AVS. Arkitektúr verktækni skipulag - 01.12.2004, Síða 65

years and among other achieve-
ments Ella has designed for the
well known chain of stores, Oasis,
in Britain. Her work also decorates
a number of the larger companies
in lceland, as well as many private
homes. „The circled form is a form
of joyful well-being.“
The glass is a transparent, honest
material, surrounded with magic.
The squared form then embraces
the circle and gives the joy a sense
of security," Ella Rosinkrans says
about her orbs.
The orbs or celestial bodies attract-
ed great attention at their debut
during the festival „Reykjavik cul-
tural night“ in August of this year.
„Ever since then they seem to have
claimed a life of their own,“ the artist
says. „The orbs are orbiting around
the world." There is a great demand
for Ella's orbs. Offers for exhibi-
tions have been made from several
establishments in Europe as well as
in Australia.
With roots in the remote West
Fjords of lceland the artist has
traveled widely. After her art stud-
ies in lceland she went to South
America's Chile where she studied
art and design. She lived there and
worked for years and one can sense
exotic cultural waves in her work.
Ella has mastered various forms of
art during her career and worked,
among other materials, with metal.
During the last five years she has
focused on glass. At the moment
an exhibition of Ella's orbs can be
seen in the lcelandic embassy at
Strandgade in Copenhagen, the
formal opening taking place recently.
In addition the artist has the use
of an apartment in the heart of
Copenhagen where she exhibits her
work by appointment. The famous
garden of Tivoli in Copenhagen also
offered Ella a showroom by the main
entrance and that exhibition is now
ongoing. Also the Café Jonas in
Copenhagen has Ella's art pieces on
display. „I guess I am celebrating life
in my work, embracing it and seiz-
ing,“ the artist says about her own
work. The affect is obvious. „Carpe
diem" is a clear message of the
orbs - joyful creatures and earthly
and heavenly forms. „Receive the
light, is what I want to say in my
work, but not necessarily in a reli-
gious meaning," Ella says. She
designs the orbs in various sizes for
different spaces. The artist has great
plans and has ordered a larger oven
to handle greater pieces so it is
obvious that the orbs are increasing
their size. The oven will be the larg-
est one in lceland and will enable
the artist to meet the demand of
larger orbs. ■