Erna Björk Antonsdóttir
An Icelandic Mosaic Artist Designer / knitting and sewing 
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Kynning
Allt frá því ég var unglingur hóf ég að gera myndir úr grjóti og alls kyns efni úr náttúrunni. Það var Guðmundur Magnússon myndlistarkennari sem opnaði augu mín fyrir myndlistinni og kenndi mér að líta eftir efniviði í umhverfinu til þess að vinna úr. Fyrir mér opnaðist nýr heimur sem ég heillaðist af og uppáhalds efnið var grjót með öllum sínum litbrigðum og áferð. Hér til hægri má sjá mynd sem ég gerði á þessum tíma af The Beatles. Með því að mylja grjótið nógu smátt mátti ná andlitsdráttum. Guðmundur fór líka með nemendur sína í fjöruferðir í leit að efniviði. Fjaran hefur alla tíð síðan dregið mig að sér í efnisleit ekki síður en árfarvegir, leirur og fjöllin. Ég lærði aldagamla mósaíktækni í Ravenna á Ítalíu og nýti mér hana í verkum mínum ásamt nútímalegri tækni. Námið á Ítalíu opnaði augu mín fyrir möguleikunum á því að nýta mér þessa gömlu tækni í mósaíkgerð í útrás fyrir dálæti mínu á grjótinu hérna heima og er íslenska náttúran er megin viðfangsefnð í mósaikverkunum. Fjölbreytileiki íslenskrar náttúru hefur upp á svo margt að bjóða, bæði í efnum, litum og fyrirmyndum. Takk fyrir að heimsækja vefinn minn. Erna Björk |
 The Beatles
The Beatles.
Made in 1965 when I was 14 years old. 
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Introduction
I started making murals out of broken rocks as a teenager and since then I have loved experimenting making artwork with all kinds of materials. The Icelandic nature has a great impact on me and in my work and has given me ideas and materials to choose from. Nature with all the colors found in the rocks, the shells and barnacles which have so special texture and form. The seashore gives me inspiration as well as the mountains and the rough Icelandic nature. I have studied mosaics in Ravenna Italy where I learned ancient Roman technique of mosaic. They cut the marble with hammer and hardie into tesserae and the mosaic art is made on a lime base. Afterwards the work is casted on its final location. In my murals the technique is based on this old tradition but using the Icelandic volcanic rocks, basalt along with imported marble, glass and smalti. My study in Ravenna opened new dimensions for my concepts. What you see on this website is artwork which has developed after these experiences. Thank you for visiting my website. Erna Björk |
Words from The Mosaic Art School, Ravenna, Italy"What I have to say is that has been such a pleasure having this so nice lady here in Italy for studying mosaic making: she showed a very strong interest for the mosaic making tecnique, I am a teacher, so it has been nice for me teaching her all I could.
In these last years I have been so pleased to see her increasing in mosaic- making; she works using all the rules of my tuition at the best, so it's a pleasure and an honour for me to know she's organizing an exhibit of Mosaics.
The tecnique we teach in Ravenna is going to desappear and for me, to know that somebody else is still going on with this tecnique, and in an excellent way, makes me really proud and happy.Erna uses the antique tecnique but on a modern way by taking advantages of the materials of her country as the antique mosaicists used to do in the Roman Time."
Luciana Notturni, Mosaicist
Mosac Art School
Ravenna, Italy.
In these last years I have been so pleased to see her increasing in mosaic- making; she works using all the rules of my tuition at the best, so it's a pleasure and an honour for me to know she's organizing an exhibit of Mosaics.
The tecnique we teach in Ravenna is going to desappear and for me, to know that somebody else is still going on with this tecnique, and in an excellent way, makes me really proud and happy.Erna uses the antique tecnique but on a modern way by taking advantages of the materials of her country as the antique mosaicists used to do in the Roman Time."
Luciana Notturni, Mosaicist
Mosac Art School
Ravenna, Italy.
