Having speant an long weekend in Reykjavik back
in 2001, we were well aware of the terrific stencil scene in Iceland. One of the
things that we loved about Tristan Manco’s posts the other week was that he
highlighted the street art of Iceland (something that we hadn’t done yet on the
Wooster site).  One of the artists who’s been hitting the streets there is
Gunnar “Gunni” Thorvaldsson.  Here’s some info:

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Gunni - The
Vitals

Age: 24
Hometown:
Reykjavik, Iceland
Where do you now live?: same
/>How long have you been creating street art?: almost a year
/>What did you do last night?: tried to remember what hapened
on saturday night.
What is your favorite thing to eat for dinner?:
spaghetti bolognese
Who is your favorite fictional
character?: Jesus(Torturro) from Big Lebowski
What do you
currently have in your pockets?: phone, wallet, keys
If you were
given “more time,” what would you do with it? spend it
Who do you
love?: Cameron Diaz

Wooster: How did you
get started in creating art for the street?

Gunni:
I didn’t like the small amount and little variety in stencils in Reykjavik.
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Wooster: What other street artists do you most admire
and why?

Gunni: Banksy for his boldness, cleverness
and semi-political messages.

Wooster: What’s your
favorite city, neighborhood, or block, to post and/or to see street art?
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Gunni: I’d have to say London, don’t have much
comparison.

Wooster: What inspires you now?

/>Gunni: good ideas, where ever they come from.

/>Wooster: What are you currently working on?  Can you give us
a sneak peek?

Gunni: I want to do more t-
shirts.

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For more of
Gunni’s art, check out his href="http://www.this.is/trendy/gunni/index.html">website.