Thordis Adalsteinsdottir
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In painting, drawing and sculpture, Thordis Adalsteinsdottir presents emotionally charged moments in a weightless manner. Her personable narratives are often hilariously sinister and casually violent. Eccentricity distinguishes her work, peculiarly portraying the symbolic relationship between human, plant and animal life. Out of flat planes and shapes comes vivid color that punctuates the existential narrative. In Adalsteinsdottir’s paintings one finds raw spontaneity clashing with the refinement of a carefully controlled execution.
See examples of available works from Thordis Adalsteinsdottir
"Drifting", 2025. Acrylic on canvas. 65 x 81 cm
"We enjoyed some wine and ziggies, it was hard to end the evening and say goodbye so she walked out with me and up the street a bit", 2025. Acrylic on paper. 30 x 40 cm
"Cleaning, smoking, a blue bird arrives", 2025. Acrylic on paper. 30 x 40 cm
"Polar bear and man in a glass", 2024. Acrylic and flashe on paper. 30 x 40 cm
"Rabbit monk, exhausted", 2024. Acrylic + flashe on canvas. 85.5 x 82 cm
"Athena, Island", 2024. Acrylic + flashe on canvas. 79.5 x 66 cm
"Artemisia, or I’m not sure I Caen do it anymore", 2024. Acrylic + flashe on canvas. 94.5 x 89.5 cm
"Bird sits on cigarette and gives birth to a woman", 2024. Acrylic and flashe on paper. 40 x 30 cm
"Drip", 2023-2024. Acrylic + flashe on canvas. 100 x 80 cm
"Cat, Bird and Suitcase", 2021 Mixed media on paper. 29,7 x 40
"Bird in the Wall", 2021. Acrylics on canvas. 85 x 61 cm
"Simone and Pjakkur", 2021. Acrylics on canvas. 60 × 60 cm
"Man Showers With Cat", 2020. Mixed media on paper, 29,5 x 42 cm
"Baby Bird", 2020. Mixed media on paper. 28 x 38 cm