Skaftfell Listami\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0 b\u00fd\u00f0ur ykkur hjartanlega velkomin \u00e1 s\u00e9rstaka s\u00fdningu \u00ed tilefni af 100 \u00e1ra afm\u00e6li stofnandans og velunnarans Gar\u00f0ars Eymundssonar. S\u00fdningin inniheldur verk sem spanna hans listr\u00e6na feril, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al upprunalegar teikningar \u00far b\u00f3kinni Fjallahringur Sey\u00f0isfjar\u00f0ar, sem fyrst var gefin \u00fat \u00e1ri\u00f0 2009 \u00ed samstarfi vi\u00f0 Bj\u00f6rn Roth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vi\u00f0 bj\u00f3\u00f0um ykkur a\u00f0 taka \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed fullri dagskr\u00e1 me\u00f0 okkur laugardaginn 25.apr\u00edl\u00a0 \u00ed Skaftfelli, Austurvegi 42.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gar\u00f0ar Eymundsson er f\u00e6ddur \u00ed Baldurshaga \u00e1 Sey\u00f0isfir\u00f0i n\u00e1l\u00e6gt sumars\u00f3lst\u00f6\u00f0um 1926. Hann \u00f3lst upp \u00e1 traustu al\u00fe\u00fd\u00f0uheimili \u00e1samt fj\u00f3rum systkinum s\u00ednum. Fa\u00f0ir hans, Eymundur Ingvarsson fr\u00e1 Gr\u00edmsey, tengdist verkal\u00fd\u00f0sbar\u00e1ttu alla s\u00edna t\u00ed\u00f0 og var lengi sj\u00f3ma\u00f0ur \u00e1 opnum \u00e1rab\u00e1tum. M\u00f3\u00f0ir hans, Sigurborg Gunnarsd\u00f3ttir af H\u00e9ra\u00f0i, var mikil hagleikskona sem allt l\u00e9k \u00ed h\u00f6ndunum \u00e1. Gar\u00f0ar h\u00f3f sk\u00f3lag\u00f6ngu 9 \u00e1ra gamall eins og \u00fe\u00e1 t\u00ed\u00f0ka\u00f0ist. Hann f\u00e9kk strax g\u00f3\u00f0a tils\u00f6gn \u00ed dr\u00e1ttlist og var farinn a\u00f0 teikna og m\u00e1la mj\u00f6g framb\u00e6rilegar myndir t\u00edu \u00e1ra. N\u00e1tt\u00faru landsins og svipbrig\u00f0um kynntist hann \u00e1 eigin skinni. T\u00f3lf \u00e1ra var hann farinn a\u00f0 stunda fuglavei\u00f0ar me\u00f0 byssu og f\u00e6ra bj\u00f6rg \u00ed b\u00fa og \u00ferett\u00e1n \u00e1ra f\u00f3r hann fyrst a\u00f0 heiman til sumarvinnu \u00e1 \u00de\u00f3rarinsst\u00f6\u00f0um vi\u00f0 Sey\u00f0isfj\u00f6r\u00f0. \u00d6ll \u00edgripavinna var \u00feegin, vi\u00f0 kolaskip, uppskipun og \u00fatskipun, og 16 \u00e1ra f\u00f3r hann me\u00f0 sey\u00f0firska fiskib\u00e1tnum Val\u00fe\u00f3ri \u00e1 vert\u00ed\u00f0 til Hornafjar\u00f0ar sem beitningama\u00f0ur. Um t\u00edma naut hann tilsagnar skipasmi\u00f0sins Niels H\u00f3lms Petersens \u00ed tr\u00e9sm\u00ed\u00f0i vi\u00f0 Skipasm\u00ed\u00f0ast\u00f6\u00f0 Austurlands \u00e1 Sey\u00f0isfir\u00f0i. Tv\u00edtugur settist hann upp \u00ed r\u00fatu og var fer\u00f0inni heiti\u00f0 til Reykjav\u00edkur. Fyrsta verk hans \u00fear var a\u00f0 n\u00e1 s\u00e9r \u00ed g\u00f3\u00f0a liti og striga og fara a\u00f0 m\u00e1la. Gar\u00f0ar velti fyrir s\u00e9r myndlist sem starfi, en leist ekki betur en svo \u00e1 l\u00edfsst\u00edl meistaranna a\u00f0 hann \u00e1kva\u00f0 a\u00f0 gerast tr\u00e9smi\u00f0ur fyrst. Me\u00f0an \u00e1 i\u00f0nn\u00e1minu st\u00f3\u00f0 m\u00e1la\u00f0i hann \u00ed hj\u00e1verkum og seldust allar myndir hans jafn\u00f3\u00f0um. Hann og unnusta hans, Kar\u00f3l\u00edna \u00deorsteinsd\u00f3ttir, giftust og h\u00f3fu b\u00faskap \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk 1949. \u00deau fluttust s\u00ed\u00f0an heim til Sey\u00f0isfjar\u00f0ar 1951 og hafa b\u00fai\u00f0 \u00fear a\u00f0 mestu s\u00ed\u00f0an. Eiga \u00feau saman fj\u00f6gur b\u00f6rn, en Gar\u00f0ar \u00e1tti einn son fyrir. Lengst af var Gar\u00f0ar umsvifamikill h\u00fasasm\u00ed\u00f0ameistari og hefur komi\u00f0 a\u00f0 byggingu fleiri h\u00fasa en h\u00e6gt er a\u00f0 nefna h\u00e9r. Hann s\u00e1 einnig um tr\u00e9verk og innr\u00e9ttingar \u00ed svo a\u00f0 segja \u00f6ll skipin 34 sem sm\u00ed\u00f0u\u00f0 voru hj\u00e1 V\u00e9lsmi\u00f0ju Sey\u00f0isfjar\u00f0ar og V\u00e9lsmi\u00f0junni St\u00e1l \u00e1 \u00e1runum 1968 til 1991. Gar\u00f0ar hefur alla s\u00edna t\u00ed\u00f0 stunda\u00f0 myndlist me\u00f0fram \u00f6\u00f0rum st\u00f6rfum, \u00feroska\u00f0 s\u00edna auglj\u00f3su h\u00e6fileika og aldrei leyft \u00feeim a\u00f0 leggjast \u00ed dr\u00f3ma. 78 \u00e1ra f\u00e9ll hann endanlega \u00ed fa\u00f0m listagy\u00f0junnar, h\u00e6tti tr\u00e9sm\u00ed\u00f0um og hefur s\u00ed\u00f0an reki\u00f0 eigin vinnustofu og galler\u00ed. Fj\u00f6lmargir hafa noti\u00f0 tilsagnar hans, b\u00e6\u00f0i vi\u00f0 h\u00fasager\u00f0arlist og myndlist m.a. margir nemendur Listah\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands. Sj\u00e1lfur er hann \u00fe\u00f3 stoltastur af listami\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0inni Skaftfelli \u00e1 Sey\u00f0isfir\u00f0i. Hann og Kar\u00f3l\u00edna kona hans g\u00e1fu h\u00fasi\u00f0 til menningarl\u00edfs \u00e1 Sey\u00f0isfir\u00f0i \u00e1ri\u00f0 1996 og hafa s\u00ed\u00f0an b\u00e6\u00f0i \u00fdtt og toga\u00f0.
– P\u00e9tur Kristj\u00e1nsson<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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