Á síðasta ári opnaði yfirlitssýning í Listasafni Reykjanesbæjar með grafíkmyndum sem ég hef unnið á 40 árum, sem starfandi listamaður ég hef unnið jöfnum höndum að olíumálverki, vatnslitum, teikningu, blandaða tækni, bókverk, þrívíð verk og grafík, vinnan við ólíka miðla finnst mér hafa góð áhrif á heildarmyndina í höfundarverkinnu. Tæknin sem ég hef notað í grafíkinni eru einnig fjölbreitileg, ég byrjaði á dúkskurði (linolíum) sem ég vann mest í fyrsu árinn síðan ætingu svo lærði ég Steinprent í Ríkisakademíuni í Amsterdam og vann nokkuð mikið í þá tækni í nokkur ár, stærsti hluti höfundarverksins er þó það sem kallað er handlitaðar ætingar en hef þó alltaf unnið eitthvað í háþrykk (dúkskurð/tréskurð) einnig unnið nokkrur einþrykk og notað lasier við gerð á prentplötum sem eru prentaðar með gamlalaginu. Það var umfjöllun um sýningunna í menningunni í Ríkissjónvarpinu. Viðtal sem ég svara spurningum frá Helgu Þórsdóttir Safnstjóra Listasafns Reykjanesbæjar. Kynningar myndband um sýningunna. Sýningin stendur til 30 janúar.
Retrospective.
Last year opened an exhibition in Reykjanes Art Museum; an retrospective with graphics that I have beeen doing last 40 years, as a an artist I have worked equally on oil painting, watercolors, drawing, mixed media, artist-books, Sculpture and graphics, mixed media; I find it has a good effect on the whole inmy work as an artist. The techniques in graphics are also diverse, I started with lino and wood cut, etching, litho, most of the work is although what is called hand-painted etchings, but I have always done something in high-pressure (cloth-cutting / wood-cutting), I have also done some single-printing and used lasers when making printing plates that are printed with the traditional way. The exhibition runs until January 30.
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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