Litla Gallerý
Margrét Jóna Þórhallsdóttir – Svart/hvítt litríkt
November 30th – December 3rd 2023
The need to do what brings me JOY was the driving force behind this exhibition. On my self healing journey I have realized how important it is to make time for what brings you joy. Our society today is going at a very illegal pace and so many of us are dealing with the speeding tickets. In all our roles in our hustle and bustle of the day, we often forget to stop and really think about whether we are nourishing ourselves by doing what brings us joy and satisfaction. How about slowing down a bit and with doing so prevent getting these speeding tickets. We must remember to stop, take a deep breath and look both inward and around us
For this exhibition I got my inspiration from nature and creation. Creating for me is meditation and it gives me a great feeling of joy. Colors affect me deeply but BLACK is my favorite color. Black and White are not just black and white. I see different nuances in black and white as in other colors. Flowers of all the colors of the rainbow make me very happy whether they are in a vase, in my living room or out in nature. I got my affection for flowers, among other things from my grandmother Jóa who had a great appreciation of beauty and had many beautiful flowers, both in the living room and the garden. For this exhibition I wanted to work with flowers because they have exceptionally beautiful organic shapes and lines. In these paintings
I take them from their natural environment, put them on the canvas and work them according to my own style. I play with lines, colors and organic shapes. In order for the image composition to be comfortable and exciting for the eye, I try to achieve a certain balance in arrangement and color combination. The paintings are made with mixed media, acrylic and pen.
Margrét Jóna Þórhallsdóttir was born in 1976 and grew up in Njarðvík. She graduated from Arts college in Verkmenntaskólinn á Akureyri in 1998. She graduated as an Art teacher from the Iceland College of Education in 2005 and from Design Course in Iðnskólinn í Hafnarfirði in 2015. She has worked as an art teacher in both kindergartens and elementary schools. Margrét Jóna has attended many courses in art, several courses in oil painting with Þuríður Sigurðardóttir and also in mixed media and paper-mache with Sara Vilbergsdóttir. In 2021 she held her first solo exhibition in Litla Gallerý and Gallerí 16. This is her second solo exhibition.
Exhibition opening is November 30th from 18:00-20:00 and everyone is welcome!
Other opening hours:
Friday 1st of Desember 15:00 – 20:00
Saturday 2nd of Desember 13:00 – 18:00
Sunday 3rd of Desember 14:00 – 18:00
