"Just Like A Painting by Eggert Pétursson" is a documentary about the visual artist Eggert Pétursson. In the glacial silence in front of Skaftafellsjökull, on the outer edges of Tröllaskagi peninsula, and during our journey through the ...See more"Just Like A Painting by Eggert Pétursson" is a documentary about the visual artist Eggert Pétursson. In the glacial silence in front of Skaftafellsjökull, on the outer edges of Tröllaskagi peninsula, and during our journey through the highlands, we simultaneously discover the strength and dynamism of the artist's imagery. Guided by the botanist Þóra Ellen Þórhallsdóttir, we enjoy an amalgamation of our experience of Icelandic nature and the vibrant floral world depicted in Eggert's paintings. Eggert is a conceptual artist with a grounded perspective on form and structure, while his imagination is bound within the interpretation and personal emotions within his artwork. In his sketchbook and musical dialogue with Mother Nature, where the resilience and diversity of the flora disrupt the world of his paintings, we find what underscores the existence of these two realms.
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