{"title":"Iris Kristmunds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0419\/9497\/7445\/files\/iris-kristmunds-contemporary-abstract-painter-500px.jpg?v=1784490072\" alt=\"Iris Kristmunds, Icelandic abstract painter, photographed in Reykjavík\" style=\"margin-right: 25px; margin-bottom: 16px; float: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIris Kristmunds builds paintings the way you'd build a structure. Blocks and columns stack across the canvas; fine black crosses and rings are drawn over the top, holding everything in register. Then the discipline loosens — a color breaks its box, a mark lands where the grid says it shouldn't — and the picture stays alive rather than settled. She has said that some of the works are admittedly engineered, coming out of her background. She's right, and the engineering is what the freedom pushes against.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThat she's Icelandic isn't incidental. In her own words: \u003cem\u003e\"The rawness of \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/icelandic-art-contemporary-abstract-art\"\u003eIceland's\u003c\/a\u003e nature has a considerable influence on my art, and the cold and dark everyday life also evokes a joy of color in my artworks.\"\u003c\/em\u003e It explains a catalogue that runs from graphite and bone white through to emerald green and grids of color at full strength.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBefore she was a painter she was head of IT at an Icelandic bank. An electrical and computer engineer by training, with a master's in technology management, she spent more than fifteen years running technology teams — the kind of always-on roles that leave little room for anything else. In the winter of 2019\/20 that pace caught up with her in what she now openly describes as burnout, and she left the bank.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0419\/9497\/7445\/files\/iris-iceland-painting.jpg?v=1784491591\" alt=\"Iris Kristmunds at work on a canvas in her Reykjavík studio\" style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 25px; float: right;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePainting began a few months later, during the leave that followed. She was weighing yoga and swimming when the idea arrived, went out and bought canvas, paint and brushes, and meant only to decorate her own walls. Friends began asking her to paint for them. She has made hundreds of works since. \u003cem\u003e\"Art is my mindfulness and way of disconnecting myself from everyday life and cultivating myself,\"\u003c\/em\u003e she says.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShe describes herself as \u003cem\u003e\"an engineer and a self-taught artist from Iceland\"\u003c\/em\u003e — true of the training, if not quite of the inheritance: her grandmother is an artist. She paints from Reykjavík, where she lives with her husband and the family dog, Lubbi, and runs an advisory practice she co-founded: a career reshaped on her own terms rather than abandoned.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eArt House SF is proud to have given Iris Kristmunds her first exhibition, in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/icelandic-art-contemporary-abstract-art\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eUnexplained and Invisible\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, a two-person show of Icelandic abstract work with \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/kjartan-gudbrandsson\"\u003eKjartan Guðbrandsson\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003cem\u003e\"Iceland is a small market, so I would like to take my art more internationally in the future,\"\u003c\/em\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/interview-with-iris-kristmunds\"\u003eshe told us in 2023\u003c\/a\u003e. This is the beginning, we hope, of that chapter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"clear: both;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e\n{\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n  \"@type\": \"Person\",\n  \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.arthousesf.com\/collections\/iris-kristmunds#artist\",\n  \"name\": \"Iris Kristmunds\",\n  \"alternateName\": [\n    \"Íris Kristmunds\",\n    \"Íris Dögg Kristmundsdóttir\",\n    \"1r1s_art\"\n  ],\n  \"birthPlace\": {\n    \"@type\": \"Place\",\n    \"name\": \"Iceland\"\n  },\n  \"homeLocation\": {\n    \"@type\": \"Place\",\n    \"name\": \"Reykjavík, Iceland\"\n  },\n  \"nationality\": {\n    \"@type\": \"Country\",\n    \"name\": \"Iceland\"\n  },\n  \"gender\": \"Female\",\n  \"knowsLanguage\": [\"is\", \"en\"],\n  \"jobTitle\": [\n    \"Painter\",\n    \"Abstract artist\"\n  ],\n  \"alumniOf\": [\n    {\n      \"@type\": \"CollegeOrUniversity\",\n      \"name\": \"University of Iceland\"\n    },\n    {\n      \"@type\": \"CollegeOrUniversity\",\n      \"name\": \"Aalborg University\"\n    },\n    {\n      \"@type\": \"CollegeOrUniversity\",\n      \"name\": \"Reykjavík University\"\n    }\n  ],\n  \"image\": \"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0419\/9497\/7445\/files\/iris-kristmunds-contemporary-abstract-painter-500px.jpg\",\n  \"description\": \"Icelandic abstract painter based in Reykjavík. Builds structured compositions in acrylic on canvas — stacked blocks and columns overlaid with drawn crosses and rings, in palettes running from graphite and bone white to emerald green and full-strength color. An electrical and computer engineer by training, she spent more than fifteen years running IT in Icelandic banking before turning to painting in 2020. 