Marandros (Reykjavik, Iceland)
Marandros (Reykjavik, Iceland)
"Although the end-product of what we do is often minimalist in some ways, the process usually isn’t. We tend to make things complicated, which can put a bit of a strain on our partnership but can be extremely rewarding at the same time."
Ragnar Mar and Katla Ros are the brains behind the company called Marandros. They met each other in art school, where they co-founded MindGames, a company specialising in mind-controlled computer games. Marandros made the world’s first such app for the iPhone. Last year the firm was nominated for an Icelandic presidential award for innovation for its work with MindGames. Since their graduation, the couple they have been doing all kinds of freelance work, from books to prints for fashion to art installations. New ideas fascinate them and they intend to continue tackling innovative projects and exploring wider possibilities.
IdN v19n3: The Line Issue p56-57
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A line is so much more than just the distance between two dots. It is the fundamental building-block that every artist employs – even if, like Jackson Pollock, they are simply dribbling paint onto a horizontal canvas. It is a signifier of innate talent: the critics speak of "bold" lines and "subtle" lines. One would be hard-pressed to think of any work of art that did not involve lines – even Malevich's notorious 1915 "Black Square" wouldn't have worked without an outline to define it.
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Dóri Andrésson (Reykjavik, Iceland)
"I believe that many people, and many musicians, underestimate the power and the effect that visual art can bring to a music experience. That’s why we see a lot of bad album covers that add more or less nothing to the music or the experience when you listen to a new record."
Marandros (Reykjavik, Iceland)
"Although the end-product of what we do is often minimalist in some ways, the process usually isn’t. We tend to make things complicated, which can put a bit of a strain on our partnership but can be extremely rewarding at the same time."
Björgvin Friðgeirsson (Reykjavík, Iceland)
"I feel that I should be doing more projects that mix music with art — I am actually in the process of getting in touch with more musicians with a view to working with them. I think it would give me a perfect creative balance with all the ui/ux stuff I’m doing with my main clients right now."
"Line is anything that defines. In my work, the line is a perimeter, but also infill. It is the opposite of a plane for me."
Þorleifur Gunnar Gíslason (Reykjavik, Iceland)
"I have been a fan of modernism and minimalism in general for as long as I can remember. I like to simplify things and work my way from there. A typical Scandinavian approach, I would say. But I also like abstractions and the controlled chaos that goes with that. It’s all about balance after all and I think that’s the key to producing something nice: to keep things balanced."
A line can be the source of creation The more lines you put down, the more you'll find something interesting and unique out of your creation that no-one else has made yet.
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