Gardar Eide Einarsson works with the notion of sub cultures and how to access these environments. He works in diverse media as installations, paintings, sculptures etc. The notion of subversion and the undermining of the establishment is present, yet without being an aspiration of the artist, this obviously points to the classical notion of the artist’s position in society. All his works relate to the anti institutional and to the interference of concepts of freedom and the structures and organizations in society.

In Einarsson's tarp-paintings (tarpaulin), pictures of black tarpaulins have been (silk screen) printed on top of the black paintings. In this way, Einarsson has superimposed an extra layer, thereby screening and concealing things. Looking at the works, you can see that the tarpaulins are the type used to protect against wind and weather and also to screen and conceal things. When the picture of a tarpaulin is added to a painting using the silk screen technique, it becomes an added layer concealing and protecting the painting beneath: a layer interposed between the artwork and our perception and enjoyment of it, thereby delaying the art experience and rousing our interest.

Gardar Eide Einarsson (b. 1976) lives and works in Tokyo. Einarsson has exhibited at Aros Museum of Modern Art (Århus), Bergen Kunsthall, Kunsthalle Fridericianum (Kassel), Bonniers Konsthall (Stockholm), Reykjavik Art Museum (Reykjavik), Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art (Oslo), Museum of Modern Art (Fort Worth), Kunsthalle Wien (Vienna), Museo Tamayo (Mexico City) a.o. From January 28th to April 9th 2016 Einarsson's exhibition Distinct Functional Layers Help Establish Hierarchy and Order is on display at the gallery.
In Einarsson's tarp-paintings (tarpaulin), pictures of black tarpaulins have been (silk screen) printed on top of the black paintings. In this way, Einarsson has superimposed an extra layer, thereby screening and concealing things. Looking at the works, you can see that the tarpaulins are the type used to protect against wind and weather and also to screen and conceal things. When the picture of a tarpaulin is added to a painting using the silk screen technique, it becomes an added layer concealing and protecting the painting beneath: a layer interposed between the artwork and our perception and enjoyment of it, thereby delaying the art experience and rousing our interest.

Gardar Eide Einarsson works with the notion of sub cultures and how to access these environments. He works in diverse media as installations, paintings, sculptures etc. The notion of subversion and the undermining of the establishment is present, yet without being an aspiration of the artist, this obviously points to the classical notion of the artist’s position in society. All his works relate to the anti institutional and to the interference of concepts of freedom and the structures and organizations in society.