Johann Eyfells

Johann Eyfells is a revolutionary sculptor, architect, and art professor. He was born 1923 in Reykjavik, Iceland. In 1949, he married Kristin Halldorsdottir, a former Icelandic model and dress designer, who made her own career as an artist alongside of his. He has studied at several universities, earning a bachelor's degree in architecture in 1953 and a master's degree in fine art in 1964. Eyfells began producing abstract sculptures in the 60's based on experiments in chemistry and physics, utilizing the various transformational properties of metals, especially aluminum, iron and copper. Minimal in nature, his art is non-objective and often conceptual in approach. His materials vary between metal, wood, paper, cloth, and latex. Eyfells' purpose is to document the interaction between time, space and gravity. His work is based on his concepts of receptualism, a theory he developed to explain the essence of his work. He has received much recognition throughout his career, including an invitation from the government of Iceland to represent his homeland at the 45th Venice Biennale. His work has been featured in the United Nations' exhibition, World Artists at the Millenium and the nine museum traveling exhibition What Nature Provides. [1]