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We discussed: Artist Salaries in Iceland, The Icelandic art scene, how she made international connections, the freedom of working on paper, sales not being the point of artwork, the difficulty of editing your artwork, artist statements, the benefits of using cheap materials, finding the right materials, artist fees, artist being paid to install exhibitions, artist salaries in Iceland, becoming bitter is the death of an artist.
People + Places mentioned:
The Glasgow School of Art – https://www.gsa.ac.uk
The Zoo Art fair – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoo_Art_Fair
Nordic Watercolor Museum – https://www.akvarellmuseet.org
3 creative people she admires:
David Lynch
Kate Bush
Ray Harryhausen
Jan Švankmajer
Hosted by Matthew Dols
http://www.matthewdols.com
Supported in part by:
EEA Grants from Iceland, Liechtenstein + Norway
https://eeagrants.org
and we appreciate the assistance of our partners in this project:
Hunt Kastner – https://huntkastner.com
Kunstsentrene i Norge – https://www.kunstsentrene.no
Transcript available: https://wisefoolpod.com/transcript-for-episode-175-painter-illustrator-sigga-bjorg-sigurdardottir-iceland/
