Gudmundur R Ludviksson, artistGudmundur R Ludviksson, artist

Night in BudapestNight in Budapest

Gudmundur R Ludviksson, artist

Night in Budapest

photos: GRL

2007

Gudmundur R Ludviksson

The city is divided into two parts, the hilly side of Buda on the western bank and the fl at plain of Pest on the eastern bank of the river Danube. These two parts of the city were once separate towns and were merged together with Ancient Buda (Óbuda) only in 1873.

Start your evening by sitting out in a café at Liszt Ferenc square. The place is full with youngsters, very often life-time relationship or friendship starts here.

In 1941, about 184,000 Jews lived in Budapest. Another 62,000 were considered Jews according to anti-Jewish laws in effect, so the total Jewish population was 246,000. At the beginning of the war Hungary sided with Germany and, consequently, was not occupied until March 1944.

More than 15,000 Jews from Budapest were killed in labor camps and deportations before the German occupation. After the occupation, Adolf Eichmann started a Budapest Jewish council and denied freedom of movement within the city for Jews and forced them to wear a yellow badge. A Jewish ghetto was formed in June 1944; a month later, 200,000 Jews were moved to 2,000 homes. Plans were made to deport these Jews in July and August.

Close to 80-90,000 Jews stayed in Budapest after the war and another 20-25,000 Jews left the city in 1956. By 1967, about 60-70,000 Jews lived in Budapest. Today, the fi gure is 80,000 and Budapest has the largest Jewish population in Eastern Europe. Young Jews, however, have not been active in communal life.

Gudmundur R Ludviksson

Gudmundur R Ludviksson

Gudmundur R Ludviksson

Gudmundur R Ludviksson

Gudmundur R Ludviksson

Gudmundur R Ludviksson

Gudmundur R Ludviksson

www.1og8.com

Gudmundur R Ludviksson

Budapest jewish WWII memorial shoes on river bank

Books by Ludviksson´s art

Books by Ludviksson´s art

Guðmundur R Lúðvíksson1954

Education / Menntun1992 -1995 Willem de Kooning Academy Rotterdam Holland Contemporary art

1995 - Staatliche Hochschule fur bildende Kunste Frankfurt am Main1987 - 1991 Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts, Contemporary art

1971 - 1974 Hotel and Restautant School of Iceland & Hotel Saga -Cook Chef

Exhibitions / Sýningar1985 - Nordic house Foryar island

1986 - AKOGES Gallery Vestmannaeyjum Iceland1987 - AKOGES Gallery Vestmannaeyjum Iceland

1990 - Grottu Seltjarnarnesi Iceland1990 - Blue Showbox Gallery Reykjavik Iceland

1990 - Gallery Djúpid Reykjavík Iceland1991 - Video Gallery Umeå Sweden

1991 - Akraborg “ Hafsauga “ Iceland1991 - Gallerí 11 Reykjavík Iceland

1991 - Art museum Hafnarborg Hafnarfi rdi Iceland1992 - Indenpended Art Festival Reykjavík Iceland

1992 - Gallery Kaffi Splitt Reykjavik Iceland1991 - Gallery Djúpid Reykjavík Iceland

1992 - Art museum Hafnarborg Hafnarfi rdi Iceland1992 - Mokka kaffi Reykjavík Iceland

1992 - Gallery 17 Reykjavík Iceland1992 - Indenpendet art festival Reykjavik Iceland

1994 - Oge hostspital RotterdamHollandi 1994 - Modern art museum Reykjavik Iceland

1994 - Gallery Shade Thames London England 1993 - Modern art museum Reykjavik Iceland

1993 - Kunstpavillon Aalborg Denmark1994 - Gallerie Black 10 Rotterdam Holland

1994 - FineArt museum Hafnarborg Hafnarfi rdi Iceland1995 - The living art museum Reykjavik Iceland

1995 - Delft Gallery Delft Holland1995 - Gallery NEFTU Rotterdam Holland

1995 - Gallery Blaak 10 RotterdamHolland1995 - Gallery 39 Hafnarfi rði Iceland

1995 - Art museum Kirkjuhvoll Akranesi Iceland1995 - Art museum Hafnarborg Hafnarfi rdi Iceland

1995 - INK BANK - Gallerie Rotterdam Holland

1995 - Toronto Canada1996 - Art festival Ketilhúsi AkureyriIceland

1996 - Gallery Showbox Iceland1996 - Art festival of Akureyri Iceland

1996 - The city theatre Reykjavík Iceland1997 - Art museum of Hafnarfjordur Iceland

1997 - The living art museum Reykjavik - On Iceland show Iceland1997 - The living art museum Reykjavik - 13 Young artist Iceland

1997 - The living art museum Reykjavik - 16 dagar. Iceland1997- Gallery MAERZ Linz Austria

1997 - Sound gallery Iceland1997 - Galleri Barmur Iceland

1997 - Gallery Slunkaríki Ísafi rði Iceland1998 - Gallery Fold Reykjavik Iceland

1998 - Höfn Hornarfi rði Iceland1999 - Art festival of Akureyri Iceland

2001/2002 - Reykjavik Art museum Iceland2003 - OK Temporary Art Museum Linz Austria

2003 – Gallerí Elliðakotsland Iceland2004 - Gallery Smidjan Reykjavi Iceland

2004 - Gallery In my Field @ home Iceland2005 - AA/80b Gallerie Rotterdam Holland

