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List Of Icelandic Artists
Art has existed in Iceland since the first settlements, but it was only at the beginning of the 20th century that Icelandic artists came to an international reputation. Mostly, they had studied in other countries, e.g. in Denmark. The most important motifs for Icelandic painters were the nature of their home country and the human being, but they also used mythical and supernatural themes as well as socio-realistic motives. Around 1960 the Swiss-German artist Dieter Roth moved to Iceland. His engagement with the Icelandic art scene was of great importance in introducing movements such as conceptual art, Fluxus, happenings, body art, life art and social sculpture, which since have formed a basis for Icelandic Contemporary Art. Painters * Ásgrímur Jónsson (1876–1958) * Jóhannes Geir Jónsson (1927–2003) * Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval (1885–1972) * Þórarinn Þorláksson (1867–1924) * Jón Stefánsson (1881–1962) * Einar Jónsson (1863–1922) * Guðmundu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iceland
Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its surrounding areas) is home to over 65% of the population. Iceland is the biggest part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge that rises above sea level, and its central volcanic plateau is erupting almost constantly. The interior consists of a plateau characterised by sand and lava fields, mountains, and glaciers, and many glacial rivers flow to the sea through the lowlands. Iceland is warmed by the Gulf Stream and has a temperate climate, despite a high latitude just outside the Arctic Circle. Its high latitude and marine influence keep summers chilly, and most of its islands have a polar climate. According to the ancient manuscript , the settlement of Iceland began in 874 AD when the Norwegian chieftain Ingólfr Arnarson became the first p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Kvaran
Karl Kvaran (November 17, 1924 – August 9, 1989) was an Icelandic painter and draughtsman. He is considered one of the principal exponents of the geometric abstractionist school of painting in Iceland in the early sixties. Education Kvaran studied at the Iceland Academy of the Arts in Reykjavík (1943–45) and the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen. He also studied under Peter Rostrup Bøyesen. Life He was born in Borðeyri in western Iceland and died in Reykjavík. Career In the early part of his career (1942–52) he worked in a French-influenced post-Cubist style. The sculpted, "hammered" surface texture of his strongly composed paintings was created using regular, abrupt brush strokes. Kvaran was influenced by the abstract art of Svavar Guðnason and Þorvaldur Skúlason, an innovative development of the 1940s. Iceland experienced a period of prosperity in the post-war era and for the first time painters and writers began to form groups and mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunnhildur Hauksdóttir
Gunnhildur Hauksdóttir (born 1972, Iceland) is an Icelandic visual artist. Works of art created by Hauksdóttir consist of audio, video, performance such as dance, sculpture, drawing and text. Early life and education Hauksdóttir was born in Reykjavik in 1972. She is the daughter of Icelandic artist Haukur Halldórsson and health worker Sigrún Kristjánsdóttir. Hauksdóttir received her BFA from Iceland University of the Arts in 2001. Her Master of Fine Arts, MFA is from the Sandberg Institute, Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam in 2005 and she is a member of the Dieter Roth Academy. She has lived and worked in Reykjavik and Seydisfjord in Iceland, in Amsterdam, Netherlands and Berlin, Germany. Her son is Matthias Tryggvi Haraldsson, a playwright and founding member of the Icelandic performance art group, Hatari (band), Hatari. Her father is a long-time member of the Heathenry (new religious movement), Icelandic neopagan organization Ásatrúarfélagið, which she also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristján Guðmundsson
Kristján Guðmundsson (born 1941, Snæfellsnes, Iceland) is a contemporary Icelandic conceptual artist. He started his career as an artist in the 1960s as a member of ''SÚM'' - a group of young artists influenced by then-new currents in conceptual and installation art. He lived in the Netherlands in the 1970s where he received a Dutch stipend. There he came into more direct contact with the international avant-garde. In 1977, he was one of four Icelanders invited to exhibit in the new-opened Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, France. He moved back to Iceland in 1979. Kristján's art reflects both prevailing traditions in late 20th century western art in general, and the dominance of abstract and conceptual art in the post-war art of Iceland in particular. He has said, "I am trying to work within the field of tension that exists between nothing and something". In 1982 he represented Iceland at the Venice Biennale. 1993 he was one of three winners of the Prince Eugen Medal conf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heimir Björgúlfsson
Heimir Björgúlfsson is an Icelandic artist born in Reykjavík, Iceland in 1975. Heimir lives and works in Los Angeles, California. He holds a BFA from the Gerrit Rietveld Academy and an MFA from the Sandberg Institute, both in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He also studied Sonology at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague, Netherlands. Biography Björgúlfsson was born in Reykjavík, Iceland in 1975 and lived there until 1997 when he moved to The Hague, Netherlands to study Sonology at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague. In 1998 he moved to Amsterdam to study Fine Art at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2001. He went on for postgraduate studies at the Sandberg Institute, also in Amsterdam, where he graduated with a master's degree in Fine Art in 2003. Björgúlfsson has been exhibited in various solo and group exhibitions throughout Europe and the United States, such as The Living Art Museum, Reykjavík (2001 and 2003 solo); Kópavogur A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Pilkington (illustrator)
