Ásmundarsafn, Reykjavík Art Museum
Loftskurður / Spatial Infractions
February – August 2022
The exhibition is a meeting of two sculptors from different times in a dialogue that gives a new insight into the heritage of one of the pioneers of Icelandic sculpture, as well as introducing new works by a contemporary artist. Rósa Gísladóttir (1957) studied art in Germany, Britain and Iceland and her works have been widely exhibited. She has used various material in her work but is best known for plaster sculptures that have taken on different shapes and sizes. From the start of her career she has often incorporated artistic references to architecture and cultural history into her work and in this exhibition, she takes on the form of the museum building often referred to as Ásmundur‘s largest sculpture. While studying, Rósa regularly travelled to Italy, where she was enchanted by old architecture and classic sculpture. She works with the forms she was so taken with on the mainland, creating works that fluctuate between classical and modern. (Aldís Snorradóttir & Edda Halldórsdóttir).
Wide Open (plaster 190 x 190 x 40 cm) 2022
Wide Open (plaster 190 x 190 x 40 cm) 2022 (detail)
Wide Open (plaster 190 x 190 x 40 cm) 2022 and Reverse Dome (plaster 210 x 210 x 105 cm) 2022
Reverse Dome (plaster 210 x 210 x 105 cm) 2022, Ásmundur Sveinsson: Forces of Nature (iron 230 cm), Fragmentation (plaster 80 x 80 x 240 cm) 2022
Ásmundur Sveinsson: Forces of Nature (iron 185 cm) 1957, Fragmentation (plaster 80 x 80 x 240 cm) 2022
Equilibrium (plaster 48 x 48 x 50 cm) 2022, Ásmundur Sveinsson: Þvottakonur (clay, height 38 cm) 1936, Reverse Dome (plaster 210 x 210 x 105 cm) 2022, Ásmundur Sveinsson: Forces of Nature (iron 185 cm) 1957
Wide Open (plaster 190 x 190 x 40 cm) 2022, Equilibrium (plaster 48 x 48 x 50 cm) 2022, Ásmundur Sveinsson: The Last Voyage (iron 3 x 3 x 2 m) 1960, Spatial Infractions (plaster 35 x 28 x 12 cm) 2021, Reverse Dome (plaster 210 x 210 x 105 cm) 2022
Wide Open (plaster 190 x 190 x 40 cm) 2022
Equilibrium (plaster 48 x 48 x 50 cm) 2022, Ásmundur Sveinsson: The Last Voyage (iron 3 x 3 x 2 m) 1960, Spatial Infractions (plaster 35 x 28 x 12 cm) 2021
Wide Open (plaster 190 x 190 x 40 cm) 2022, Eye Shot (plaster 80 x 80 x 15 cm) 2022, Ásmundur Sveinsson: The Last Voyage (iron 3 x 3 x 2 m) 1960, Spatial Infractions (plaster 35 x 28 x 12 cm) 2021
Equilibrium (plaster 48 x 48 x 50 cm) 2022, Ásmundur Sveinsson: The Last Voyage (iron 3 x 3 x 2 m) 1960, Spatial Infractions (plaster 35 x 28 x 12 cm) 2021, Eye Shot (plaster 80 x 80 x 15 cm) 2022
Ásmundur Sveinsson: Artistic Inclination (plaster, height 31 cm) 1936, Framing the air (plaster 90 x 90 x 30 cm) 2022, My Studio (wooden work table and shelves) 2022, Shadow Box (plaster 40 x 35 x 35 cm) 2022
Framing the air (plaster 90 x 90 x 30 cm) 2022, Ásmundur Sveinsson: Artistic Inclination (plaster, height 31 cm) 1936
Framing the air (plaster 90 x 90 x 30 cm) 2022, Ásmundur Sveinsson: Artistic Inclination (plaster, height 31 cm)
Reykjavík Art Museum – Ásmundarsafn. Ásmundur Sveinsson was one of the pioneers of sculptural art in Iceland and designed the building mostly himself between 1942-1959.