Swedish authorities investigate holocaust ashes artist
An artist that reportedly mixed the ashes of holocaust victims with paint is under investigation by Swedish police. Watercolour painter Carl Michael v...
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Icelandic artist Haukur Halldórsson to auction off his entire works
Much loved Icelandic artist Haukur Halldórsson is set to auction off his entire collection of paintings and mixed-media work at his workshop in Straum...
Blue Lagoon in Iceland provides unique backdrop for The Weird Girls
As part of its commitment to supporting the arts, the Blue Lagoon geothermal spa in Iceland has once again provided its unique backdrop for artistic p...
Iceland pins Oscar hopes on ‘The Deep’
Iceland’s film leaders have chosen ‘The Deep’ to represent the country at the upcoming Academy Awards in Hollywood.
Icelandic artists honour US festival
The 2012 Norsk Høstfest festival in North Dakota, USA, has been presented with a special piece contributed by a pair of Icelandic sculptors.
‘The Scream’ to show in New York City
Edvard Munch’s famed piece ‘The Scream’ is set for an exhibition in New York after being sold to an anonymous bidder earlier in the year. The Norwegia...
Danish mouth and foot painter Ruth Christensen’s struggle to succeed
Ruth Christensen, prominent member of the Mund-og Fodmalende Kunstnere (MFK), the Danish arm of the Association of Mouth and Foot Painting Artists (AM...
Finnish museum discovers new Schjerfbeck painting
Finland’s top art museum has discovered a previously-unknown painting by the country’s renowned realist Helene Schjerfbeck.