CURRICULUM
VITAE
Siguršur
Örn Brynjolfsson - Siggi - SÖB
Born 19/9 1947 in Reykjavik Iceland
STUDIES
1964-1968
Studied graphic design in the Icelandic Collage og Art and
Craft ICAC
1968-1969 Worked as graphic designer in and advertising agency
and continued studies in
ICAC in painting, drawing and graphics.
1960-1970 Studied painting, drawing and graphics at the Academie
van Beeldende Kunst
in Rotterdam Holland.
WORK
STUDIES
1986
Guest artist for one month at the International Cermic Studio
in Kecskemet, Hungary
1989 Guest artist for the summer at the Pannonia animation
studio in Kecskemet, Hungary
1990 Guest artist for the summer at the Soumenlinna Art Center
in Helsinki, Finland
WORK
1970-1990
Worked in Iceland and abroad as graphic designer, illustrator,
cartoonist, animator
and animation film director.
1982-1993 Teacher and department leader in graphic design
at ICAC
1990- Concentrated on work in animation as director, designer,
writer and producer and
continued drawing cartoons.
1992-1994 Head of a student group from the department of graphic
design in ICAC that took
part in VARDE, a Nordic Design Programme. The group of eight
students made
animation films in the Dauka animation studio in Riga, Latvia.
1991 Guest teacher for one month at UHIA in Helsinki Finland
1999 Short seminars and teaching animation at Narration Center
of Moving Images in
Gotland, Sweden and ICAC
1993 Moved to Estonia where he lives now and works in animation
and cartoons.
ONE
MAN EXHIBITIONS
1979
Nordic House Reykjavik, Iceland. Drawings and cartoons
1981 The Red House, Akureyri Iceland. Drawings and cartoons
1982 Hafnarfirši Iceland. Drawings and cartoons
1983 Gallery Longbrok, Reykjavik Iceland. "It takes all
kinds" A serie of 100 mini cartoons
1986 Kecskemet Hungary. Poster and "It takes all kinds"
1987 Gallery Borg Reykjavik, Iceland. Drawings from Hungary
1987 Gallery ASI Reykjavik Iceland. Retrospective of his graphic
design since 1967
1991 UIAH Helsinki, Finland "It takes all kinds"
1992 Vilnius, Lithuania. "It takes all kinds"
2001 Nohas Park Cafe, Fredrikstad, Norway. Cartoons and animation
2003 The Corner gallery, Haapsalu, Estonia "It takes
all kinds" new series
2007 Gallery Ófeigur Reykjavķk Iceland “On crossroads
Taken
part in exhibitions all over the world
FILMOGRAPHY
Worked in animation film making in Iceland-Sweden-Finland-Hungary-Lithuania-Latvia
and Estonia as animator, designer, director, producer and/or
writer
1980 "Žrymskviša"
The first Icelandic animated film 15 min. 16mm
(an.dir.des.wr.prod.) sold to RUV
1987 "It takes all kinds" 3X1 min. series 35mm
(an.dir.des.wr.prod.) sold to the Swedish Filminstitute
1989 "In Heaven and on Earth" 2X1 min. 35mm
(an.dir.des.wr.co-prod.) sold to France
1991 "Our Christmastree" 8 min. 35mm
(an.dir.des.wr.prod.) sold to RUV- YLE1 and the Swedish Filminstitute
1992 "It takes all kinds" 3X1 min 35mm
(dir,des.wr.prod)
1993 "Aušun and the polarbear" 11min. 35mm/BETA
(dir.des.wr.prod.) Sold to SFC, Denmark and the Swedish Filminstitute
1993 "It takes all kinds" 12X1 min. 35mm (sound
not ready)
(dir.des.wr.prod.)
1994 "Christmas on the way to Earth" 24X6 min. 35mm/BETA.
Puppet animation
(dir.des.prod.) Produced for RUV sold to Estonia, Sweden,
Finland, Denmark Faroe Islands,
France and Brazil
1996 "Hreišar the stupid" 20min. 35mm/BETA. Puppet
animation
(dir.des.wr.prod.) Sold to Finland, Denmark, RUV and Mexico
2000 "It takes all kinds" DINDI 30X40sec. BETA
(dir.des.wr.prod.) sold to NDR, Germany
2001 "DINDI,s diary" 30 min. BETA
(dir.des.wr.prod.)
2002 "Leif the lucky and how he found America" 14
min. DIGIBETA
(dir.des.wr.prod.) sold to RUV, Sweden and Norway
CARTOON
SERIES
1977-8
"Bisi and Krimmi" Comic strip about two prisoners.
Published for two years in Dagbašiš DV. Published in a book
1999
1983 "It takes all kinds" 100 drawings made for
an exhibition i Iceland. 1996 published in the magazine Kroonika
in Estonia
1995 "My best friend" Comic strip for a computer
programme to teach children to read
1996- "It takes all kinds" New series
1998 "It takes all kinds" New series with the character
DINDI
BOOKS
AND BOOK ILLUSTRATIONS
1997-1992
Illustrated more than 20 books teaching mathematics, music
and reading for Namsgagnastofnun Islands
1982 "The God who became a bride" based on "Žrymskviša"
published in Japan by Holp Shuppan publisher
1999 "Bisi og Krimmi komnir ut" 300 comic strips
about Bisi and Krimmi
2003 "Krummi segir sögur um ęvintyri Leifs heppan og
landafundina" Book based on the cartoon film "Leif
the lucky and how he found Amerika" Published by Pjaxi
in Iceland
GRANTS
AND PRIZES
1975 6
months working grant from the Ministry of Culture (starfslaun
listamanna)
1977 7th prize on the the World Cartoon exhibition in W. Berlin
1990 Special mention on the cartoon exhibition in Anglet France
1980-1988-1991-1993 and 2003 film production grants from the
Icelandic Film Fund
1991-1992-1994 and 2002 film production grants from the Nordic
Film and TV Fund
1999 and 2000 film production grants from Menningarsjoši utvarpsstöšva
Siguršur
Örn Brynjolfsson - SÖB
Vönnu 2 90503 Haapsalu Estonia
Mob: 372 51 41716 e-mail: siggi@hot.ee
www.puandpa.com
