Úlfur Karlsson
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| Born | Úlfur Karlsson 13 October 1988 Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Nationality | Icelandic |
| Known for | Artist, painter, film director |
Úlfur Karlsson (born 13 October 1988) is an Icelandic artist and film director.
Úlfur began his career making short films and documentaries. In the year of 2003 Úlfur screened the short film Pirovat at the New York Independent Film and Video Festival. In the year of 2008 he graduated from the National film Institute of Iceland (Icelandic Film School). He has made two short films since Pirovat; Tvísaga, in the year of 2006, and Einskonar Alaska (Kind of Alaska), in the year of 2008, based on a famous radio play by Harold Pinter.[1] In 2009 he graduated from the art school at Akureyri, Myndlistarskólinn á Akureyri.[2] After that he enrolled in Valand School of Fine Arts and graduated with BA degree.[3] At Valand he started painting in Neo-expressionistic style. Úlfur has had many exhibitions around Iceland, for example at Listasafn ASÍ,[4] Slunkaríki[5] in Ísafjörður and Sláturhúsið[6] at Egilsstaðir. In 2015 Úlfur, along with other young artists in Iceland, took part in an exhibition called Nýmálað (Just Painted) at Listasafn Reykjavíkur.[7] In the same year he had a private exhibition at Listasafn Reykjavíkur, titled Við erum ekki hrædd (We are not afraid)[8] and an exhibition titled Implant at Wind and Weather Gallery.[9] In 2019 Úlfur had a private exhibition at Galerie Hilger NEXT in Vienna titled Ominvores .[10]
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Short films
[edit]- Pirovat 2003
- Tvísaga 2006
- Einskonar Alaska 2008
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References
[edit]- ^ "Úlfur Karlsson". kvik.origo.is. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ^ "Myndlistaskólinn á Akureyri". myndak.is. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ^ "Bachelorette Rose Ceremony, Valand Graduations Exhibition, Kungsports Ave., Gothenburg, 2012 | Úlfur Karlsson". www.ulfurkarlsson.com. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ^ "Sýning Listasafn ASÍ". www.listasafnasi.is. 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.
- ^ "Gallery Hilger NEXT Wien 10 | Frieze". frieze.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016.
