Artist Talk: opus – oups

Artist Talk with Guðný Rósa Ingimarsdóttir about her exibition opus – oups at Kjarvalsstaðir. Curator Ólöf Kristín Sigurðardóttir and Eva Wittocx will also participate. In English.

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opus – oups is a retrospective of the works of artist Guðný Rósa Ingimarsdóttir. The works on display cover Ingimarsdóttir’s career of more than two decades and the exhibition is a part of Reykjavík Art Museum’s exhibition series with an aim to examine and present the career of important working artists.

In her work, Ingimarsdóttir seeks inspiration in her surroundings and experiences. She has worked with diverse media, such as audio and sculptures, but her paper work has always been prominent. Her work is characterised by precision and is often hand carved, drawn in delicate pencil, stitched in thread and even assembled from different materials. She often uses miscellaneous paper such as carbon paper, graph paper, wallpaper and common printing paper, with earnest and personal results.

Ingimarsdóttir was born in Reykjavík 1969. She studied at The Icelandic College of Art and Crafts and finished her postgraduate education from L’Ensav La Cambre in Brussels and HISK in Antwerp, Belgium, Her work has been displayed in solo exhibitions in Iceland and around Europe. Her work can be found in public museums in France, Belgium, Slovenia and Iceland. Ingimarsdóttir lives and works in Belgium.