List of Icelandic artists

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.


Contents

[edit] Painters

The most important motifs for painters were the nature of their home country and the human being. But they also used supernatural themes.

Some of the most important painters are:

[edit] Contemporary Artists

Around 1960 the Swiss-German artist Dieter Roth moved to Iceland. His engament 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.

  • Libia Castro & Ólafur Ólafsson (born 1970 and 1973)
  • Unnar Örn Auðarson Jónasson (born 1974)
  • Ásmundur Ásmundsson (born 1971)
  • Páll Thayer (born 1968)
  • Jón Sæmundur Auðarson (born 1968)
  • Gabríela Fridriksdóttir (born 1971)

[edit] Sculptors

It was not until the 19th century that Icelandic artists began to create sculpture. Until then, there had not been enough usable material. The stones found in Iceland itself were normally rather brittle.

Some of the most famous sculptors are:

[edit] Photographers

[edit] Architects

[edit] Musicians

[edit] Actors

Languages