Original artwork from the Burzum album Dauði Baldrs can be yours! Two paintings from the Daudi Baldrs album is put up for a 10 day auction from 20th of March, the day of spring equinox, and old heathen day of celebration. Starting prize on each painting is 555 $.
These paintings has since they was done on commision and with instructions from the Varg Vikernes been owned by the artist Tania Stene. Varg Vikernes had quite detailed ideas on how he wanted the paintings for the album done, so the motifs can be considered to be his visual ideas.
1. I Heimr Heljar is illustrating the realm of Hel, the Old Norse goddes of death. It is representing both the universe and the netherworld.
2. Moti Ragnarokum means "towards Ragnarok" the Old Norse ending of the world, and beginning of a new world. The painting is illustrating both the sunset of the old world and the dawning of a new world.
Artist: Tania Stene
Technique: Oil on canvas
Size: 60 x 60 cm
Year: 1996
Sold by artist. Username on ebay is nachtart.
Addtional iinfo: Varg Vikernes himself owns the original paintings Dauði Baldrs and Hermoðr á Helferð. The others has been sold privatly. The artist Tanja Stene did cover-art and photoshoots for some of the biggest Norwegian Black Metal bands in the 90´s. Ulver (Nattens Madrigal & Bergtatt), Darthrone (innersleeve "Taakeferd" for Under A Funeral Moon) and Burzum (Hljidskjalf & Daudi Baldrs) a.o.
These paintings has since they was done on commision and with instructions from the Varg Vikernes been owned by the artist Tania Stene. Varg Vikernes had quite detailed ideas on how he wanted the paintings for the album done, so the motifs can be considered to be his visual ideas.
1. I Heimr Heljar is illustrating the realm of Hel, the Old Norse goddes of death. It is representing both the universe and the netherworld.
2. Moti Ragnarokum means "towards Ragnarok" the Old Norse ending of the world, and beginning of a new world. The painting is illustrating both the sunset of the old world and the dawning of a new world.
Artist: Tania Stene
Technique: Oil on canvas
Size: 60 x 60 cm
Year: 1996
Sold by artist. Username on ebay is nachtart.
Addtional iinfo: Varg Vikernes himself owns the original paintings Dauði Baldrs and Hermoðr á Helferð. The others has been sold privatly. The artist Tanja Stene did cover-art and photoshoots for some of the biggest Norwegian Black Metal bands in the 90´s. Ulver (Nattens Madrigal & Bergtatt), Darthrone (innersleeve "Taakeferd" for Under A Funeral Moon) and Burzum (Hljidskjalf & Daudi Baldrs) a.o.
