Þegar ég var að byrja að sýna sem myndlistarmaður voru ekki komin gallerí eins og núna tíðkast; ég sýndi í Suðurgötu sjö og Nýlistasafninu bæði rekin af llistamanna hópum. Ég Kynntist fljótlega Helga Þorgils en hann rak Gallerí Gang í ganginum í íbúðinni sem hann bjó í það hafa verið rekin gallerí af listamönnum lengi á íslandi; mig langaði til að taka þátt í þessum sið en lángaði jafnframt að vera sá með minsta og kanski óhátíðlegasta galleríð, ég fann lítið rautt málm hjarta með kerti í þegar kertið hafði brunnið upp umbreyti ég því í gallerí, aðalmarkmið þessa var að hafa opnanir og skemmta sér með listinni. Galleríð hefur verið rekið með lengri og lengri hléum frá mars 1980. Síðasta úthald byrjaði með Sýningu Helga Þorgils, 1 mai 2014. Við erum líka á Facebook.
Gallery-heart.
When I was having my first shows as an artist, there was no comercal gallery in Iceland like now. I showed in artist run gallerys like “The Living Art Museum” still is operated by artistic group. I soon discovered Helgi Thorgils, and he had the “The Corridor” in the hallway of the apartment he lived in. There has been artists run a gallerys for long time in Icelandic art; I wanted to join this trend, but also to be the one with the smallest and perhaps most unpredictable gallery. I found a small red metal heart with a candle and when the candle had burned up, I transformed it into a gallery, the main purpose of the Gallery was having The openings and entertainments with the art work. Gallery-heart has been run with longer and longer breaks since March 1980. Last periot of celebration began with Helgi Thorgil’s exhibition, 1 May 2014. We are also on Facebook now.
Gestabók sem fylgdi fyrsta tímabili Gallerí-Hjarta. Guestbook that followed the first period of Gallery-Hjarta.Þetta er opnunar sýning Helga Þorgils Friðjónssonar. This is the opening exhibition of Helg Thorgils Fridridjonsson.Þetta er gestabók og Gallerí hjarta anno domini 2014. This is a guestbook and Gallery of Heart Anno Domini 2014.
Lives and work as an artist in Reykjavik.
Alter ego DADILISTO
I was born in Reykjavik: May 12, 1954. Grow up Kópavogur close to Reykavik, which was mostly built by refugees, who were not allocated land in Reykjavík for political reasons. Good time for children to play in half builded houses, or go to a small shelter and listen to the communist.
When I was 12 y.o. I decided to become a painter and, as my father resisted, it would not turn back.
After I have learnd Carpentry to make my father happy, I went to The school of Arts and Crafts, and ended up learning experimental art and new art media, I could take all the risks, I had lernd very practical profession to be able to make a living. I did not get started with creating so called “New media”, but began do painting with the good old oil colours. I was a part of movement in the eighties called “New Painting”. I then studied in Amsterdam for a year, mostly of graphic printing, but that time was a great gift for me, since I started working as a professional and have done so mostly since 1983.
I’ve been very lucky! I was one of the first to do, so called “New Panting” in Iceland, this promotion drew attention and I started selling my art works and could make a living in a decent life, all the time until the lucky famous “collapse” of the banks in Ieland, but at that time people mostly have to use their money in pay-as-you-go debt created by our economic system in Iceland, probably one of the worst in the world.
After that crash, I have been doing some extra work: teaching, city walk with tourist and so on, I have alsow been having pepole visiting my studio with some home-made food. But also received a grants.gov support for big exhibition in Art museum: Kjarvalsadir in 2011. This period has been nice, always good to get new challenges especially if one manages to take advantage of them. I recently had an exhibition of Mokka Kaffi in Reykjavik hat was successful.
I have been doing Sahajayoga for many years and have volunteered to teach and introduce.
Daði Guðbjörnsson
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