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Øyvind Torseter

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Øyvind Torseter

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1972-10-02
Nationality
Norway
Languages
Norwegian
Residence History
Oslo

Career

Occupations
artist, illustrator, comic book artist, writer
Active Years
1991-2024

Education

Merkantilt Institutt
illustration
Period: 1991-1992
Year of Graduation: 1992
Country: Norway
Skolen for Grafisk Design
graphic design
Period: 1992-1994
Year of Graduation: 1994
Country: Norway
Kent Institute of Art and Design
art and design
Period: 1995-1998
Year of Graduation: 1998
Country: United Kingdom

Awards

Kultur- og kirkedepartementets illustrasjonspris for barne- og ungdomslitteratur
1999
Work: Pode
Organization: Norwegian Ministry of Culture
Result: winner
Sproingprisen (Beste nykommer)
2004
Work: Samlivstrøbbel og sirkus
Result: winner
Kultur- og kirkedepartementets billedbokpris for barne- og ungdomslitteratur
2004
Work: Klikk
Organization: Norwegian Ministry of Culture
Result: winner
Bologna Ragazzi Award
2008
Work: Avstikkere
Organization: Bologna Children's Book Fair
Result: winner
Hans Christian Andersen Award
2014
Category: イラストレーター部門
Organization: International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY)
Result: ファイナリスト

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Klikk

2004 children's book

Award-winning picture book.

adventure

Bibliography

  • Mister Random (2002)
  • On the road again, again (2004)
  • Klikk (2004)
  • For en neve havre (2005)
  • Avstikkere (2007)
  • Gravenstein (2009)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Uses both traditional and digital picture techniquesExperiments with graphic effects and three-dimensional paper clipsIllustrations complement text but also play and experiment with free drawings containing details and stories

Legacy

One of Norway's foremost illustrators and artists. Internationally recognized for children's book illustrations, finalist for the Hans Christian Andersen Award.