Max Magnus Norman

Cal Henrik Max Magnus Norman (born July 30, 1973) is a Swedish artist, painter, and sculptor.

Norman was born in Sundsvall, Medelpad, he currently resides in Prague.{{cite news|last=Holmlund |first=Susanne |title=Sundsvallskonstnärer gör affischer |language=sv |publisher=Sundsvalls Tidning |date=2006-11-03 |url=http://www.st.nu/nyheter/lokalt.php?action=visa_artikel&id=596555 |access-date=2009-01-30 }}{{dead link|date=May 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{cite news|last=Fredriksson |first=Johanna |title=Kulturfakta om Sundsvall |language=sv |publisher=Sundsvalls Tidning |date=2007-08-04 |url=http://www.st.nu/noje/index.php?action=visa_artikel&id=660897 |access-date=2009-01-30 }}{{dead link|date=May 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} He paints visions and dreamlike images{{cite news|last=Holmlund |first=Susanne |title=Modernt och historiskt möts i Röklandsgården |language=sv |publisher=Sundsvalls Tidning |date=2008-07-01 |url=http://www.st.nu/noje/kultur.php?action=visa_artikel&id=742250 |access-date=2009-01-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080702004943/http://www.st.nu/noje/kultur.php?action=visa_artikel&id=742250 |archive-date=July 2, 2008 }} as accurately as possible, which results in paintings with a photorealistic quality.{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}} His works are intended to spread virally among social networks on the Internet; his art and stunts often deal with everyday events spiced up with a touch of the absurd.

A few examples of such works created for the Internet are the illustrated essay "[http://maxmagnusnorman.com/artist_blog/art_day_171.shtml The LED (minor) Artcrime Tutorial]" and the [http://maxmagnusnorman.com/artist_blog/art_day_188.shtml Moose graffiti] stunt, where the artist sneaks up on a wild moose and paints graffiti on it. His sculpture and plastic arts projects have received some exposure in Sweden, such as his art project that consisted of a woodpecker placed on a traffic camera on the E4 near Stockvik.{{cite news|last=Östberg |first=Anita |title=Hacke hackspett - i stället för rondellhund |language=sv |publisher=Sundsvalls Tidning |date=2007-09-25 |url=http://www.st.nu/nyheter/lokalt.php?action=visa_artikel&id=672748 |access-date=2009-01-30 }}{{dead link|date=May 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

In another of Max Magnus Norman's art projects the artist created an unknown (but huge) number of plastic monkeys, about 1 metres in length. One night in early May 2009 he put up these monkeys in different settings all over the small city Sundsvall. One monkey was riding a crocodile in the middle of the central stream Selångersån and one was placed upon a traffic light making it look like the monkey controlled the traffic, some monkeys were even placed under water. A few of these monkeys still remain, amongst other one flying 20 metres up in the air, holding a beer can above the intersection Köpmangatan-Thulegatan.{{cite news

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| first = Lasse

| title = Sundsvall apar sig

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| publisher = Sundsvalls Tidning

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| date = 2008-04-12

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In 2008, a statue of his, "Kuken ska ha sitt,"{{cite web

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| access-date = 2009-01-30}} which includes a 30 cm. long penis, caused some local outcry which was noticed by the Swedish press: the "obscene sculpture" drew notice and commentary from the two largest Swedish papers, Aftonbladet{{cite news

| title = Varnar barn för obscen skulptur

| language = sv

| publisher = Aftonbladet

| date = 2008-07-09

| url = http://wwwc.aftonbladet.se/vss/telegram/0,1082,70849911_852__,00.html

| access-date = 2009-01-31}} and Expressen.{{cite news

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|first = Louise

|title = Barn varnas för skulpturen 'Kuken'

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}} As it happened, Norman's sculpture coincided with a few other "phallic" Swedish works of art that year, including a full-frontal nude Jesus;{{cite news

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| first = Henrik

| title = Fallosen får länet på fall

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}} the fact that Norman's sculpture was provided with a warning for the young{{cite news

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| first = Niklas

| title = Hans utställning har väckt starka reaktioner

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| publisher = Dagbladet i Sundsvall

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}} enhanced its reputation, as well as that of the artist.{{cite news

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|first=Fredrik

|title=Kuken fick sitt på Norra berget

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|publisher=Sundsvalls Tidning

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| last = Brånfelt

| first = Björn

| title = Brånis presenterar: Innelistan i Medelpad - sommar-special

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| publisher = Dagbladet i Sundsvall

| date = 2008-08-22

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| last = Kjellberg

| first = Niklas

| title = Hallå där

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| publisher = Dagbladet i Sundsvall

| date = 2008-07-30

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Alchemy

In 2014 Max Magnus Norman published the book Magnum Opus Part 1 (2014, {{ISBN|91-7517-609-2}}) where he claims he unsought managed to create the philosopher's stone. The book, written in Swedish, is built up as a manual on how to reach spiritual and physical enlightenment, thought it only covers a few physical and meditative exercises, layered with self biographical anecdotes. {{cite news

| last = Holmlund

| first = Susanne

| title = Max Magnus skriver bok om sin inre process

| language = sv

| publisher = Sundsvalls Tidning

| date = 2014-07-12

| url = http://www.st.nu/kultur/bocker/max-magnus-skriver-bok-om-sin-inre-process

| access-date = 2015-01-12}}