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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 Reykjavík is the Capital city, capital and largest city in Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland on the southern shore of Faxaflói, the Faxaflói Bay. With a latitude of 64°08′ N, the city is List of northernmost items, the worl .... 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 w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borðeyri
Borðeyri () is a hamlet in Húnaþing vestra municipality of the Westfjords in northwest Iceland. It is a minor commercial centre for nearby farms. The population on 15 July 2018 was 16. Borðeyri was previously part of the municipality Bæjarhreppur, which was one of the smallest in Iceland – having a population of about 100 in 2010 – and covered the west part of Hrútafjörður fjord. Bæjarhreppur merged into Húnaþing vestra on 1 January 2012. In Borðeyri, there is a pre-school and an elementary school, a garage, and a guesthouse. Prime Minister Sigurdur Eggerz and the painters Þorvaldur Skúlason and Karl Kvaran were born in Borðeyri. Borðeyri became a licensed trading place in 1846 and remained so until the 21st century. In the second half of the 19th century, Borðeyri became a very important seaport of the time. The export of sheep to Britain was the main source of Borðeyri's economy, but many of those who moved west across the ocean began heading west to Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerður Helgadóttir
Gerður Helgadóttir (1928–1975) was an Iceland Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ...ic sculptor and stained glass artist. She studied at the Art and Craft School of Iceland (MHÍ), in Denmark, at the Accademia di Belle Arti Firenze and at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière, Paris. Perhaps her most noted work was her stained glass in Skálholt Cathedral and the church in Kópavogur. Honours In 1974, she was awarded the Order of the Falcon. Artworks In the 1960s, Gerður produced geometric ironworks which earned her fame as a pioneer of three-dimensional abstract artworks in Iceland. Gerður was renowned for her glass works, which decorate six churches in Iceland alone. In 1973, she created a large mosaic at the Tollhús in Hafnarstræti in Reykjavík ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Danish Academy Of Fine Arts Alumni
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1989 Deaths
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1924 Births
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Hafliði Hallgrímsson
Hafliði Hallgrímsson (born 1941) is an Icelandic composer. He was born in Akureyri, and lived for a time in Bath, England. Hafliði was the principal cellist of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, but left that position in 1983 to pursue a full-time career as a composer. In 2008, he became composer-in-residence of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra (through 2010). He studied violoncello in Italy with Enrico Mainardi and composition in England with Peter Maxwell Davies and Alan Bush. In 1970, Hafliði played the (uncredited) cello solo on “Atom Heart Mother” by Pink Floyd. Selected compositions * ''Verse I'' for flute and cello (1975) * ''Poemi'' for violin and string orchestra (1983) * ''Eight Pieces'' for wind quintet (1991) * ''Intarsia'' for wind quintet (1992 revision of Eight Pieces for wind quintet) * ''Rima'' for soprano and string orchestra (1994) * ''Herma'' for cello and string orchestra (1995) * ''Crucifixion'' for orchestra (1997) * ''Mini-stories'', music theatre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nína Tryggvadóttir
Nína Tryggvadóttir (born Jónína Tryggvadóttir; March 16, 1913 – June 18, 1968) was an Icelandic artist. She was one of Iceland's most important abstract expressionist artists and one of very few Icelandic female artists of her generation. Early life Nína Tryggvadóttir was born on March 16, 1913, in Seyðisfjörður. In 1920 the family moved to Reykjavík. She studied art from Ásgrímur Jónsson, a close relative on her father’s side. From 1933 to 1935 she also attended classes of Finnur Jonsson and Johann Briem. She moved to Copenhagen in 1935 where she studied art at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Royal Academy of Art. After graduating from the Academy in 1939 she spent time studying in Paris and was quite taken by the city. Career In 1942 she and her fellow artist Louisa Matthíasdóttir moved to New York City to study at the Art Students League of New York and develop her art further. There she took an active part in the city’s art scene. In 1949 she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristján Davíðsson
Kristján is an Icelandic masculine given name. The Icelandic surname Kristjánsson is a patronymic surname meaning ''son of Kristján''. Kristjánsdóttir is a patronymic surname meaning ''daughter of Kristján''. Notable people Kristján with the name include: * Kristján Andrésson (born 1981), Icelandic handball player * Kristján Arason (born 1961), Icelandic handball player * Kristján Eldjárn (1916–1982), third President of Iceland * Kristján Emilsson (born 1993), Icelandic footballer * Kristján Einar (born 1989), Icelandic racing driver * Kristján Finnbogason (born 1971), Icelandic football goalkeeper * Kristján Guðmundsson (born 1941), Icelandic conceptual artist * Kristján Helgason (born 1974), Icelandic snooker player * Kristján Jóhannsson (born 1948), Icelandic operatic tenor * Kristján B. Jónasson, Icelandic book publisher * Kristján Jónsson (politician) (1852–1926), Minister for Iceland * Kristján Þór Júlíusson (born 1957), Icelandic politician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iceland
Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the region's westernmost and most list of countries and dependencies by population density, sparsely populated country. Its Capital city, capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which is home to about 36% of the country's roughly 380,000 residents (excluding nearby towns/suburbs, which are separate municipalities). The official language of the country is Icelandic language, Icelandic. Iceland is on a rift between Plate tectonics, tectonic plates, and its geologic activity includes geysers and frequent Types of volcanic eruptions, volcanic eruptions. The interior consists of a volcanic plateau with sand and lava fields, mountains and glaciers, and many Glacial stream, glacial rivers flow to the sea through the Upland and lowland, lowlands. Iceland i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Þorvaldur Skúlason
Þorvaldur Skúlason (April 30, 1906 – August 30, 1984) was an Iceland Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ...ic painter. He was one of the pioneers of abstract art in Iceland. He was influenced by French Cubism, which he met in France in the 1940s. Life He was born in Borðeyri. Notes 1906 births 1984 deaths Thorvaldur Skulason Thorvaldur Skulason Icelandic male painters {{Iceland-painter-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svavar Guðnason
Svavar Guðnason (18 November 1909 – 25 June 1988) was an Icelandic painter active in the avant-garde movement COBRA COBRA or Cobra, often stylized as CoBrA, was a European avant-garde art group active from 1948 to 1951. The name was coined in 1948 by Christian Dotremont from the initials of the members' home countries' capital cities: Copenhagen (Co), Brussels .... References *Listasafn Íslands. 1990. Svavar Guðnason 1909 – 1988, pp. 7-8. {{DEFAULTSORT:Gudnason, Svavar Svavar Gudnason Svavar Gudnason 1909 births 1988 deaths 20th-century Icelandic painters Abstract painters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
