𝐁𝐣𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐛𝐣ö𝐫𝐧𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧: Aesthetics and Body Consciousness in Painting

In this interview, 𝐁𝐣𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐛𝐣ö𝐫𝐧𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧 and I talk about aesthetics and body consciousness in painting. 

I also learn about the inspiration behind his mysterious oil and water plexiglass paintings. 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐛𝐣ö𝐫𝐧𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧 says that he prefers to live within the process of his works over thinking about them. On growing up in Iceland, "I would say it's like an open wound or the skin of the earth, in a sense. Where you have all kinds of elemental forces very open here in Iceland." On embodiment and abstraction, I don't think he is painting the landscape around him. The artist says, "It has nothing to do with that, I sometimes have a problem with landscape paintings, but still [chuckles] I do-- it's the feeling of how you are-- you are the landscape that you are within."

Painting for 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐛𝐣ö𝐫𝐧𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧 is about spontaneity; it is an intuitive process. We comment on Kant's quote: "art-making – the interplay of free imagination and understanding." Join us for an in-depth conversation about art, studio life, Nordic mythology, and much more. 

𝐁𝐣𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐛𝐣ö𝐫𝐧𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧 received his Bachelors and Masters of Fine Art at San Francisco Institute of the Art. After completing his degrees, he returned to Reykjavik to continue his career in art. During this time, the artist received a two-year stipend from, Icelandic Government for a sizeable site-specific land commission that combined painting and sculpture. In 2003, he took part in Los Angeles International Biennial, and the following year, he participated in the Pilsen International Biennial of Drawing. Over the past 25 years, 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐛𝐣ö𝐫𝐧𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧 has had numerous gallery and museums exhibitions in the U.S.A. and Europe.

Visit the artist's website: http://www.bjarnisig.com