Brian Charles Pilkington (born 20 July 1950) is an English-born Icelandic illustrator and artist, best known for his illustrations of many Icelandic children's books since the 1980s. Pilkington has also illustrated other literature genres, including his own book of Icelandic fauna (''Dýraríki Íslands'' (1992)). Pilkington was born and raised in Liverpool, England, and graduated from the School of Arts of the University of Leicester. He moved to Iceland in 1974 where he soon found work in the advertising industry there. His first notable illustration work came about in 1981 when he was commissioned by the Icelandic author Guðrún Helgadóttir to illustrate her children's book ''Ástarsaga úr fjöllunum''. Pilkington has received several accolades for his work. In 1999 his book ''Allt um tröll'' (released in English as ''Icelandic Trolls'') was recognised by the Icelandic Tourism Board as the best idea for a souvenir from Iceland. He has also received the Dimmalimm award fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jón Óskar
Jón Óskar Ásmundsson (18 July 1921, in Akranes – 20 October 1998, in Reykjavík) was an Icelandic poet born in Akranes Akranes () is a port town and municipality on the west coast of Iceland, around north of the capital Reykjavík. The area where Akranes is located was settled in the 9th century; however, it did not receive a municipal charter until 1942. His .... Jón Óskar is typically categorized as one of the Icelandic Atom Poets. In addition to poetry, short stories, literary articles, and a novel, he also produced a multi-volume biography. He was a musician and this influenced the sound of his poetry. Recurring themes in his work are daily life in general but also and in particular 'love'. He also translated some French poetry into Icelandic.Neijmann, Daisy L. ed (2007) A History of Icelandic Literature, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, Nebraska References {{DEFAULTSORT:Jon Oskar 1921 births 1998 deaths Icelandic translators Icelandic male po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Einar Hákonarson
Einar Hákonarson (born 14 January 1945, in Reykjavík, Iceland) is one of Iceland's best known artists. He is an expressionistic and figurative painter who brought the figure back into Icelandic painting in 1968. He is a pioneer in the Icelandic art scene and art education. He has been called “The crusader of the painting”, due to his involvement in those conflicts many Icelandic painters have had with the public fine art centers over the last 20 years. Early life Einar Hákonarson was raised in Kleppsholt, Reykjavík. He started to paint and draw at a very young age. His father was a part-time artist and his 2 uncles were avid art lovers which was uncommon at that time in Iceland. Einar was only 15 years old when he was accepted to The National Art School of Iceland. There he received his education for the next 4 years following which he went abroad to Gothenburg Sweden and to study at Valand School of Fine Arts where he received influence from new modes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haukur Halldórsson
Haukur Halldórsson (born 1937 in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic artist and illustrator. After beginning his career as a graphic designer and illustrator he developed into a visual artist. Halldórsson's work also includes sculpture. He is a co-author of thYggdrasil Divination Decktogether with his daughter Gunnhildur Hauksdóttir. Biography & Personal Life Haukur Halldórsson was born in Reykjavík in 1937. He married Sigrún Kristjánsdóttir and has three children with her: a son Kristján Már Hauksson, who works in digital advertising, daughter Hallgerður Haukssdóttir, chairwoman of the Icelandic Animal Association, and contemporary artist Gunnhildur Hauksdóttir who has worked with Halldórsson on several projects. He is active in the Icelandic Modern paganism, neopagan organisation Ásatrúarfélagið. In 1994, he stood for election to become the organization's ''Allsherjargoði (Ásatrúarfélagið), allsherjargoði'', but lost to Jörmundur Ingi Hansen. Aside from hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bjarni Jónsson (artist)
Bjarni Jónsson (September 15, 1934 – January 8, 2008) was an Icelandic painter. He was notable for his paintings of old Icelandic fishing boats, many of which have been added to the National Museum of Iceland, ''Þjóðminjasafn Íslands''. He studied with and was taught by esteemed Icelandic artists such as Kjarval and Ásgrímur Jónsson Ásgrímur Jónsson (March 4, 1876 – April 5, 1958) was an Icelandic painter, and one of the first in the country to make art a professional living. He studied at the Royal Academy in Copenhagen between 1900 and 1903 and traveled widely af .... He was an avid Rotarian, a member of the ''Hafnarfjörður'' division of Rotary International. Jónsson died in his home in Iceland on January 8, 2008. Refer ...
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Erró
Erró (born Guðmundur Guðmundsson in 1932 in Ólafsvík, Iceland) is a visual artist and painter, who is best known for his painted pop art collages of images from comic books and advertisements."Have you heard of the Lichtenstein of Iceland?" Artspace, Retrieved 30 July 2018. He lives in France and Spain. Career Erró studied art in and in , and has resided in Paris, Thailand, and on the island of |
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