Úlfur Karlsson
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| Born | Úlfur Karlsson 13 October 1988 Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Known for | Artist, painter, film director |
Úlfur Karlsson (born 13 October 1988) is an Icelandic artist and film director.
Life and career
[edit]Úlfur Karlsson was born on 12 October 1988 in Sweden[1] and started his career making short films and documentaries.[2] In 2003 his short film Pirovat was screened at the New York Independent Film and Video Festival.[3] In 2008 he graduated from the National film Institute of Iceland (Icelandic Film School).[citation needed] Úlfur has made two short films since Pirovat; Tvísaga, in 2006, and Einskonar Alaska (Kind of Alaska), in 2008, based on a radio play by Harold Pinter.[4]
In 2009 he graduated from art school at Akureyri (Myndlistarskólinn á Akureyri).[5] After that he enrolled in Valand School of Fine Arts and graduated with BA degree.[5] At Valand he started painting in Neo-expressionistic style. Úlfur has had various exhibitions in Iceland, for example at Listasafn ASÍ,[6] Slunkaríki[7] in Ísafjörður, Sláturhúsið,[8] and Egilsstaðir. In 2015, Úlfur, along with other young artists from Iceland, took part in an exhibition called Nýmálað (Just Painted) at Listasafn Reykjavíkur.[9] The same year he had a solo exhibition at Listasafn Reykjavíkur, titled Við erum ekki hrædd (We are not afraid)[10] and in March–April 2016 one named Implant at Wind and Weather Gallery( Reykjavík).[11] In 2017, he had a solo exhibition at the Reykjanesbær Art Museum titled Úlfur við girðinguna (Wolf at the fence) which was inspired by the fence that separated the US Naval Air Station Keflavik from the general population.[12][13] In 2019 the artist had a solo exhibition at Galerie Hilger NEXT in Vienna, titled Ominvores .[14]
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Short films
[edit]- Pirovat 2003
- Tvísaga 2006
- Einskonar Alaska 2008
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References
[edit]- ^ "Icelandic Art Center | Blog". Icelandic Art Center. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
- ^ "Vinnur að sýningu í tilefni fullveldisins". Morgunblaðið. 13 October 2008. p. 42. Retrieved 13 October 2025 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ "Með ljóðræna stuttmynd í farteskinu". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 16 February 2004. p. 30. Retrieved 13 October 2025 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ "Úlfur Karlsson". kvik.origo.is. Archived from the original on 8 February 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ^ a b Steinþór Guðbjartsson (29 November 2021). "Víkingar höfða til myndlistarmanns". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 32. Retrieved 13 October 2025 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ "Sýning Listasafn ASÍ". www.listasafnasi.is. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ^ "Önnur myndlistarsýning opnar í dag: Úlfur Karlsson með Ónáttúru í Slunkaríki". skutull.is. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ^ Hafliðadóttir, Jóhanna. "Ný myndlistarsýning í Sláturhúsinu". www.fljotsdalsherad.is. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ^ "Nýmálað 1-Stærsta sýning á íslenska samtímamálverkinu". Reykjavíkurborg. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ^ "D23 Úlfur Karlsson: We Are Not Afraid". listasafnreykjavikur.is. 16 October 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ^ "Past 2016". Wind and Weather Window Gallery. Retrieved 11 July 2016.[dead link]
- ^ Gunnþóra Gunnarsdóttir (9 November 2017). "Vill að fólk hugsi um boðskap verkanna þegar það fer heim". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). p. 42. Retrieved 13 October 2025 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ Einar Falur Ingólfsson (12 November 2017). "Vil gjarnan fá fólk nær listunum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 38. Retrieved 13 October 2025 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ "Gallery Hilger NEXT Wien 10 | Frieze". frieze.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016.
External links
[edit]- Artist website
- Erró um Úlf og Úlfur um Erró – Vísir on Visir
- From Iceland — Artist Talk: Úlfur Karlsson on Icelandic Grapevine
