In Thórdís Aðalsteinsdóttir’s narrative paintings we encounter stylised figures, with manneristically elongated limbs, against a monochrome background that appears to continue infinitely. Rather than being individual portraits, they are the embodiment of human feelings and emotional states. The ambiguous images could appear slightly comical but they are often imbued with an ominous undercurrent. Aðalsteinsdóttir began her art studies in the graphic art department but soon went over to painting. Her characteristic style bears traces of graphic techniques in the form of finely drawn details or patterns in the large, flat, monochrome fields, drawing the viewer closer to the pictorial surface.