2006 - GS Iceland2006 - Novosibirsk State Art Museum Russia

2006 - Art festival Reykjanesbæ Ljosanott Iceland2006 - Gallery New Building Reykjanesby Iceland

2007 - Zig Zag Gallery Svarta Loft Ljósanótt í Reykjanesbæ Iceland2007 - Gallery Art Domain Leipzig Germany

2007 - Gallery Svarta Loft Reykjanesby Iceland2008 - Gallery Art Domain Leipzig ( First prize ) Germany

2008 - Gallery Cosy Corner Reykjanesby Iceland2008 - Art and Cultur Center Grindavik Iceland

2008 - Gallery 1og8 Reykjanesbæ Iceland2008 - Karolina Gallery Akureyri Iceland

2008 - Art festival “Ljosanott 2008 “ Reykjanesbæ Iceland2008 - 400 company Gallery Reykjanesbæ Iceland

2008 - Gallery Kotturinn Cosy Iceland 2008 - Art project with children Iceland - Germany

2008 - Gallery Kotturinn Cosy / Cartoon drawings Iceland2009 - Art Domain Gallery Leipzig Germany

2009 - Light Night Reykjanesbæ - Rainbowdance Iceland2010 - Art Museum Of Reykjanesbær Iceland

Other projects / Önnur verkefni Northen light towers sculpture / Norðurljósaturnarnir

Vordur on Reykjanes / Vörður á ReykjanesiCrisis Christmas / Kreppu jól 2008

Crisis Art exhibition / Kreppusýning 2009 Handworks - 100 photos / Daniel & Gudmundur / Handverk, samstarfverk

Lessons in art / Kennsla í myndlistWorking with childrens / Iceland & Germany / Unnið með leikskólabörnum

Awards / ViðurkenningarCity Reykjanesbær / Reykjanesbær

City Hafnarfjördur / HafnarfjarðarbærCity Gardur / Garður

City Sandgerdi / SandgerðiMyndstef

IcelandairThe Ministry of Education, Science and Culture Iceland /

Menntamálsráðuneytið Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Iceland / Utanríkisráðuneytið

1st Prize of the 2007 Palm Art Award. Art Domain Gallery Leipzig 2008Manngildissjodur Reykjanesbæjar 2008

Impra 2008Menningaráð Suðurnesja 2008Menningaráð Suðurnesja 2010

Other works / Önnur verkefni:Vídeo work for the Icelandic TV / Vídeó verk fyrir RÚV

Stadement for theatre / Sviðsmyndir fyrir leikhúsPoem envelop / Ljóðaumslag

Teaching art / Ýmis kennsla í myndlistArtist music Súputeningurinn ( With; Bjarna Þórarinssyni - 50 cassettur )

Wall work ( 32 meter x 3,70 meter ) Café Bleu Kringlunni og Breidin Akranesi / Veg-gverk

Play show for Children “ Daði dvergur í stóra skógi. / Leikrit fyrir börn7 storys for radio / 7 smásögur fyrir útvarpsfl utning

Workshops in Iceland, Holland, Canada, Belgium, Norway, Sweden,Denmark, Poland

Cartoon drawings for LK ( Theatre ) / Teiknimyndir fyrir leikhúsIndepended art festival Reykjavik 1992 / Óháða listahátíðin

Music Composer - Nýtt líf / fi lm / KvikmyndatónlistArt without of border / List án landamæra

Books,newspaper. TV / Bækur, blöð, sjónvarp; Iceland by number - Book

Hafnarborg 1988 - 1993 - BookMorgunbladid - Newspaper

Helgarposturinn - NewspaperVisir - NewspaperDV - Newspaper

Vikurfrettir - NewspaperGestgjafi nn - Magasin

Mosaik - TV CulturO.K Center for Contemporary Art Upper Austria

Newspapers LinzLeipzig News - Newspaper

Living Art Museum - BookGudmundur R Ludviksson 1991 - 2006 - Book

A medan ljosin loga - Poem 2008God & the animals - BookTroðningur / Art Magazine

CD / LP / Cassett / Tónlist, útgefi ð efni

1. Selfoss ( LP ) - 2. Vinna og ráðningar ( LP )3. Ég lifi ( LP ) - 4. Gallabuxur ( LP ) - 5. Í skóinn ( LP )

6. Jólasnjór ( LP ) - 7. Án vörugjalds ( LP ) - 8. Stóra Barnaplatan ( CD )9. Barnaspil ( CA ) - 10. Litlu jólin ( LP ) - 11. Brekkusyrpa ( CA )

12. Guðmundur R “Live” ( CA ) - 13. Á kránni ( CD )14. Í fréttum er þetta helst ( CA ) - 15. Laddi “ Einn voða vitlaus “ ( CD )

16. Papar ( CD ) - 17. Á móti sól ( CD ) - 18. Súputeningurinn ( CA )19. Undir Norðurljósum ( CD ) - 20. Dinglad upp a folkid ( CD )

21. Ljósanætur lokka ( CD )

Cartoon Drawings / SkopteikningarVikurspaug

Annað18 sinnum sótt um starfslaun listamanna /

18 sinnum verið hafnað um starfslaun.

Gudmundur R Ludviksson, artistGudmundur R Ludviksson, artist

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