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It is the only work where she uses gold, and it is doing what the black does elsewhere: holding everything else in place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThe rawness of Iceland's nature has a considerable influence on my art, and the cold and dark everyday life also evokes a joy of color in my artworks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arthousesf.com\/collections\/iris-kristmunds\"\u003eRead more about Iris Kristmunds\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arthousesf.com\/collections\/iris-kristmunds\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0419\/9497\/7445\/files\/iris-240x240.jpg?v=1624583242\" alt=\"Iris Kristmunds, Icelandic abstract painter\" style=\"float: none;\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\" class=\"art_table\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"art_table_head\"\u003eTechnique\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"art_table_head\"\u003eDimensions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"art_table_txt\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arthousesf.com\/pages\/art-mediums-explained\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.arthousesf.com\/pages\/art-mediums-explained\"\u003eHD Metal or Canvas Print\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"art_table_txt\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e see below for options\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"art_table_head\"\u003eFraming\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"art_table_head\"\u003eFrom\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"art_table_txt\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arthousesf.com\/pages\/types-of-picture-frames\"\u003eRecessed backframe or gallery wrap\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"art_table_txt\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps?q=Reykjavik,+Iceland\" target=\"_new\"\u003e Reykjavík, Iceland\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Iris Kristmunds","offers":[{"title":"Canvas Print \/ 16x25","offer_id":40340235124901,"sku":"KRI-AC-OUTSCAVE-CP-16X25","price":400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"HD Metal Print \/ 16x25","offer_id":43962319175895,"sku":"KRI-AC-OUTSCAVE-HM-16X25","price":425.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"HD Metal Print \/ 20x31","offer_id":43962323960023,"sku":"KRI-AC-OUTSCAVE-HM-20X31","price":650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Canvas Print \/ 20x31","offer_id":43962323828951,"sku":"KRI-AC-OUTSCAVE-CP-20X31","price":575.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Canvas Print \/ 24x37","offer_id":43962323861719,"sku":"KRI-AC-OUTSCAVE-CP-24X37","price":700.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"HD Metal Print \/ 24x37","offer_id":43962323992791,"sku":"KRI-AC-OUTSCAVE-HM-24X37","price":925.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Canvas Print \/ 30x46","offer_id":43962323894487,"sku":"KRI-AC-OUTSCAVE-CP-30X46","price":1100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"HD Metal Print \/ 30x46","offer_id":43962324025559,"sku":"KRI-AC-OUTSCAVE-HM-30X46","price":1375.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"HD Metal Print \/ 40x60","offer_id":45867313430743,"sku":"KRI-AC-OUTSCAVE-HM-40X60","price":2525.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Canvas Print \/ 40x60","offer_id":45867313397975,"sku":"KRI-AC-OUTSCAVE-CP-40X60","price":1925.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0419\/9497\/7445\/products\/iris-outside-of-the-cave-main.jpg?v=1626318285"},{"product_id":"rubik-iris-kristmunds","title":"Rubik’s Cube (Print)","description":"\u003ctable width=\"100%\" class=\"art_table\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe loudest thing she has made. \u003cem\u003eRubik’s Cube\u003c\/em\u003e abandons the graphite entirely for a grid of saturated blocks — red, emerald, violet, yellow, hot pink, white — each one brushed in a single direction and separated by black that shows through the seams. The engineer is still visible in the structure, but nothing else in her catalogue lets color off the leash like this. A single wall of it changes a room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThe rawness of Iceland's nature has a considerable influence on my art, and the cold and dark everyday life also evokes a joy of color in my artworks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arthousesf.com\/collections\/iris-kristmunds\"\u003eRead more about Iris Kristmunds\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arthousesf.com\/collections\/iris-kristmunds\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0419\/9497\/7445\/files\/iris-240x240.jpg?v=1624583242\" alt=\"Iris Kristmunds, Icelandic abstract painter\" style=\"float: none;\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\" class=\"art_table\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"art_table_head\"\u003eTechnique\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"art_table_head\"\u003eDimensions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"art_table_txt\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arthousesf.com\/pages\/art-mediums-explained\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.arthousesf.com\/pages\/art-mediums-explained\"\u003eHD