Ragnar Kjartansson (sculptor)

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Sculpture of Bárður Snæfellsás by Ragnar Kjartansson

Ragnar Kjartansson (born August 17, 1923 in Snæfellsnes , † October 26, 1988 in Reykjavík ) was an Icelandic sculptor and ceramist . He is considered one of the most famous and important artists in the country.

life and work

Ragnar Kjartansson, son of the pastor Kjartan Kjartansson, learned ceramics from Guðmundur Einarsson frá Miðdal (1895–1963) and at the Swedish ceramics manufacturer Upsala-Ekeby AB and studied art at the Handíða- og myndlistaskóli (school for arts and crafts) and at Ásmundur Sveinsson at Myndlistaskólinn í Reykjavík (Art School in Reykjavík) . He taught art and was temporarily director of the Reykjavík School of Art.

In 1945 he married the bank clerk Katrín Guðmundsdóttir. The couple have four children. His daughter Inga Ragnarsdóttir (* 1955), who lives in Kempten (Allgäu), is also a sculptor and painter. His eldest son is the actor, director and playwright Kjartan Ragnarsson (* 1945), who married the well-known Icelandic actress Guðrún Ásmundsdóttir (* 1935). Her son, in turn, is the musician, performance artist and sculptor Ragnar Kjartansson (* 1976), who was named after his grandfather.

As a pioneer of Icelandic ceramics, he founded Funi Keramik in 1947 and Glit Keramik in 1958 , which still use the lava decor he developed. He was also known to Dieter Roth , who produced decorative painting for Ragnar's ceramic workshop.

Ragnar Kjartansson was instrumental in founding the Icelandic sculptors' association Myndhöggvarafélagið (MHR) in 1972, on whose board he was active for years.

Ragnar Kjartansson has participated in a variety of solo and group exhibitions. His work is represented in numerous museums and there are reliefs and statues of him all over Iceland, many of them in public ownership. These include, for example, the horse statues “Stóð” (“horse herd”) in Reykjavík and “Faxi” (“fair mane”) in Sauðárkrókur , the mythological sculptures “ Bárður Snæfellsás ” in Arnarstapi and “ Auðumbla ” in Akureyri , as well as several memorials drowned sailors, for example "Björgun" ("rescue") in Siglufjörður , "Jöklarar" ("glacier people") in Hellissandur and another one called "Bæn" ("prayer") on the main road from Eskifjörður . In 2003 there was a large memorial exhibition on the occasion of his 80th birthday.

See also: Icelandic Painting and Sculpture

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Ragnar Ólafsson: Ragnar Kjartansson myndhöggvari (obituary). In: Morgunblaðið v. November 2, 1988, p. 21 (Icelandic).
  2. ↑ Ragnar Kjartansson myndhöggvari látinn. In: In: Morgunblaðið v. October 27, 1988, p. 2 (Icelandic) ( online at Tímarit.is ) ; Jón Óskar: Ragnar Kjartansson myndhöggvari (obituary). In: Morgunblaðið v. November 2, 1988, p. 20 (Icelandic).
  3. ↑ Einar Kristjánsson Haukur: lysing Snæfellsnes frá Löngufjörum að Ólafsvíkurenni. Reykjavík 1982, p. 34f. (Icelandic)
  4. ↑ a b Curriculum vitae and exhibition list (Icelandic) on the website of the Icelandic Association of Fine Artists Samband Íslenskra Myndlistarmanna (accessed May 1, 2012).
  5. ^ Ragnar Kjartansson á Myndlistartvíæringnum í Feneyjum. In: Vísir v. November 22, 2007 (Icelandic); Auður Mikaelsdóttir: Ragnar Kjartansson. Þversögn leikarans í vídeóverkunum. BA thesis Háskóli Íslands , Reykjavík 2011, p. 5 ( PDF ( Memento of the original from October 19, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this note. , Icelandic). @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / skemman.is
  6. ↑ Leirbrennslan Funi heldur sýningu á lisírnunum í Flóru bessa viku. In: Alþýðublaðið v. November 26, 1950, p. 1 (Icelandic) ( online at Tímarit.is ) ; David Revere McFadden (Ed.): Scandinavian Modern Design, 1880–1980. New York: 1982, p. 256.
  7. ↑ a b c Jón Óskar: Ragnar Kjartansson myndhöggvari sextugur. In: Morgunblaðið v. August 21, 1983, pp. 40f. (Icelandic) ( online at Tímarit.is ).
  8. ↑ Roth time. Baden / Switzerland 2003, p. 54.
  9. ↑ Saga ( Memento of the original from June 11, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on sculpture.is , website of the MHR (Reykjavík Association of Sculptors). @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.sculpture.is
  10. ↑ Photo on the Útilistaverk í Reykjavík website (accessed on May 5, 2012).
  11. ↑ Photo on flickr.com (accessed May 5, 2012).
  12. ↑ Söfnun vegna kaupa á minnisvarða um drukknaða sjómenn á Siglufirði. In: Fréttablað Siglfirðingafélagsins í Reykjavík og nágrenni No. 1 v. April 1, 1988, p. 8 (Icelandic) ( online at Tímarit.is ) .
  13. ↑ Photo on flickr.com (accessed May 5, 2012).
  14. ^ Christian Nowak: Iceland. (Baedeker Alliance travel guide). Ostfildern 2010, p. 218; Photo on flickr.com (accessed May 6, 2012).
  15. ↑ Metnaðarfull hönnun and öflug tilraunastarfsemi. In: Morgunblaðið v. August 9, 2003, p. 6f. (Icelandic, with numerous illustrations). ( Online at mbl.is )
Note: Icelanders are referred to by their first name or first and last name, but not just their surname. Further information can be found under Icelandic personal name .
personal data
SURNAME Ragnar Kjartansson
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kjartansson, Ragnar
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Icelandic sculptor and ceramist
DATE OF BIRTH 17th August 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH Snæfellsnes
DATE OF DEATH October 26, 1988
Place of death Reykjavík