My name is Emil Jóhann Sigurðsson, but my artist name is Emil J. Sig. I started my artistic career in Spain in 2017. I lived there for one year, and you could say that Spain made me the artist I am today.
I am a self-taught visual artist who has learnt to paint through online courses. In 2021, I enrolled at the Reykjavík School of Visual Arts and studied art for one year. Prior to that, I had taken several courses at the Kópavogur School of Visual Arts.
This is my fourth exhibition and my second in this hall. I have held a flower exhibition, a water lily exhibition and a mixed exhibition, but this is my first exhibition with a marine theme.
The inspiration for the works in this exhibition comes primarily from the coasts of Spain, where my art first came to life, but also from the sea around Iceland. The sea has always been very mysterious to me and holds secrets yet to be discovered. The sea can offer both calm and turmoil; it all depends on the weather.
The sea is as changeable as our inner self. The sea is also the heart of the Earth, as it provides us with oxygen and is the foundation of all life on Earth.
There will be a special exhibition opening on Thursday, 5th February from 18:00-21:00 and you are welcome!
LG // Litla Gallerý is supported by the Culture and Tourism Committee.
Hafnarfjörður's due to the event
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My name is Emil Jóhann Sigurðsson, but my artistic name is Emil J. Sig. I started my artistic career in Spain in 2017. I lived there for one year and it can be said that Spain made me the artist I am today.
I am a self-taught artist who has learned to paint through online courses. But in 2021 I got into the Reykjavík School of Fine Arts and studied fine arts for one year, but before that I had taken several courses at the Kópavogur School of Fine Arts.
This is my fourth exhibition and my second in this hall. I have held a flower exhibition, a water lily exhibition and a mixed exhibition, but this is my first exhibition with a marine theme.
The inspiration for these works in this exhibition comes primarily from the shores of Spain, where art first awakened in me, but also from the ocean around Iceland. The ocean has always been very mysterious to me and holds secrets that we have yet to discover. The ocean can give you both peace and unrest, depending on the weather.
The ocean is as changeable as our inner self. The ocean is also the heart of the earth, as it gives us oxygen and is the basis of all life on earth.
There will be a special exhibition opening on Thursday, 5th February from 18:00-21:00 and you are welcome!
Other opening hours
Fri 6th Feb 14:00 – 22:00
Sat 7th Feb 12:00 – 17:00
Sunday 8th February 14:00 – 17:00
LG // Litla Gallerý is sponsored by the Culture and Tourism Committee of Hafnarfjörður for this event.
August B. Eiðsson, artist, b. 14 March 1968. August graduated from the Painting Department of the Iceland Academy of the Arts in 1996. He has held several solo and group exhibitions, this…
