Reykjavík Grapevine - 10.05.2019, Blaðsíða 36

36The Reykjavík Grapevine
Issue 07— 2019
Greatest Artist
In The World
Picasso is to blame for Snorri's megalomania
Snorri Ásmundsson is perhaps Iceland’s
most notorious artist. He gained noto-
riety when he announced twice that he
was running for president against Óla-
fur Ragnar Grímsson. He has also been
very vocal against establishments like
the church and politics. Here is what
molded the artist that claims to be
the best in the history of humankind.
My father had a replica of ‘Guernica’
by Picasso that hung on our living
room wall. I could watch it forev-
er and it was almost like the image
buried itself into my consciousness.
When I was a teenager there was an
exhibition in my elementary school
where the same picture, in full size,
was among other replicas of Picasso’s
paintings. And I was literally thun-
derstruck. At that moment I knew
that I would become the greatest
artist in the history of humankind.
The film ‘The Godfather’ had a great
influence on me and my brothers.
We always made the same Christmas
card of us posing as gangsters from
the film. We thought it was stylish and
cool, especially Marlon Brando, who is
one of my favorite actors of all time.
The wedding scene is probably the
most notable scene I have ever seen on
film. To make an offer that is impos-
sible to refuse! I actually use this nego-
tiation tactic all the time, and it works!
I have to name Andy Warhol as
another influence; I have sometimes
been referred to as the Icelandic
Andy Warhol. I always loved Warhol’s
portraits and I loved his extreme im-
age. But I didn’t really realise until
after I read the book, “The Philoso-
phy of Andy Warhol,” that we are
closely connected in a spiritual way,
and I think he is my twin soul.
I was truly relieved when I discov-
ered Federico Fellini’s movies. I
love those movies—I think I have
watched ‘Amarcord’ about 20 times.
His influence on the world of film
will never been appreciated enough.
When I saw Jack Nicholson in
‘Easy Rider’ I quickly found out that
this man was my favourite actor. Af-
ter I saw ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo's
Nest,’, in which Jack was brilliant and
for which he won an Oscar, I realised
that this man was the best actor of all
time. No one is better than him, ex-
cept myself, of course, because I have
since discovered that I am also the best
actor in the history of humankind.
Snorri is too sober for this shit
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Words:
Snorri
Ásmundsson
& Valur
Grettisson
Photo:
Snorri
Ásmundsson