Metal or Canvas Print\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"art_table_txt\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e see below for options\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"art_table_head\"\u003eFraming\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"art_table_head\"\u003eFrom\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"art_table_txt\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arthousesf.com\/pages\/types-of-picture-frames\"\u003eRecessed backframe or gallery wrap\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"art_table_txt\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps?q=Reykjavik,+Iceland\" target=\"_new\"\u003e Reykjavík, Iceland\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Iris Kristmunds","offers":[{"title":"Canvas Print \/ 17x17","offer_id":43962106216663,"sku":"KRI-AC-RUBIS-CP-17X17","price":375.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"HD Metal Print \/ 17x17","offer_id":40340235288741,"sku":"KRI-AC-RUBIS-HM-17X17","price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Canvas Print \/ 20x20","offer_id":43962106249431,"sku":"KRI-AC-RUBIS-CP-20X20","price":400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"HD Metal Print \/ 20x20","offer_id":43962106118359,"sku":"KRI-AC-RUBIS-HM-20X20","price":425.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Canvas Print \/ 24x24","offer_id":43962106282199,"sku":"KRI-AC-RUBIS-CP-24X24","price":525.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"HD Metal Print \/ 24x24","offer_id":43962106151127,"sku":"KRI-AC-RUBIS-HM-24X24","price":675.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Canvas Print \/ 30x30","offer_id":43962106314967,"sku":"KRI-AC-RUBIS-CP-30X30","price":700.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"HD Metal Print \/ 30x30","offer_id":43962106183895,"sku":"KRI-AC-RUBIS-HM-30X30","price":950.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Canvas Print \/ 40x40","offer_id":45867315495127,"sku":"KRI-AC-RUBIS-CP-40X40","price":1375.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"HD Metal Print \/ 40x40","offer_id":45867315462359,"sku":"KRI-AC-RUBIS-HM-40X40","price":1900.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0419\/9497\/7445\/products\/iris-rubiks-cube-main.jpg?v=1626318301"},{"product_id":"wind-iris-kristmunds","title":"Wind Beneath My Wings (Print)","description":"\u003ctable width=\"100%\" class=\"art_table\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll lift and no color. \u003cem\u003eWind Beneath My Wings\u003c\/em\u003e works in black and white only, with the surface built up thick and then broken — cracked, scraped, dragged — so that the white sits proud of the grey and catches the light physically. 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Up close it is almost a relief rather than a painting; from across the room it settles into weather.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThe rawness of Iceland's nature has a considerable influence on my art, and the cold and dark everyday life also evokes a joy of color in my artworks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arthousesf.com\/collections\/iris-kristmunds\"\u003eRead more about Iris Kristmunds\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arthousesf.com\/collections\/iris-kristmunds\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0419\/9497\/7445\/files\/iris-240x240.jpg?v=1624583242\" alt=\"Iris Kristmunds, Icelandic abstract painter\" style=\"float: none;\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\" class=\"art_table\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"art_table_head\"\u003eTechnique\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"art_table_head\"\u003eDimensions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"art_table_txt\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arthousesf.com\/pages\/art-mediums-explained\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.arthousesf.com\/pages\/art-mediums-explained\"\u003eHD Metal or Canvas Print\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"art_table_txt\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e see below for options\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"art_table_head\"\u003eFraming\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"art_table_head\"\u003eFrom\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"art_table_txt\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arthousesf.com\/pages\/types-of-picture-frames\"\u003eRecessed backframe or gallery wrap\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"art_table_txt\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps?q=Reykjavik,+Iceland\" target=\"_new\"\u003e Reykjavík, Iceland\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Iris Kristmunds","offers":[{"title":"Canvas Print \/ 17x17","offer_id":40340236632229,"sku":"KRI-AC-WINDBENE-CP-17X17","price":375.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"HD Metal Print \/ 17x17","offer_id":43939354312919,"sku":"KRI-AC-WINDBENE-HM-17X17","price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Canvas Print \/ 20x20","offer_id":43939357262039,"sku":"KRI-AC-WINDBENE-CP-20X20","price":400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"HD Metal Print \/ 20x20","offer_id":43939357327575,"sku":"KRI-AC-WINDBENE-HM-20X20","price":425.