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Dóra Ísleifsdóttir
Halldóra Guðrún Ísleifsdóttir (born 28 July 1970), nicknamed Dóra, is an Icelandic visual communication designer, artist, and design activist. Work Dóra was program director of Visual communication design at the Iceland University of the Arts, formerly Iceland Academy of the Arts, Department of Design and Architecture from 2006 to 2012, where she authored the MA in Design served as program director from 2012 to 2017, and was professor in Visual communication there from 2012, where she was establisheMæna a magazine about Visual communication in Iceland, and was the magazine's editor from 2009 until 2014, and on the editorial board until 2017. She was an associate professor in Visual communication at KMD, University of Bergen, Norway since 2017, and became professor in early 2019. At KMD she is editor of Ymt magazine. Her Artistic research focuses on Discursive design and Metadesign through Editorial design and publishing, and includes co-editorship / Editorial board membe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970 Births
Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 1970 Tonghai earthquake, Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). Between 10,000 and 14,621 are killed and 30,000 injured. * January 15 – After a 32-month fight for independence from Nigeria, Biafran forces under Philip Effiong formally surrender to General Yakubu Gowon, ending the Nigerian Civil War. February * February 1 – The Benavídez rail disaster near Buenos Aires, Argentina (a rear-end collision) kills 236. * February 10 – An avalanche at Val-d'Isère, France, kills 41 tourists. * February 11 – ''Ohsumi (satellite), Ohsumi'', Japan's first satellite, is launched on a Lambda-4 rocket. * February 22 – Guyana becomes a Republic within the Commonwealth of Nations. * February – Multi-business Conglomerate (company), conglomerate Virgin Group is founded as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Future Forum
Northern Future Forum is an annual, informal meeting of prime ministers, policy innovators, entrepreneurs and business leaders from the 9 nations of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Initially referred to as the UK Nordic Baltic Summit, the name Northern Future Forum was introduced at the second meeting in Stockholm, 2012. The group had a period of abeyance since the Stavanger meeting in 2016 was postponed following the outcome of the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, and David Cameron subsequently stepping down as UK prime minister, to be succeeded by Theresa May. The summit was reconvened in October 2018 in Oslo. Former Swedish prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt first suggested that the UK and Nordic-Baltic Eight nations have a summit during his November 2010 visit to the UK, following the UK general election in May and David Cameron becoming prime minister of the UK coalition government. Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austurvöllur
Austurvöllur () is a public square in Reykjavík, Iceland. The square is a popular gathering place for the citizens of Reykjavík, and especially during good weather due to the prevalence of cafés on Vallarstræti and Pósthússtræti. It has also been a focal point of protests, as it is near the Parliament of Iceland. The square contains a large statue of Jón Sigurðsson, a leader of Iceland's independence movement. Austurvöllur is surrounded by Vallarstræti, Pósthússtræti, Kirkjustræti and Thorvaldsensstræti. The last of these is named after Bertel Thorvaldsen, a statue of whom was, for a long time, present in the centre of Austurvöllur, now occupied by a statue of Jón Sigurðsson. Located around the perimeter of the square are: (the Parliament of Iceland, Parliament House), Dómkirkjan (the city's oldest church), the Hotel Borg, as well as numerous cafés, restaurants and bars. In the early 18th century, Austurvöllur was much larger and stretched from Aðalstr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Icelandic Financial Crisis Protests
The 2009–2011 Icelandic financial crisis protests, also referred to as the Kitchenware, Kitchen Implement or Pots and Pans Revolution ( Icelandic: ''Búsáhaldabyltingin''), occurred after the 2008–2012 Icelandic financial crisis. There had been regular and growing protests since October 2008 against the Government of Iceland's handling of the 2008 financial crisis. The protests intensified on 20 January 2009 with thousands of people protesting at the parliament (''Althing'') in Reykjavík. These were at the time the largest protests in Icelandic history. Protesters were calling for the resignation of government officials and for new elections to be held. The protests stopped for the most part with the resignation of the old government led by the right-wing Independence Party. A new left-wing government was formed after elections in late April 2009. It was supportive of the protestors and initiated a reform process that included the judicial prosecution before the Landsdó ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ragnar Kjartansson (performance Artist)
