Sigurjón Ólafsson
Sigurjón Ólafsson (* 1908 in Eyrarbakki ; † 1982 ) was an Icelandic sculptor .
Life
Sigurjón grew up in Iceland. In 1928 he went to Denmark, entered the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and graduated in 1935. During this time he had a study visit to Rome . In 1945 Sigurjón returned to Iceland. He lived and worked in Laugarnes in Reykjavík and received numerous commissions. Gerður Helgadóttir was a student of Sigurjón.
Sigurjón was married to Birgitta Spur, who runs the Sigurjón Ólafsson Museum in Reykjavík .
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In 1934/5 Sigurjón worked on a 3 m by 4 m large relief ( Saltfiskstöflun ), which was dedicated to the Icelandic working class. In 1939 he created his first abstract sculpture, which was named Maður og kona ( Eng . "Man and Woman"). In the early 1940s Sigurjón was working on two stone sculptures for the market in the Danish city of Vejle .
After his return to Iceland, Sigurjón designed, among other things, a 90 m long relief at the Búrfell power station (1966-69), as well as eighteen works in the city of Reykjavík, including Öndvegissúlur ( Eng . " Throne Pillars ", 1971) in Höfði and Íslandsmerki (Eng. "Emblem Islands", 1972/73).
His work has been exhibited in Iceland, Denmark, Sweden, Italy and the United States.
Statue for Ólafur Thors on Tjörnin in Reykjavík
Relief of the Búrfell power station
Monument to Friðrik Friðriksson in Reykjavík
Appreciation and awards
- In 1930 Sigurjón received the gold medal of the Royal Danish Academy of Art for his sculpture Verkamaður ( Eng . "Worker").
- In 1939 he was awarded the Eckersberg Prize for his work Móðir mín (Eng. "My mother").
- In Laugarnes , Reykjavík, there is a museum dedicated to the artist.
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Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sigurjón Ólafsson |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Icelandic sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1908 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Eyrarbakki |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1982 |