Elín G Jóhannsdóttir
Nature - still life
Elín's paintings .. Served on the board .. and .. The lights in the town ..
Elín works with many themes at the same time. All they describe a particular atmosphere. Elín is a passionate painter and want to CShe travel a lot and gather information in mind and on paper and process it in my studio in Hafnarfjordur.
She loves to create art and use vibrant colors and show human emotion and passion. She gets inspiration everywhere, especially the colors. She has often traveled in green only to watch the beautiful colors. Colors give her joy and happiness that she wants to come to deliver to viewers. Painting is like dancing for her. It has to flow effortlessly and naturally, provided she can lose myself and connect to the creative flow. When she can do that, her hands paints as itself. After a good day in front of the canvas, she danced from the heart.
Elín wants to be better today than yesterday and paint, as long as health permits. Last but not least, she wants to mention the masters who had the most impact in her art. Toulouse –Lautrec, 1864-1901, she has seen the Moulin Rouge in Paris where Lautrec painted, but Millan is used for kabarett today. Vincent van Gogh 1853-1890, she went to his museum in Amsterdam, great self-portred was surprise, Edvard Munch 1863-1944, Munch was her first art work experience, his museum in Oslo is great, Egon Shiele 1890-1918, she went to Vienna in Austria to see this great graphics, Andy Warhol 1928-1987, his works have been in many places, London, Copenhagen and New York, Claude Monet 1840-26, she experienced the garden of his home where he painted his water lily series, fantastic experience, later she saw his water lilyes in New York at MoMa Museum, John Curran living artists, she still has only seen his work in 100 Contemporary Artists and of course Kjarval and Erro in Reykjavík.
Private Exhibitions
2010, Borið á borð, Gallerí Fold, Iceland
2009, Ljósin í bænum, Menningarnótt í Reykjavík, Iceland
2006, Þingvallamyndir, Gjábakki, Iceland
2005, Í blóma, Ófeigur gullsmiðja og listmunahús, Iceland
2004, Sker, Gallerí Fold, Iceland
2003, Listkynning, Rannsóknarstofnun Byggingariðnaðarins, Iceland
2002, Jakar, Kringlan, verslunar- og þjónustumiðstöð, Iceland
2001, Upp með ánni. , Gallerí Fold, Iceland
2000, Sprænur, Listasalurinn Man,Iceland
1999, Gjótufólkið er komið á kreik, Listastofan Sans, Iceland
1997, Sprekker, Provisoret, Norway
1997, Gjár og gjótufólk, Gallerí Fold, Iceland
1996, Gjár, Gallerí Fold, Iceland
Group Exhibitions
2005, Gullkistan, Gullkistan, Iceland
2002, Sköpun, Listasafn Kópavogs - Gerðarsafn, Iceland
2000, Margt smátt, Gallerí Fold, Iceland
2000, Gjár, IS Kunst gallery og café, Norway
1999, Úr djúpinu, Ásmundarsalur, Iceland
Education
2008-2009, Iceland University of Education, Reykjavík, Iceland, framhaldsmenntun, mastersnám
1992-1996, Icelandic College of Art and Crafts, The, Reykjavík, Iceland, málaradeild
1991-1992, Iceland University of Education, Reykjavík, Iceland, myndlistardeild
1980-1981, Osló, Norway, framhaldsmenntun, mastersnám
1976-1979, Iceland University of Education, Reykjavík, Iceland, Grunnmenntun í myndlistardeild
1972-1975, Junior College Secondary Grammar School, Reykjavík, Iceland, stærðfræðideild
Memberships
Society of Icelandic Visual Artists
Association of Icelandic Art Teachers
The Association of Icelandic Visual Artists
Icelandic Teachers Union
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