Studies for The Diver
Sundhöll Selfoss |
2023-02-10 - 2023-03-26
In the north corridor of the swimming pool building in Selfoss, there are eight watercolors on display. They are a part of the preparation for the painting “The Diver“ which Guðrún has recently given to Árborg municipality and now hangs in the south corridor facing the outdoor pool.
Opening hours: Mon.-Fri. 6:20-21:30 and 09:00-19:00 on weekends.
Size of watercolors: 32x24 cm.
Size of frames: 40x50 cm.
“The idea arose when everything closed due to Covid, including the swimming pool in Selfoss. Before the pandemic, I visited the swimming pool daily. To me, it was pure necessity and a big part of my life. I began to process being confined at home during a pandemic, which turned into an angel who dives into the depths in search of answers. This gave me an outlet for my yearning for the water and at the same time the angel became a personification of an escape from this pandemic. An angel who could save things if he finds the virus and finds a way to destroy it. Somehow it became obvious that we are just as vulnerable as all other living things in this world, and that in fact, everything is the same. One small virus could destroy us all and change our hopes and dreams for the future.
The watercolor paintings exhibited are only a few of the sketches I made before I decided to paint a larger piece based on this idea.“
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