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Denmark exhibitions, late summer into fall 2005
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List of works in the Galleri Nordlys exhibition. | |||
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Orðabelgur 2002 Model of an interactive sculpture 32,5 x 26 x 24,5 cm |
"Bag of words" from an
Icelandic folklore story was a bag that could collect words. From this
derives "Leggja orð í belg" literally putting a word in the bag. Orðabelgur was a project for an interactive sculpture proposal outside the National Library in Reykjavik. Coll. Einar Örn Gunnarsson, Reykjavik, Iceland |
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Days in the life of
Bukowski 2000-2004 Soft resin 10,5 x 13,5 x 7 cm |
Clock body | ||
Secretary 2003 Oil on canvas 60" x 62" |
Design drawing for a
cabinet created for "Naughty" exhibition at the John Elder Gallery, New
York. Secretary as writing table accommodates a secretary between boring every day tasks. |
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Out Of Time 2000 soft resin 10" x 6" x 2-1/4" |
Clock body | ||
Svartsengi 1995 Mixed media on white cardboard 60 x 84 cm |
Architectural project proposal foir a visitors center at a powerplant (Blue lagoon) | ||
Double Faced Worm
Shelf
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Design drawing for a sculptural cabinet. | ||
Double Faced Worm
Shelf
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Design drawing
for a sculptural cabinet. Coll. Gudmundur Gunnarsson, Reykjavik, Iceland |
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How is the weather? 1997 Oil on canvas 6" x 8" each (One for each day of the year) |
Four shown here are #216-219. All days of the year show rain, in various amounts, angles and densities. | ||
Project Iceland
3000-blueprint (2003-) 2004 Drawing on landmap and cast resin 115 x 94 x 0,5 cm |
Drawing appears to have inspired a conservation group in Iceland, which in 1995 made a highly publicized map of Iceland in an effort against further creation of dams | ||
Myrkraspil hins gullna
musteris 2005 Cast resin, wire, aluminum 60 x 90 x 2 cm |
Sculptural relief. The Icelandic parliament is here suspended as flexible gold, by wire and an aluminum puppeteer cross | ||
Upp
í svartnættið 2004 Resin and wood 77 x 77 x 81,5 cm |
Ceiling mounted sculpture | ||
UL 2 (Large
version) 2001 Oil on canvas 96" x 50" |
Design drawing for a large size UL2 light. | ||
UL 2 1998-2000 Cast resin and concrete 60 x 15 x 15 cm |
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Tulip
(v2) 1998 Oil on canvas 96" x 50" |
Design drawing for a large floor standing light. Based on Thordarson's 1991 Tulip light. | ||
UL 1 2000 Cast translucent resins 60 x 30 x 30 cm |
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WMD 2003 Resin 25,5 x 19,6 x 2,1 cm |
Ice cube tray, antiproduct in the shape of IRAQ |
Scandinavian Design Beyond The Myth Exhibition, Copenhagen | |||
Major retrospective on Scandinavian design travelling thru design museums of Europe since 2004, opening at the Kunst og Industri Museet on September 15th, 2005. Curated by Widar Halen. Link | |||
Delirium Tremens (1991-) 1997 Translucent resins 13" x 12" x 32-3/4" |
Coll. Museum of Design and Applied Art (mudesa), Iceland | ||
Escargot 1997 Translucent soft amber resin 8-1/4" x 7-1/4" x 2-3/8" |
Coll. Museum of Design and Applied Art (mudesa), Iceland | ||
UL 3 (1992-) 2000 Translucent soft resin, steel, concrete 60 x 20 x 20 cm |
Utopia and Reality exhibition, Copenhagen | |||
Permanent design exhibition opened at the Kunst og Industri Museet in 2002 (ongoing). Curated by Rikke Rosenberg. Link | |||
Delirium Tremens (1991-) 1997 Translucent resins 13" x 12" x 32-3/4" |
Coll. Kunst og Industri Museet, Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
Lys Over Lolland exhibition, Sakskøbing | |||
Design-is, opening on August 26, 2005 | |||
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Álfa Hvað? 2003 Soft resins cast into various packing materials 14" x 14" x 14" |
Light "Elf-what?" created for a show of Icelandic designers using some theme with elves. | |
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