List of Icelandic artists

Art has existed in Iceland since the first settlements, but it was only at the beginning of the 20th century that Icelandic artists came to an international reputation. Mostly, they had studied in other countries, e.g. in Denmark.

Painters

The most important motifs for Icelandic painters were the nature of their home country and the human being, but they also used mythical and supernatural themes as well as socio-realistic motives

Some of the notable painters are:

Contemporary Artists

Around 1960 the Swiss-German artist Dieter Roth moved to Iceland. His engagement with the Icelandic art scene was of great importance in introducing movements such as conceptual art, Fluxus, happenings, body art, life art and social sculpture, which since have formed a basis for Icelandic Contemporary Art. [1]

Sculptors

It was not until the 19th century that Icelandic artists began to create sculpture.

Some notable sculptors are:

Photographers

Architects

Musicians

Local Musicians

Actors

Choreographers

References

  1. ↑ "Thoughts on Hallgrímskirkja and Landakotskirkja - CIA is". cia.is. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
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