Hanni Julius Bjartalíð (born 1968) is a Faroese painter. Born in

Klaksvík Klaksvík () is the second largest town of the Faroe Islands behind Tórshavn. The town is located on Borðoy, which is one of the northernmost islands (the Norðoyar). It is the administrative centre of Klaksvík municipality. History The fir ...

, he attended art school in

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. He has held exhibitions in the

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and has featured in Biennial shows in the

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. He is currently living in Helsinki, Finland. Originally a painter he has been compared to the Italian

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artists by using found materials close at hand. Bjartalíð recycles his canvases to such an extent that they are almost always heavy with paint, even the small paintings. The majority of his work now takes the form of 3d sculptures created from found materials. Just as with his paintings Bjartalíð recycles his sculptural objects often reusing parts from works shown in exhibitions to create new, larger works. In 2008 he won the Faroese award Barnamentanarheiðursløn Tórshavnar býráðs which means Children's Cultural Prize of Tórshavn City Council. His largest work to date was featured in the 2012

Liverpool Biennial Liverpool Biennial is the largest international contemporary art festival in the United Kingdom. Since its launch in 1998, Liverpool Biennial has commissioned over 380 new artworks and presented work by over 530 artists from around the world. ...

as part of the North Atlantic Pavilion in the City States gallery.

External links

- The Faroe Islands National Art Museum
The North Atlantic Pavilion - Liverpool Biennial 2012

Video - Bjartalíð at Liverpool Biennial
1968 births Living people Faroese painters People from Klaksvík Faroese Children's Literature Prize recipients {{Faroes-bio-stub

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