafarveverket.

  • @skoella9555
    @skoella95552 жыл бұрын

    A great video to introduce such a wondrous painter. Btw are you from western Norway?

  • @sindrelf

    @sindrelf

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! You've got a good ear. Bergen, to be specific.

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