Louisa Matthíasdóttir
Girl with Bike
Akureyri Art Museum, Ketilhús
December 9ᵗʰ - Feburary 11ᵗʰ
Louisa Matthíasdóttir (1917-2000) was one of the most progressive artists of her generation. Complete and explicit canvases, and pure and simple colors, are strong characteristics of her work. Louisa studied in Europe and the US, residing in New York from 1942. Evident in her work however is the contact she kept with Iceland; clear influence from Icelandic landscape and light. Louisa also painted still life, her family and friends as well as self-portraits, such as the ones in the exhibition.
This exhibition, Girl with Bike, is based on the exhibition Calm, set up in Kjarvalsstaðir by Reykjavik Art Museum earlier this year. Jón Proppé curated that exhibition and he will give a lecture on Louisa’s work at a Þriðjudagsfyrirlestur (Tuesday´s Talk), in Akureyri Art Museum, Ketilhús, in the beginning of 2018.
The artworks are borrowed from Reykjavík Art Museum, Temma Bell, Louisa’s daughter, and from a private collection.
