Making Of An Artist
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Making Of An Artist: Agatha P. Talks Vala Matt, Valkyries, And Beauty Vloggers
Agatha P.—yes, it’s pronounced like you’d think, and yes, it’s genius—is one of Iceland’s most beloved drag queens. Created by the lovely dancer Ásgeir Helgi Magnússon, Agatha is a kooky, silly, sexy, and oddly flexible character known for her bizarre sense of…
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Artificial Intelligence, Brian Eno And The Displacement Of Air: The Making Of Halldór Eldjárn
Musician Halldór Eldjárn has been drawing a lot of attention recently for his AI-approach to composing, as well as his homemade percussion-playing robots. Here’s what has made him the artist he is today. Generative music The concept of generating music has always…
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How Does One Become Lord Pusswhip?
Þórður Ingi Jónsson, or Lord Pusswhip, is definitely an oddball when it comes to music. He is one of the rising stars in the electronic music world. He also once interned at the Grapevine. Here, Lord Pusswhip told us what made him…
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Making Of An Artist: Smoke, Carbon, And A Love Supreme With Úlfur Hansson
Úlfur Hansson is a Brooklyn-based solo musician, film composer and sound artist. He has released three albums—2008’s ‘Sweaty Psalms,’ followed by ‘White Mountain’ (2013) and ‘Arborescence’ (2017). He has also performed and collaborated with Gyða Valtýsdóttir, Nordic Affect, Kronos Quartet, and Jónsi,…
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Making Of An Artist: MSEA’s Dance Parties And Canadian Spit
MSEA is a Reykjavík-based Canadian musician making intriguing, textural electronica-and-voice music. Her work often includes collaborative visuals—her first single, ‘Sex Self,’ was launched with a multi-disciplinary exhibition. Her new EP, ‘Hiding Under Things,’ is out now. “I’ve always found it difficult to…
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Making Of An Artist: Árni Már Erlingsson Is A Bit Careless And Not Too Sensible
Árni Már Erlingsson is an Icelandic visual artist who runs the fantastic Gallery Port on Laugavegur. Here is what made him the artist he is today. Graffiti It’s nice to look back and see where it all got started. When I was…
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Making Of An Artist: IDK IDA’s Bees, Beauty And Anarchy In The Bleak North
Ida Schuften Juhl is IDK IDA, a young producer, performer, artist and organiser who has become a firm favourite at the Reykjavík Grapevine. Her debut album, ‘The Bug,’ is out now, and she has some stunning new material in the works, which…
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Making Of An Artist: The Diverse Artistic World Of Seint
Joseph Cosmo is Seint, a musician who creates expansive, atmospheric electronic soundscapes with contemporary pop flourishes. More recently, he has dipped his toe into the Icelandic rap scene with the textured, collaborative new album ‘IV.’ Here are some of the influences that…
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How To Be Hugleikur? A Diet Of Sick Cartoons And The Moomins
Hugleikur Dagsson is one of Iceland’s most loved and, perhaps in some ways, notorious artists. His comics are brutal and hilarious in their simplicity. His books have been translated for global audiences and have impacted the comic scene in Iceland in a…
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Making Of An Artist: The Importance Of Silence And Curiosity With Baldvin Snær Hlynsson
Pianist Baldvin Snær Hlynsson deftly mixes folk and jazz into an empyreal melange of minimalism, drama, and beauty. After releasing his debut album ‘Renewal,’ he recently won “Newcomer Of The Year” at the 2018 Icelandic Music awards. We sat down with Baldvin…
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Making Of An Artist: Badass Women And Political Art With Brynhildur Karlsdóttir
Brynhildur Karlsdóttir has made some serious waves in the punk universe as the incredible singer of the punk band Hórmónar—’whores, hand, and hormones’—which you can read more about on page 28. We sat down with the charismatic musician to find out what…
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Making Of An Artist: New Wave Cinema, Indie Rock And Art With Rakel Mjöll
