What is Icelandic art?

Icelandic art has been built on northern European traditions of the nineteenth century, but developed in distinct directions in the twentieth century, influenced in particular by the unique Icelandic landscape as well as by Icelandic mythology and culture .

What is CIA's contribution to Icelandic contemporary art?

His engagement with the Icelandic art scene was of great importance in introducing movements such as conceptual art, Fluxus, happenings, body art, life art and social sculpture, which since have formed a basis for Icelandic Contemporary Art. ^ "Thoughts on Hallgrímskirkja and Landakotskirkja - CIA is". cia.is. Retrieved 2016-05-20.

Who is Iceland's most prolific artist?

Erró has to be Iceland's most prolific artist - he seems to have worked all over the world and is obviously a genius considering how many times he's been accused (wrongly in my opinion) of plagiarism.

What motifs did Icelandic painters use?

Mostly, they had studied in other countries, e.g. in Denmark . The most important motifs for Icelandic painters were the nature of their home country and the human being, but they also used mythical and supernatural themes as well as socio-realistic motives. Around 1960 the Swiss-German artist Dieter Roth moved to Iceland.