(f. 1972)
Elvar Örn Kjartansson
Elvar Örn Kjartansson has been traveling around the world for many years working full time on his craft as a photographer. This has led him all over the globe, from the extreme heat and dust of Death Valley, California and the Namib Desert in Namibia; to the freezing cold of Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard and the stormy conditions on the Fimbul Ice-Shelf, Antarctica. His perspective of the earth changed when he captured his first frame of Iceland from the air. The colors and patterns of the earth from above constantly draw him back up. "Part of being a photographer is to bring something tangible of value into the world. For me capturing the image is just the beginning of the journey of the photograph. I have to master the art of print making so that I can end the journey.”
Elvar Örn Kjartansson - Artist statement
I see myself as a conceptual artist with photography as my main output. I feel that concepts and visions supported by a silent philosophy in the background makes a project stronger. Most of the time my projects starts as an idea on a piece of paper, there the vision starts to form. After the visualization comes the method, how will I capture it, in which format? As the development progresses, the concept and philosophy of the project forms around it. Part of being a photographer for me is to bring something tangible of value into the world. Capturing the image is just the beginning of the journey of the photograph. I have to master the art of print making so that I can end the journey.
Vi gjør vårt ytterste for å gjengi bildene mest mulig korrekt, men gjør oppmerksom på at enkelte bilder kan variere noe i farger fra skjerm til skjerm. Vi tar forbehold om mulige skrivefeil og utsolgte bilder.
COLLECTIONS IN GALLARIES
(Selected)
2017 Kunstverket Galleri, Oslo, Norway. Serigraphy poster art.
2016 Ning ́s Space gallery in Art District 798 Beijing, China. Archival pigment prints.
2015 Gallery BI-Z. Kristiansand, Norway, Archival pigment prints.
2015 Krane gallery, Tromsø, Norway. Serigraphy poster art.
2015 Norske-Grafikere gallery (Norwegian Printmakers) Oslo, Norway. Serigraphy poster art.
2015 The fine art galleri Art Nou Mil·lenni in Barcelona, Spain. Photogravure prints.
EXHIBITIONS
Solo Exhibitions
2018 Tasiliaq Museum, Tasiliaq East Greenland, The project "Piniartoq" (the hunter) Video- and photography work.
2018 Nanortalik Museum, Nanortalik, Greenland, The project "Piniartoq" (the hunter) Video- and photography work.
2018 Qaqortoq Museum, Qaqortog Greenland, The project "Piniartoq" (the hunter) Video- and photography work.
2017 The Scandinavian Center in Jingdezhen, China. Archival pigment prints. 2016 Ning ́s Space gallery in Art District 798 Beijing, China .
2015 Art Nou Mil.Lenni gallery in Barcelona, Spain.
2015 Solon Bistro, Reykjavik, Iceland.
2014 Solon Bistro, Reykjavik, Iceland.
2014 Litteraturhuset in Bergen, Norway as part of the Icelandic Days festival in Bergen. 2013 Room with a View Hotel, Reykjavik, Iceland.
2013 The residence of the Icelandic Ambassador to Austria, Vienna.
2007 Solo exhibition of Norway photography work at Fondsbu DNT Hotel, Jøtunheim, Norway.
Group Exhibitions
2018 Icelandic printmakers gallery, Reykjavik, Iceland. Heliogravure prints.
2018 Greenlandic house in Copenhagen, Denmark. Heliogravure prints.
2018 Æglageret gallery, Holbæk, Denmark. Heliogravure prints.
2018 Katuaq Cultural Center, Nuuk, Greenland. Archival pigment print.
2018 Pricilla Fowler`s gallery, Las Vegas, USA. The Southern Graphics Council International Confrence. Heliogravure prints.
2017 688 Shutter Gallery San Francisco, USA. Heliogravure prints.
2017 Nuuk Art Museum, Greenland. Heliogravure and serigraphy prints.
2018 Katuaq Cultural Center, Nuuk, Greenland. Gelatine silver prints and serigraphy prints.
2017 Group exhibition at Soli-Brug fine art gallery in Østfold, Norway. Archival pigment prints.
2015 Espacio120 art fair in Barcelona, 13-17 Mai 2015. Present by Art Nou Mil.lenni gallery in Barcelona, Spain.
2009 Group exhibition of Svalbard photography work at Polaria, Polar museum, Tromsø, Norway.
2015 Norske-grafikere gallery Olso(Norwegian Printmakers. Photogravure prints. 2014 Gallery List, Reykjavík. Archival pigment prints.
2014 The Fine Art Galleri Aker-Brygge, Oslo. Photogravure prints.
2014 Kraner gallery, Tromsø. Archival pigment prints from Svalbard.
2012 Fine Art gallery, Aker-Brygge, Oslo. Archival pigment prints.
2010 Ny-Ålesund art store, Svalbard. Archival pigment prints from Svalbard. 2010 Polaria Polar museum, Tromsø. Archival pigment prints from Svalbard.
MEMBERSHIP
2015 BONO, Norwegian visual artists copyright society 2015 Norwegian association of visual artists.
2015 Norwegian Printmakers Association.
2014 Icelandic Printmakers Association.