Linda Steinthórsdóttir was born in Keflavik (Iceland) in 1968. She studied journalism and communication science with a focus on art history and audiovision in Salzburg and at the International Summer Academy of Fine Arts Salzburg with Varda Caivano. BURN-IN has represented Steinthórsdóttir since December 2020 and already showed the exhibition Iridescent Iceland in June 2020, in which she presented the Otherworld, natural spectacles and natural beauty from her home island.
Steinthórsdóttir's works (Northern Lights, Black & White Series, Glacier, Ash) are classified as Minimal Art. They generate as essence the identity of landscapes and nature. Whereby the simplicity of the form does not necessarily go hand in hand with a simplicity of the artistic experience. The works captivate with an enormous liveliness, which is difficult to put into words. These images, as simple as they may look, unfold their real magic and diversity depending on the angle of view or incidence of light. Just like the incredible facets of light, the light reflections or the light refractions on water and ice.
An incredible, majestic color spectacle shimmers in all its natural, iridescent grace.
Her works in palette knife technique are abstract and minimalist. As light and perspective change, the relief-like structures begin to take on a life of their own, subject to constant transformation. Iceland's multifaceted nature is always a source of inspiration for Steinthórsdóttir. Natural materials, such as the ash of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano, which paralyzed Europe for days in 2010, can be found in the almost monochrome works and stand for transience, change and sustainability.
In addition to her artistic activities (exhibitions from 2005), the artist works for renowned media companies and organizations in the field of art and culture (including ORF, ARS electronica, Linz09) and acts as initiator and organizer for international symposia (ART DIAGONALE Traunkunst, 2016 | ART DIAGONALE II Region Korpúlfsstadir - Reykjavik, 2017 | ART DIAGONALE III, Museum Angerlehner and Symposium Hall Messe Wels, 2018). The development of the strong Icelandic-Austrian art axis bears her signature.
She has lived and worked in Linz since 2000.