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Canvas Print \/ 24x24","offer_id":43939357294807,"sku":"KRI-AC-WINDBENE-CP-24X24","price":525.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"HD Metal Print \/ 24x24","offer_id":43939357360343,"sku":"KRI-AC-WINDBENE-HM-24X24","price":675.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"HD Metal Print \/ 30x30","offer_id":43962167591127,"sku":"KRI-AC-WINDBENE-HM-30X30","price":950.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Canvas Print \/ 30x30","offer_id":43962167558359,"sku":"KRI-AC-WINDBENE-CP-30X30","price":700.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"HD Metal Print \/ 40x40","offer_id":45867316412631,"sku":"KRI-AC-WINDBENE-HM-40X40","price":1900.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Canvas Print \/ 40x40","offer_id":45867316379863,"sku":"KRI-AC-WINDBENE-CP-40X40","price":1375.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0419\/9497\/7445\/products\/iris-wind-beneath-my-wings-main.jpg?v=1626318310"},{"product_id":"silver-iris-kristmunds","title":"Silver Rain (Print)","description":"\u003ctable width=\"100%\" class=\"art_table\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe quietest of her grey works. \u003cem\u003eSilver Rain\u003c\/em\u003e holds a single tone across the whole canvas — a soft mid-grey, brushed until the direction is barely visible — and then lets black verticals fall through it at irregular intervals, some short, some running the full height. 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It behaves like a texture rather than a picture, which makes it the easiest of her works to live with.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThe rawness of Iceland's nature has a considerable influence on my art, and the cold and dark everyday life also evokes a joy of color in my artworks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arthousesf.com\/collections\/iris-kristmunds\"\u003eRead more about Iris Kristmunds\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arthousesf.com\/collections\/iris-kristmunds\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0419\/9497\/7445\/files\/iris-240x240.jpg?v=1624583242\" alt=\"Iris Kristmunds, Icelandic abstract painter\" style=\"float: none;\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\" class=\"art_table\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"art_table_head\"\u003eTechnique\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"art_table_head\"\u003eDimensions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"art_table_txt\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arthousesf.com\/pages\/art-mediums-explained\"\u003eHD Metal or Canvas Print\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"art_table_txt\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e see below for options\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"art_table_head\"\u003eFraming\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"art_table_head\"\u003eFrom\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"art_table_txt\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arthousesf.com\/pages\/types-of-picture-frames\"\u003eRecessed backframe or gallery wrap\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"art_table_txt\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps?q=Reykjavik,+Iceland\"\u003e Reykjavík, Iceland\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Iris Kristmunds","offers":[{"title":"Canvas Print \/ 17x17","offer_id":43939262660823,"sku":"KRI-HM-SILVRAIN-CP-17X17","price":375.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"HD Metal Print \/ 17x17","offer_id":40340236763301,"sku":"KRI-HM-SILVRAIN-HM-17X17","price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Canvas Print \/ 20x20","offer_id":43939268722903,"sku":"KRI-HM-SILVRAIN-CP-20X20","price":400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"HD Metal Print \/ 20x20","offer_id":43939268657367,"sku":"KRI-HM-SILVRAIN-HM-20X20","price":425.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Canvas Print \/ 24x24","offer_id":43939268755671,"sku":"KRI-HM-SILVRAIN-CP-24X24","price":525.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"HD Metal Print \/ 24x24","offer_id":43939268690135,"sku":"KRI-HM-SILVRAIN-HM-24X24","price":675.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Canvas Print \/ 30x30","offer_id":43962130399447,"sku":"KRI-HM-SILVRAIN-CP-30X30","price":700.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"HD Metal Print \/ 30x30","offer_id":43962130366679,"sku":"KRI-HM-SILVRAIN-HM-30X30","price":950.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"HD Metal Print \/ 40x40","offer_id":45867315888343,"sku":"KRI-HM-SILVRAIN-HM-40X40","price":1900.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Canvas Print \/ 40x40","offer_id":45867315921111,"sku":"KRI-HM-SILVRAIN-CP-40X40","price":1375.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0419\/9497\/7445\/products\/iris-silver-river-main.jpg?v=1626318324"},{"product_id":"crazy-iris-kristmunds","title":"Crazy, Stupid, Love","description":"\u003ctable width=\"100%\" class=\"art_table\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo panels, and the quietest thing she has made. A charcoal ground brushed flat and horizontal, then rings and short blocks placed across it in white, silver and pink — one or two in red, most not. Nothing touches anything else. 