Ég hef oft velt fyrir mér málaralistinni eða réttara sagt hvað ræður því að manni finnst að myndir eigi að vera svona núna; en ekki eins og maður hefði gert þær kannski fyrir 10 árum. Maður breytist sjálfur og svo er maður kannski að skoða eitthvað sem hefur áhrif á mann, án þess að maður geri sér grein fyrir því. En síðasta haust fannst mér góð hugmynd að skoða hvernig málaralistin talaði til mín í sínu hreinasta formi, sem mér hefur alltaf fundist aquarellan gera, allavega fyrir mig og hér er árangurinn. Ég var svo allt í einu kominn með með nokkurn hóp mynda og varð úr þessu svokölluð „Popp up“ sýning í Gallerí Fold, ég hef aldrei prufað að halda sýningu með svona stuttum fyrirvara en það er allt í lagi.
Poetic in the water.
I have often wondered about the art of painting, or rather what makes one think that one painting should be looking like this now; but not as one might have painted maybe 10 years ago. You are changed and then you may have been looking at something that affects you. But last fall, I thought it would be a good idea to look at how painting spoke to me in its purest form, which I have always found aquarella to do, at least for me, and here is the result. I had suddenly brought along a group of paintings and outcomme of this is so-called “Popp up” exhibition in Galleri Fold, I have never try having exhibition at such short notice but it’s okay.
Allt eins og íslensk myndlist. Akvarella. 36x26cm. 2021 Like all the Icelandic art. Aqarelle. 36x26cm. 2021Hringsjáandi.Akvarella.43x34cm.2021 Pencil for panorama. Aquarelle.43x34cm.2021Land í sköpun. 37x26cm.2021 Landscaping. 37x26cm.2021Að miðju alheimsins.42x33cm 2021 To the center of the universe. 42x33cm 2021
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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