In the solar convection zone, heat is transported to the surface by the movement of hot gas. The material rises, spreads out and sinks back down. This activity shapes an unstable surface where bright regions, dark lanes and continuous currents are formed and dissolve.

The exhibition Iðuhvolf draws its inspiration from this process. Victor G. Cilia builds his works with curved lines, circles, dark openings and dense, flowing forms. The picture plane appears to be under constant pressure, as if the forms are rising from deeper layers, colliding and transforming.

The works reveal glimpses of figures, beings, forms and landscapes, like the images that appear and disappear when one looks into a fire. The imagery stands at the boundary between the figurative and the abstract.

Brownish-red, yellow and dark colours evoke thoughts of heat, embers, evaporation and movement.
Black voids break up form, guiding the eye to the details and flow that ultimately form a whole.

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Victor G. Cilia is an Icelandic visual artist, born in Reykjavík in 1960. Cilia studied at the Iceland Academy of the Arts in his early years and has worked as a freelance artist since 1992, building a consistent career characterised by a personal and recognisable visual world. His paintings combine organic forms, decorative traditions, symmetry, technical symbols and meticulous handling of materials in works where order and imagination are held in tension.

There will be a special exhibition opening on Thursday, 15th October from 16:00-19:00, and you are invited!

Other opening times:

Friday 16 October, 14:00–18:00
Sat. 17 October 13:00 – 17:00
Sun. 18 October 14:00 – 17:00
Wed. 21 October 14:00 – 18:00
Thu. 22 October 14:00 - 18:00
Friday 23 October, 14:00–18:00
Sat. 24 October. 13:00 - 17:00
Sun. 25 October 14:00-17:00

LG // Litla Gallerý is supported by the City of Hafnarfjörður for the event.

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In the convection zone of our Sun, energy is constantly transported to the surface by a mass movement of plasma, which forms a circular convection current, with the heated plasma ascending and the cooled plasma descending. The material rises, spreads and sinks back down. These conditions result in an unstable surface where bright areas, dark channels, and continuous currents are endlessly created and dissolved.

The exhibition Iðuhvolf draws inspiration from this process. Victor G. Cilia constructs his works by using curving lines, circles, dark cavities with tight, flowing shapes.

The surface of the picture appears to be under constant pressure, as the forms seem to emerge from deeper underlying layers, collide and shift.

In the works, facial expressions, creatures, anatomical forms and landscapes can be identified, similar to the images that appear and disappear when looking into a fire. The artist's visual expression borders on the abstract and the realistic.

Reddish-brown, yellow, and dark colours bring to mind heat, embers, evaporation and movement.
Darker cavities penetrate the shapes, drawing attention to details and the overall flow, which finally results in a complete whole.

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Victor G. Cilia is an Icelandic artist, born in Reykjavík in 1960. He studied at the Icelandic School of Fine Arts and Crafts in his younger years. He has been working independently in fine arts since 1992 and has built a sustained career characterised by a personal and recognisable artistic expression. His works combine organic forms, decorative traditions, symmetry and technical symbols with precise handling of materials, resulting in artworks where both discipline and imagination are held in a tense balance.

There will be a special exhibition opening on Thursday, 15th October from 16:00-19:00 and you are welcome!

Other opening hours:

Fri. 16th Oct 14:00 – 18:00
Sat. 17th Oct 13:00 – 17:00
Sun. 18th Oct 14:00 – 17:00
Wed. 21st Oct 14:00 – 18:00
Thursday 22nd October, 14:00 – 18:00
Fri. 23rd Oct 14:00 – 18:00
Sat. 24th Oct 13:00 – 17:00
Sun. 25th Oct 14:00 – 17:00

LG // Litla Gallerý is sponsored by the town of Hafnarfjordur for this event.