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From across the room it settles into something like a birch stand in snow. Up close it is all mark-making, with no color anywhere to soften it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThe rawness of Iceland's nature has a considerable influence on my art, and the cold and dark everyday life also evokes a joy of color in my artworks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arthousesf.com\/collections\/iris-kristmunds\"\u003eRead more about Iris Kristmunds\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arthousesf.com\/collections\/iris-kristmunds\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0419\/9497\/7445\/files\/iris-240x240.jpg?v=1624583242\" alt=\"Iris Kristmunds, Icelandic abstract painter\" style=\"float: none;\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\" class=\"art_table\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"art_table_head\"\u003eTechnique\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"art_table_head\"\u003eDimensions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"art_table_txt\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arthousesf.com\/pages\/art-mediums-explained\"\u003eAcrylic on canvas\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"art_table_txt\"\u003e24\" H, 60\" W\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"art_table_head\"\u003eFraming\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"art_table_head\"\u003eFrom\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"art_table_txt\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arthousesf.com\/pages\/framing-your-art\"\u003eGallery Wrap\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"art_table_txt\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps?q=Reykjavik,+Iceland\" target=\"_new\"\u003e Reykjavík, Iceland\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Iris Kristmunds","offers":[{"title":"Original Acrylic on Canvas \/ 24’’x60’’","offer_id":43288444567767,"sku":"KRI-AC-KASH","price":1800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0419\/9497\/7445\/products\/iris-kashmir-main.jpg?v=1663457630"},{"product_id":"chaos-iris-kristmunds","title":"Chaos","description":"\u003ctable width=\"100%\" class=\"art_table\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe title is a misdirection. \u003cem\u003eChaos\u003c\/em\u003e is the most deliberate thing in the collection: a scraped graphite field with black rings, crosses and short rulings set down over it — circles clustering and overlapping, small grids, a few blank white patches left as breathing room. It reads like a working blackboard, thinking in progress rather than a conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThe rawness of Iceland's nature has a considerable influence on my art, and the cold and dark everyday life also evokes a joy of color in my artworks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arthousesf.com\/collections\/iris-kristmunds\"\u003eRead more about Iris Kristmunds\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arthousesf.com\/collections\/iris-kristmunds\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0419\/9497\/7445\/files\/iris-240x240.jpg?v=1624583242\" alt=\"Iris Kristmunds, Icelandic abstract painter\" style=\"float: none;\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\" class=\"art_table\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"art_table_head\"\u003eTechnique\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"art_table_head\"\u003eDimensions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"art_table_txt\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arthousesf.com\/pages\/art-mediums-explained\"\u003eAcrylic on canvas\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"art_table_txt\"\u003e32\" H, 40\" W\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"art_table_head\"\u003eFraming\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"art_table_head\"\u003eFrom\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"art_table_txt\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arthousesf.com\/pages\/framing-your-art\"\u003eGallery Wrap\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"art_table_txt\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps?q=Reykjavik,+Iceland\" target=\"_new\"\u003e Reykjavík, Iceland\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Iris Kristmunds","offers":[{"title":"Original Acrylic on Canvas \/ 32’’x40’’","offer_id":43288444731607,"sku":"KRI-AC-CHAO","price":1400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0419\/9497\/7445\/products\/iris-chaos-main.jpg?v=1663457639"},{"product_id":"tiny-dancer","title":"Tiny Dancer (Print)","description":"\u003ctable width=\"100%\" class=\"art_table\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWarm where most of her work is cold. \u003cem\u003eTiny Dancer\u003c\/em\u003e is built in rust and burnt umber on a bone ground, with black rulings scored across it in both directions — a lattice that never quite closes. The paint is dry-brushed and dragged, so the weave shows through everywhere and the whole surface reads as worn rather than finished. 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