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| Thordis Claessen: |
| Icepick |
| Icelandic Street Art |
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| Considering that the island nation of Iceland is home to just over a quarter of a million people, its street art scene is astoundingly roubust, varied and inventive. |
| Multi-talented author Thordis Claessen spent several years documenting the scene photographically and then designed and illustrated this brilliant book about the art, music and politics of the capital Reykjavik and its surrounding environs. |
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| The street art featured in Icepick covers a wide range of themes and subject matter from traditional Icelandic icons to sheep, Vikings, fantastic gothic creations dreamt up during long Icelandic nights and colorful graffiti pieces that evoke the New York street art scene. The methods and processes behind this playful artwork are equally varied, and include traditional aerosol paint, wheat paste, stickers, grease pencils, paintbrushes, markers and chalk. |
That such a rich and colorful street art presence exists in such a small nation, one can’t help but think that a large proportion of the population must be involved.
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224 pages, Hardcover, 9 ½'' x 8 ¾'' (240 x 225 mm)
1,500 color illustrations, English / Icelandic |
| ISBN: 978-1-58423-224-7 |
$ 29.95 |
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Gingko Press, Inc.
1321 Fifth Street
Berkeley, California 94710
Phone: (510) 898-1195
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| Thordis Claessen |
| Thordis Claessen, from Iceland, has been drawing all her life, and as a young skateboarding girl, she decided to study graphic design. After 4 years of studies at the Icelandic Academy of Arts, she graduated as a graphic designer with a BA degree. |
| Thordis has worked for advertising agencies, as well as a freelance designer. Currently one of her biggest clients is Landsbankinn (bank corporation in Iceland) where she designs the visual profile for a campaign for their young clients. |
| In 2004 she founded, with her friend Gulli, the T- shirt boutique "Ósóma" in downtown Reykjavik, where she designs graphics on T- shirts. |
| ICEPICK was also part of the Icelandic design exhibition MAGMA in Reykjavik. |
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