Øyvind Torseter

Øyvind Torseter (born 2 October 1972) is a Norwegian artist, illustrator, comic book artist and write known for picture books, such as The Hole. Since he began publishing in the late 1990s, Torseter has been noted for visual storytelling. In 2014, he was a finalist in for the Hans Christian Andersen Award, the highest recognition for creators of children's books.[1]

Biography

Torseter studied illustration in Oslo at the Merkantilt Institutt [no] from 1991 to 1992, the Skolen for Grafisk Design [no] from 1992 to 1994, followed by the Kent Institute of Art and Design in Maidstone from 1995 to 1998. Since he illustrated his first picture book in 1999, Torseter has published a variety of children's literature as both illustrator and as both author and illustrator, including the prize-winning Klikk (2004). Torseter's stories are often surreal.[2]

In 2002, Torseter published Mister Random, his first children's book as both writer and illustrator, featuring surreal characters including elephant men, octopuses, and superheroes, some depicted as humans in costume and others as fantastical human–animal hybrids. Some of these figures reappear in unofficial sequels, including Detours in 2007 and Connections in 2013.[2] He typically starts by making pictures and then creates the story.[2]

Torseter uses both analog and digital techniques for his illustrations and has been noted for his three-dimensional artwork from cut and folded paper, as well as his line drawings in ink. He stated "I draw directly on the paper, often using a fountain pen with carbon ink. I don't sketch first". His pictures have been recognized as more than simple illustrations of text, but as free drawings that play and provide details, stories, and opportunities for imagination. Torseter is one of Norway's foremost illustrators and artists.[3][4]

Torseter credits cartoons as an influence on his career, as well as the Norwegian Folktales collection by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe. He lives and works in Oslo.[2]

Books

As both writer and illustrator
  • 2002: Mister Random
  • 2004: On the road again, again
  • 2004: Klikk
  • 2005: For en neve havre
  • 2007: Avstikkere (Detours)
  • 2009: Gravenstein
  • 2012: The Hole
  • 2013: Connections
As illustrator
  • 1999: Tor Arve Røssland: Pode – children's book
  • 1999: Finn Øglænd: Vers på tvers. Dikt og tekster for barn
  • 2000: Tor Arve Røssland: Pode mister fotfestet
  • 2002: Tor Arve Røssland: Pode får snue
  • 2002: Bjørn Sortland: Plutselig ville eg ikkje laga dorulldyr lenger
  • 2006: Roald Kaldestad: Englefjell
  • 2006: Tor Arve Røssland: Anti-Pode
  • 2006: Bjørn Sortland: Den gongen eg liksom-døydde
  • 2007: Radiorådet. Radiorådet : din redningsbøye på livets stormfulle hav
  • 2008: Stein Erik Lunde: Eg kan ikkje sove no
  • 2009: Jon Fosse: Spelejenta

Literary and other prizes

  • Kultur- og kirkedepartementets illustrasjonspris for barne- og ungdomslitteratur 1999, for Pode (author Tor Arve Røssland)
  • Sproingprisen (Beste nykommer) 2004, for Samlivstrøbbel og sirkus (together with Bjørn Sortland)
  • Kultur- og kirkedepartementets billedbokpris for barne- og ungdomslitteratur 2004, for Klikk
  • Bologna Ragazzi Award 2008, for Avstikkere[5]
  • Kultur- og kirkedepartementets illustrasjonspris for barne- og ungdomslitteratur 2007, for Klar ferdig gå! (authors Beate Grimsrud and Inger Alfvén)
  • Kirke- og undervisningsdepartementets billedbokpris 2008, for Eg kan ikkje sove no (together with Stein Erik Lunde)[6]

References

  1. ^ "2014 Awards" Archived 15 December 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Hans Christian Andersen Awards. International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY). With contemporary material including the 17 March 2014 shortlist press release Archived 25 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d Urberg, Ingrid (January 2014). "Pictures First: A Journey through Øyvind Torseter's Universe". Bookbird: A Journal of International Children s Literature. 52 (4): 129–133 – via ResearchGate.
  3. ^ "Håkon Øvreås og Øyvind Torseter | Nordic cooperation". www.norden.org. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  4. ^ Espevik, Thomas (6 April 2016). "Norges håp til nordisk barnebokpris". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Archived from the original on 19 July 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  5. ^ "An Interview with Øyvind Torseter". Art of the Picture Book. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
  6. ^ "Nominert til Kritikerprisen" Archived 20 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Oppland Arbeiderblad (oa.no). 5 February 2009. (in Norwegian)
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