Rakel Mjöll Leifsdóttir (pictured above, middle) is the singer of the UK/Icelandic band Dream Wife, as well as being a visual artist and more besides. We asked her to share some of her formative influences. https://vimeo.com/108840035 Agnes Varda – Ópera Mouffe I…
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Making Of An Artist: Music And Visuals Collide With Mighty Bear
Strutting onstage in a ghostly, glamorous mask to a soundtrack of intense but ethereal beats, Mighty Bear is the undisputed dark queen of the Reykjavík electronica scene. Having just dropped his first EP ‘Einn’ only weeks ago, we sat down with the…
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Making Of An Artist: Achromatopsia & The Man On The Moon With Árni Vilhjálmsson
Árni Vilhjálmsson is an established artist, musician and actor in Iceland. He was a member of the legendary electro party-band FM Belfast before he quit to focus on his solo career. Now he is preparing a new album under the name Árni…
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Making Of An Artist: Old School Techno And Kurt Vonnegut With Andri Snær Magnason
Andri Snær Magnason is one of Iceland’s best known writers. His books and plays have been published or performed in over 30 countries; his book about Icelandic nature, ‘Dreamland,’ had profound impact on the Icelandic nation. Some say that his novel ‘LoveStar’…
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Abstract Hip Hop, Conceptual Art And Homebirths With Curver Thoroddsen
Curver Thoroddsen is an artist, musician, Björk collaborator, and one half of experimental electric band Ghostigital. These are a few of the formative influences that made him the talented and prolific multidisciplinarian he is today. The Final Countdown and Popular Culture I…
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Punk, Vibrations, And All Around Weirdness With Tanya Lind Pollock
If you talk about the electronic music scene in Iceland, the name Tanya Lind Pollack will probably come up in the first few minutes. While she’s best known for her collaborations with cousin and best friend Marlon Pollack, she’s also celebrated as…
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Making Of An Artist: Quirky Market Finds & Naivist Art with Auður Lóa
She might have graduated from the Iceland Academy of Arts only recently, but Auður Lóa Guðnadóttir has already become one of the hottest emerging artists to follow in Iceland. From her exhibition on Lady Diana to her quirky sculptures, Auður’s sense of…
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Making Of An Artist: Erotica, Words & A Lotta Girls With Solveig Pálsdóttir
Solveig Pálsdóttir is a multi-faceted artist. An established illustrator and member of RVKDTR, she’s about to open her eighth private exhibition. Her art—both visual and audible—is intimate, erotic, and almost disturbing in its intricacies. From ‘Pussy Pics’ to dandy-esque nudes, Solveig pushes…
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Making Of An Artist: Divas, Comics & RuPaul With Gógó Starr
Gógó Starr, the alter ego of Sigurður Heimir, is the reigning drag queen of Iceland and a founding member of Drag-Súgur, a monthly queer variety show. Gógó is one of Iceland’s top variety entertainers, hosting weekly drag events, and performing all over…
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Making Of An Artist: Jónas Reynir’s Cowboy Cannibals And Unruly Tóta
Writer Jónas Reynir Gunnarsson didn’t publish just one book in 2017, but three—all of which met with great praise from critics. It’s safe to say that Jónas Reynir is a newly minted star of Icelandic literature, as it’s not often that an…
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Making Of An Artist: Persian Carpets And Frost Activities With Þórdís Erla
Þórdís Erla Zoëga is a visual artist based in Iceland. She received her BFA degree from the Audio Visual department of The Gerrit Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam, Netherlands in 2012, and has since exhibited widely in Iceland, and in Stockholm, Berlin, Basel, Amsterdam…
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Making Of An Artist: Eccentric Sound & Movement In Space With Anna Rún
Anna Rún Tryggvadóttir is an Icelandic visual artist based in Berlin. She has also worked in theatre, designing sets and costumes. Now she has an exhibition in the Reykjavík Art Museum called ‘Garden,’ which will be up and running until January 14.…