#29 Linda Steinthórsdóttir

Porträt der isländischen Künstlerin Linda Steinthórsdóttir - MALEREI

geb. 1968, Studium in Salzburg, lebt und arbeitet seit 16 Jahren in Linz.

Linda Steinthórsdóttirs Werke in Spachteltechnik sind abstrakt und minimalistisch.
Im Wechsel des Lichts beginnen die reliefartigen Strukturen ein Eigenleben zu führen, unterliegen ständiger Wandlung. Auch die facettenreiche Natur Islands ist für Linda Steinthórsdóttir immer wieder Quelle der Inspiration und in ihren Bildern allgegenwärtig. Sie verwendet verschiedene Materialien aus ihrer Heimat, wie zum Beispiel Asche vom Vulkanausbruch des „Eyjafjallajökull“.
Ausstellungen in den letzten Jahren: Island, Luxemburg und Österreich.

"..... During my visit to Linz, I had the opportunity to see Linda´s paintings in her atelier as well as the work on exhibition. When I saw her work - also having learned that she has spent most of her adult life in Austria - the old saying came to me that "you can take a person out of Iceland, but you can´t take Iceland out of a person."
This I say, because in my opinion Linda´s work is deeply rooted in her home country. The colors and the texture, the ingredients and the ideas reflected in her work - it all brings you to the black sands, the white glaciers, the barren nature and the sometimes blood-red sky of Iceland. Her paintings are a tribute to Icelandic nature in all its variety, in all its beauty. They are very real - so real that one can even find pieces of Iceland in them such as particles from the glacier with the un-pronounceable name; Eyjafjallajökull.
Last but not least I felt a lot of emotions in Linda´s work - respect for nature, love for her country of origin, passion for artistic expression, willingness and courage to experiment. This is what makes good art. It makes you feel - it makes you think - it even makes you wonder ....." (Auðunn Atlason, Ambassador of Iceland to Austria).

Eine Sendung von Helga Schager