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Sigurður Guðmundsson
Sigurður Guðmundsson (born 20 September 1942) is an Icelandic artist. Early life and education Gudmundsson was born in Reykjavik, Iceland, the son of a frame-maker and art dealer Gudmundur Árnason and his wife Áslaug Sigurdardóttir and the brother of artist Kristján Guðmundsson. He studied at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts, Reykjavik and at the Academie '63 (later De Ateliers '63) in Haarlem. Life and work After returning to Iceland in 1966, with his wife and son, he became part of the Sύm group of artists, who had no single philosophy but shared characteristics with the international Fluxus movement and recognised the importance of a playful, innovative environment. Gudmundsson had his first solo show in February 1969 in Sύm's exhibition space Galerí Sύm. His manifesto for the exhibition ''A few words about art'' included a series of statements about what art is and is not, for example "Art is not about showing how skilful the artist is, Art is not there to ... [...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 co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fluxus
Fluxus was an international, interdisciplinary community of artists, composers, designers, and poets during the 1960s and 1970s who engaged in experimental performance art, art performances which emphasized the artistic process over the finished product. Fluxus is known for experimental contributions to different artistic media and disciplines and for generating new art forms. These art forms include intermedia, a term coined by Fluxus artist Dick Higgins; conceptual art, first developed by Henry Flynt, an artist contentiously associated with Fluxus; and video art, first pioneered by Nam June Paik and Wolf Vostell. Dutch gallerist and art critic Harry Ruhé describes Fluxus as "the most radical and experimental art movement of the sixties".. 1979. ''Fluxus, the Most Radical and Experimental Art Movement of the Sixties'' Amsterdam: Editions Galerie A. They produced performance art, performance "events", which included enactments of scores, "Neo-Dada" noise music, and time-based w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |