Jóannes Lamhauge
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Jóannes Brynolfsson Lamhauge (born 25 December 1985) is a Faroese
painter, writer, graphic designer, actor, film director and singer/songwriter. Jóannes is best known as a painter and singer, and has in recent years starred in numerous musical productions, such as Andrew Lloyd Webber's
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
. Piaf
, Ronja Røverdatter, and Lort í Býin. Jóannes is the designer and co-founder of the non-profit charity Saving Penguins Foundation. Jóannes is currently living in Canterbury
, United Kingdom
.
in 2000. His father, Andreas Brynolf Lamhauge, is a middle school teacher, cabinetmaker and craftsman, and his mother is Jacoba Funding is also a middle school teacher. Jóannes has two older sisters; Bjalla Lamhauge and Elin Funding Lamhauge. Jóannes' paternal grandfather, Meinhard Lamhauge, was also a locally known stage actor in Tórshavn
.
Jóannes has admitted to be influenced by painters such as British painter Lucian Freud
, Danish painter Michael Kvium, and Norwegian painter Odd Nerdrum
.
In summer 2007, along with fellow artist Heiðrik á Heygum, Jóannes curated and organized the largest Faroese annual art exhibit (Ólavsøkuframsýningin) at the Faroese national art Museum, which was titled "Slóarblóð". The exhibit was widely covered in the Faroese and the Danish media as it displayed new trends in Faroese art that stand in stark contrast to what has become known as traditional Faroese expressionism
. The exhibit was received by critics to be a critical and important statement that "the Faroese art scene needed new blood". To illustrate this, the grand gallery of the National art Museum(Listasavn Føroya) had been painted blood red for the event.
Consequently, Jóannes became a board member of the Faroese Fine-arts Association(Listafelag Føroya) from 2007-2010.
Jóannes has also directed a number of art house short films. In 2007 he was chosen to represent Faroe Islands
on the Nordic Youth Film Festival (NUFF) in Tromsø
, Norway
for his short film "The Hole".
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
, a performance that would propel him to fame in the Faroese community, and consequently cement him as a reputable actor and singer. By the time the musical was discontinued, it had set a new record for being the most viewed fixed stage show of the Faroe Islands in history.
Since his musical debut in 2004, Jóannes has released several solo recordings, most of which are live concerto recordings by royalty of Kringvarp Føroya, the Faroese national broadcasting station, but among his most successful studio releases are the singles, "Púra Vekk" 2008, and "HF-sangurin" 2009.
In 2006 Jóannes was awarded the title of "Vocalist of the Year" in the Faroese talent show Ársins Songrødd, a title which had previously been held by Faroese vocalists, such as Eivør Pálsdóttir
and Guðrun Sólja Jacobsen.
Jóannes is a natural wide range baritone and frequently performs parts written for both tenors and basses.
In 2011 Jóannes graduated with honours from the University of Kent
as bachelor of Religious Studies
.
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands are an island group situated between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Scotland and Iceland. The Faroe Islands are a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark proper and Greenland...
painter, writer, graphic designer, actor, film director and singer/songwriter. Jóannes is best known as a painter and singer, and has in recent years starred in numerous musical productions, such as Andrew Lloyd Webber's
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber is an English composer of musical theatre.Lloyd Webber has achieved great popular success in musical theatre. Several of his musicals have run for more than a decade both in the West End and on Broadway. He has composed 13 musicals, a song cycle, a set of...
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical with lyrics by Tim Rice. The story is based on the "coat of many colors" story of Joseph from the Hebrew Bible's Book of Genesis. This was the first Lloyd Webber and Rice musical to be performed publicly...
. Piaf
Piaf (play)
Piaf is a play by Pam Gems that focuses on the life and career of French chanteuse Edith Piaf. The biographical drama with music portrays the singer in a most unflattering light...
, Ronja Røverdatter, and Lort í Býin. Jóannes is the designer and co-founder of the non-profit charity Saving Penguins Foundation. Jóannes is currently living in Canterbury
Canterbury
Canterbury is a historic English cathedral city, which lies at the heart of the City of Canterbury, a district of Kent in South East England. It lies on the River Stour....
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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Early Life and Family
Jóannes grew up in the village of Glyvrar on the Island of Eysturoy, and moved to the Faroese capital of TórshavnTórshavn
Tórshavn is the capital and largest town of the Faroe Islands. It is located in the southern part on the east coast of Streymoy. To the north west of the town lies the high mountain Húsareyn, and to the southwest, the high Kirkjubøreyn...
in 2000. His father, Andreas Brynolf Lamhauge, is a middle school teacher, cabinetmaker and craftsman, and his mother is Jacoba Funding is also a middle school teacher. Jóannes has two older sisters; Bjalla Lamhauge and Elin Funding Lamhauge. Jóannes' paternal grandfather, Meinhard Lamhauge, was also a locally known stage actor in Tórshavn
Tórshavn
Tórshavn is the capital and largest town of the Faroe Islands. It is located in the southern part on the east coast of Streymoy. To the north west of the town lies the high mountain Húsareyn, and to the southwest, the high Kirkjubøreyn...
.
Art
Jóannes's highly expressive naturalistic painting style has been described by art critic Inger Smærup Sørensen in her book on notable contemporary Faroese artists "Livandi List" (2008) as dark and discomforting, and even overtly tragic. However, the compositions are not without a touch of humor, in reference to French philosopher George Bataille's notion of "Beyond Seriousness" as it is "deliberately made to be too tragic to laugh about, and too farcical to cry about". The paintings, which almost always depict people in different situations, are "portrayals of the decline of man and the decadence of the human existence". Nationalism, religiosity and identity are also central themes in Jóannes' art.Jóannes has admitted to be influenced by painters such as British painter Lucian Freud
Lucian Freud
Lucian Michael Freud, OM, CH was a British painter. Known chiefly for his thickly impasted portrait and figure paintings, he was widely considered the pre-eminent British artist of his time...
, Danish painter Michael Kvium, and Norwegian painter Odd Nerdrum
Odd Nerdrum
Odd Nerdrum , is a Norwegian figurative painter. Themes and style in Nerdrum's work reference anecdote and narrative, while primary influences by the painters Rembrandt and Caravaggio place his work in direct conflict with the abstraction and conceptual art considered acceptable in much of his...
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In summer 2007, along with fellow artist Heiðrik á Heygum, Jóannes curated and organized the largest Faroese annual art exhibit (Ólavsøkuframsýningin) at the Faroese national art Museum, which was titled "Slóarblóð". The exhibit was widely covered in the Faroese and the Danish media as it displayed new trends in Faroese art that stand in stark contrast to what has become known as traditional Faroese expressionism
Expressionism
Expressionism was a modernist movement, initially in poetry and painting, originating in Germany at the beginning of the 20th century. Its typical trait is to present the world solely from a subjective perspective, distorting it radically for emotional effect in order to evoke moods or ideas...
. The exhibit was received by critics to be a critical and important statement that "the Faroese art scene needed new blood". To illustrate this, the grand gallery of the National art Museum(Listasavn Føroya) had been painted blood red for the event.
Consequently, Jóannes became a board member of the Faroese Fine-arts Association(Listafelag Føroya) from 2007-2010.
Jóannes has also directed a number of art house short films. In 2007 he was chosen to represent Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands are an island group situated between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Scotland and Iceland. The Faroe Islands are a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark proper and Greenland...
on the Nordic Youth Film Festival (NUFF) in Tromsø
Tromsø
Tromsø is a city and municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tromsø.Tromsø city is the ninth largest urban area in Norway by population, and the seventh largest city in Norway by population...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
for his short film "The Hole".
Music
At the age of 18 Jóannes starred as Joseph in a production of Andrew Lloyd Webber'sAndrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber is an English composer of musical theatre.Lloyd Webber has achieved great popular success in musical theatre. Several of his musicals have run for more than a decade both in the West End and on Broadway. He has composed 13 musicals, a song cycle, a set of...
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical with lyrics by Tim Rice. The story is based on the "coat of many colors" story of Joseph from the Hebrew Bible's Book of Genesis. This was the first Lloyd Webber and Rice musical to be performed publicly...
, a performance that would propel him to fame in the Faroese community, and consequently cement him as a reputable actor and singer. By the time the musical was discontinued, it had set a new record for being the most viewed fixed stage show of the Faroe Islands in history.
Since his musical debut in 2004, Jóannes has released several solo recordings, most of which are live concerto recordings by royalty of Kringvarp Føroya, the Faroese national broadcasting station, but among his most successful studio releases are the singles, "Púra Vekk" 2008, and "HF-sangurin" 2009.
In 2006 Jóannes was awarded the title of "Vocalist of the Year" in the Faroese talent show Ársins Songrødd, a title which had previously been held by Faroese vocalists, such as Eivør Pálsdóttir
Eivør Pálsdóttir
Eivør Pálsdóttir is a Faroese singer/songwriter with a distinct voice and a wide range of interests in many kinds of music from rock, jazz, folk, pop, to European classical music. Her roots are in the Faroese ballads....
and Guðrun Sólja Jacobsen.
Jóannes is a natural wide range baritone and frequently performs parts written for both tenors and basses.
Professional Life and Career
Jóannes has since 2006 worked as an international freelance art director and consultant, collaborating internationally with photographers and entrepreneurs. From 2008-2010 Jóannes assumed the position lead designer for Scandinavian lifestyle brand Hans F Hansen, in which he also assumed creative control of the graphic identity and marketing of sub brands such as BYB and the non-profit charity Saving Penguins Foundation. As a graphic designer, Jóannes has also designed a range of Faroese postage stamps as well as he has illustrated educational materials for the Faroese School system.In 2011 Jóannes graduated with honours from the University of Kent
University of Kent
The University of Kent, previously the University of Kent at Canterbury, is a public research university based in Kent, United Kingdom...
as bachelor of Religious Studies
Religious studies
Religious studies is the academic field of multi-disciplinary, secular study of religious beliefs, behaviors, and institutions. It describes, compares, interprets, and explains religion, emphasizing systematic, historically based, and cross-cultural perspectives.While theology attempts to...
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Discography
- "EB-Streymasangurin(Koyrið á!)", March 2005, single. Written by Hans Olivur Joensen.
- "Thrillseeker You", Dec. 2007, single. Written by Jóannes Lamhauge
- "Lort í Býin" (Púra Vekk, Regnsangurin), September 2008, concept album. Written by Elin á Rógvi, Jens Marni Hansen, Tór Verland Johansen.
- "Popplist 7" (Púra Vekk), November 2008, compilation album.
- "HF Hundrað ár" (HF-Sangurin), March 2009, EP. Written by Heri Nolsøe.