Iceland review - 2015, Blaðsíða 23

ICELAND REVIEW 21
POLITICS IN PICTURES
Icelandic political figures, also creates illustrations for books
and Icelandic milk cartons.
A cartoonist whose drawings frequently cause a stir within
Iceland’s political scene, Halldór was recently approached
by Reykjavík City Library project manager Úlfhildur
Dagsdóttir—the sister of another famous Icelandic car-
toonist, Hugleikur Dagsson—about opening an exhibition.
“When she asked me what I wanted to display, I immediately
thought of my sketches, things I’ve drawn on holidays, and
the endless piles of drawings at my office,” he says. “This is
the kind of exhibition I like to see from other cartoonists and
illustrators. I like to see the process, the raw beauty of the
sketches. Sometimes you lose that when you’re just looking
at the final product.”
The exhibition, which is located on the library’s second
floor, showcases every aspect of Halldór’s artistic style—from
his polished pencil illustrations to the roughest of his cartoon
sketches. The pieces give a glimpse into Halldór’s creative
process. “I’m always sketching, not knowing exactly what
I’m drawing,” he describes. “Often ideas pop up when I’m
drawing the shapes of things, but sometimes the joke comes
first. The important thing is deciding what I’m going to draw
about. I think that helps me develop a stronger variation of
ideas.”
SATIRE
The famous piece of cake.
Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð
Gunnlaugsson, here likened to
Homer Simpson, reportedly left
the parliament floor, while an MP
was directing a question at him,
to have a piece of chocolate cake.
The incident caused uproar.