The exhibition 'Fracture', featuring works by Gunnhildur Þórðardóttir, includes brand-new two- and three-dimensional pieces that explore fracture both as a physical phenomenon and as a visual interpretation. Thus, the works can be fragments of a day, time or space, fragments of nature, fragments of a pattern on a canvas or a tea towel, even fragments of a mountain, a waterfall or a memory, and fragments of a poem, etc. Gunnhildur's artworks often deal with philosophical phenomena, but in her art, she interprets her reflections on life and existence. Furthermore, the circular economy has always been a prominent theme in her work, as she is a great environmentalist. All the works in the exhibition are also made from fragments or offcuts of various materials, e.g. timber, or from items given a new purpose, such as old furniture, storage boxes, curtains or works of art.
Gunnhildur Þórðardóttir holds an MA in Arts Administration, a joint BA in History (Art History) and Fine Arts from the Cambridge School of Art, UK, and a postgraduate diploma in art education for both primary and secondary schools from the Iceland Academy of the Arts. She has been teaching since 2014 and worked for over ten years for art museums, both in the capital region and in Reykjanesbær, as a specialist or project manager for museum education and information. She has held many positions of trust for artists and has served on the boards of various committees for artists, as well as an art specialist in curatorial and project management roles, including as project manager for the Guest Studio Programme of the Association of Icelandic Artists, and project manager at the State Art Fund. project manager for the 'Art Day' project. She has been an active artist for twenty years and has exhibited widely, both in Iceland and abroad. She has also published poetry books, created educational materials, and undertaken independent art and literary projects, in addition to running the Reykjanes Art School. She has received many grants, including the Mugg grant, the Cultural Grant from the Association of Local Authorities in the South-West, and grants from Reykjanesbær and Hafnarfjörður.
This exhibition is the result of several years' work and the material comes from all directions. The great outdoors and the environment have always been…