Ragnar Kjartansson () is a contemporary Icelandic artist who engages multiple artistic mediums, creating video installations, performances, drawings, and paintings that draw upon myriad historical and cultural references. An underlying pathos and irony connect his works, with each deeply influenced by the comedy and tragedy of classical theater. The artist blurs the distinctions between mediums, approaching his painting practice as performance, likening his films to paintings, and his performances to sculpture. Throughout, Ragnar conveys an interest in beauty and its banality, and he uses durational, repetitive performance as a form of exploration. Ragnar (b. 1976) lives and works in Reykjavík. Major solo shows include exhibitions at Reykjavík Art Museum, Reykjavík; the Barbican Centre, London; the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington D.C.; the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal; the Palais de Tokyo, Paris; the New Museum, New York; the Migros Museum of Con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barði Jóhannsson
Barði Jóhannsson (born 10 September 1975) is an Icelandic musician, composer, writer, TV show host (of the surrealist Icelandic TV show ''Konfekt''), clothing designer and film director. He is mostly known for his work with the groups Bang Gang, Lady & Bird (a project with Keren Ann) and Starwalker, a collaboration with Jean-Benoît Dunckel. In addition to these musical outlets, Barði has been involved in a number of other audio-visual projects. Most significantly, he has written music for commercials and for the National Theatre of Iceland and Centre Dramatique d'Orleans (Museum of the Sea by Marie Darrieussecq). He has appeared at the Festival Aix En Provence and he co-produced and co-directed short films. Barði has also written scores for movies and documentaries, such as '' Haxan'' (performed by the Bulgarian symphony orchestra) and Óskar Jónasson’s '' Reykjavík-Rotterdam'' (2009), which won Best Original Film Score at the Icelandic Edda Awards and was nomin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egill Sæbjörnsson
Egill Sæbjörnsson (born 1973) is an Icelandic visual artist, filmmaker, musician and architecture interventionist. He lives and works between Berlin and Reykjavík. Sæbjörnsson's work brings together 3D environments, digital projections, technology, and sound. These range from small intimate installations in museum and gallery settings to larger-scale permanent architectural installations. Sæbjörnsson conceives his work as a technological continuation of painting and sculpture, exploring the space between the virtual and physical. His works have been exhibited in The Martin Gropius Bau, Royal Academy of Arts in London, MoMA PS1 in New York, The Watermill Center, Museum of Modern Art Sydney, Museum of Contemporary Art Seoul, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna in Rome, The Hamburger Bahnhof Berlin, Frankfurter Kunstverein, Amos Rex, Moderna Museet in Stockholm, Oi Futuro Rio de Janeiro, Dakar Biennale, and The National Gallery of Prague. He represented Iceland at The 57th Bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingólfur Arnarsson
Ingólfur Arnarsson is an Icelandic artist born in 1956. Arnarsson's drawings are characterized by delicate lines, precision and time. He has also painted on concrete. His work can be found in the following collections: * National Gallery of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland * Reykjavik Municipal Art Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland * Living Art Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland * Hafnarborg, The Hafnarfjordur Centre of Culture and Fine Art, Iceland * Art Museum of Isafjordur, Iceland * Museum Moderner Kunst, Landkreis Cuxhaven, Germany * Abteiberg Museum, Mönchengladbach, Germany * Chinati Foundation, Marfa, Texas, USA * Kunstmuseum Bonn The Kunstmuseum Bonn or Bonn Museum of Modern Art is an art museum in Bonn, Germany, founded in 1947. The Kunstmuseum exhibits both temporary exhibitions and its collection. Its collection is focused on Rhenish Expressionism and post-war German ..., Germany * Maxine and Stuart Frankel Foundation for Art, Michigan, USA * Safn, Reykjavík, Iceland Reference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Visual Communication
Visual communication is the use of visual elements to convey ideas and information which include (but are not limited to) signs, typography, drawing, graphic design, illustration, industrial design, advertising, animation, and electronic resources. This style of communication relies on the way one's brain perceives outside images. These images come together within the human brain making it as if the brain is what is actually viewing the particular image. Visual communication has been proven to be unique when compared to other verbal or written languages because of its more abstract structure. It stands out for its uniqueness, as the interpretation of signs varies on the viewer's field of experience. The brain then tries to find meaning from the interpretation. The interpretation of imagery is often compared to the set alphabets and words used in oral or written languages. Another point of difference found by scholars is that, though written or verbal languages are taught, sight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
