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'His connection to land is demonstrated as cultivator – from seed to growth to food and meal as social gathering, a timeless act. He investigates landscape, and the details of landscape, including its history and myths, for explorations of culture within a contemporary context.' (Tim Davies)Owen Griffiths is an artist working...
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Brenda Oakes, MA is an award-winning international artist and designer. Trained as a sculptor, her practice now encompasses other skills which are diverse and wide-ranging. In Britain she has created new public spaces for several local authorities whilst invitations are received to create art for collections around the world. Having worked as an...
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ConceptsI believe its important to vary the work I produce and the materials I use. Undertaking community and private commissions all over Wales inspiring people to contribute to the creation of artwork drawing inspiration from the natural world and its relationship to mythology.InfluencesCulture, Nature, Ancient cultures/MythsCareer...
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Concepts I work as a modeller and carver forming sculptural works in bronze and stone, and have over twenty years experience of working in the public realm. Enhancing public space is my primary concern, integrating sculptural design into the urban environment to provide points of interest and focus that create a sense of individual place....
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Concepts  For the past 19 years I have painted the landscape of Pembrokeshire. In the last 6 years I have begun exploring glass as a medium and have begun making conceptual pieces in response to historical and poetic stimulus as well as to landscape elements. Influences Environment/Ecology, Nature, Landscape, poetry I completed a B.A....
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CARWYN EVANS works in mixed media, photography and installation to explore issues related to his individual sense of place.His first solo exhibition That Morning He Watched The Dawn recently took place at Oriel Davies Gallery, Newtown and contained work that reflects Evans’ personal experiences while exploring broader social and political shifts...
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Concepts I work with all media producing a wide range of work from simple tinplate automata to complex interactive installations. Imagery is drawn from extensive travel, folk/naive art and 'The Book of Wonder'. Influences Folk art, Ancient cultures/Myths Career path Qualifications: 1986 Higher Diploma,...
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ConceptsI lead a dreamlike inquiry into the spirit of place, seeking evidence in a visual form, working with light and shade in two and three dimensions, vainly hoping to crystallise the fourth. Glass is my love because of its sensuality and mystery, but I am not monogamous. Architecture and the environment provide the stage, the role changes...
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ConceptsSince starting to work in three-dimensions, I have developed the ability to visualise potential in unlikely objects. This has meant that my imagination has been exercised continually for 30+ years - and it continues to be so, either by requests from clients, or by my own ideas. 'Aero-engines', 'Plumbing', 'Early photography' 'Oil rigs',...
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Concepts My work as an environmental sculptor has explored themes of continuity and energy. There is an increasing focus on water in all its aspects, behaviour, altered states and symbolism and an interest in sustainable energy for kinetic work. The water theme has led to the exploration of new materials - glass, both cast and blown,...
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EN ROUTE: POLAND AND WALES PAINTINGS BY ANDREW SMITH AT OTWARTA PRACOWNIA Galerie Otwarta Pracownia 31 070 Krakw Kazimerz, ul Dietla 11 En Route is an exhibition of eight new paintings made specifically for installation at Galerie Otwarta Pracownia. The paintings were made between mid-January and the end of March consolidating thought and...
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Concepts I design and make contemporary stained glass windows for public buildings, business premises and private homes. Public buildings include: one castle, ten churches, two libraries and two hospitals to date. I aim to produce works which are sympathetic to the building and its function, whilst exploring themes and ideas in new ways. ...
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Morag Colquhoun's recent work includes video, sculpture, installation, text and performance. She often works site-specifically with communities in environmental contexts and is interested in developing work that emerges from a zone of uncertainty, exchange and dialogue. In People are Still the Same, a project supported by Safle, Colquhoun explored...
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Concepts My work is currently based on the exploration of natural and urban landscape. It is about experiencing landscape, having encounters with new landscapes and creating an intuitive, evocative rhythm. Colour is an important element. A new series of Talking Heads explore portraits and foliate heads I juxtapose collaged layers of glass,...
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Concepts I am involved in the creation of ephemeral artworks that have been made from a wide variety of locally found, site specific materials and sited in contrasting sympathetic locations such as woodland and beaches. A number of ideas and themes behind the continued evolution of the work are derived from aspects related to issues and...
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The apportionment of space and time are predominant factors in our 'being' and the disruption of these foundations impels us to question and seek to substantiate our presumed reference.' Career path Qualifications: 1982 MA (RCA), Royal College of Art, London1977 BA Hons, Cardiff College of ArtTeaching Experience: 1997 Home Tutor,...
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I design and make site specific architectural glass work. Each commission offers a unique set of criteria regarding its function, architectural purpose, theme and location and therefore requires an individual response. In my work I aim to marry all these elements creating work that reflects the nature of its location and enhances the visual...
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We are a collective based in Swansea. Formed in September 2006, not long after we all graduated, we began by meeting once a week to talk about each other’s work. When we were offered a one off event at Mission Gallery, Swansea, we needed a name. Framework’s launch event Bring Music Bake Bread in February 2007 invited people to bring along their...
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David Hastie creates gallery-based and site-specific installations. He utilises a theatrical technique of presentation and works with an eclectic mix of materials ranging from railway sleepers, scaffolding planks and sand to corrugated iron and old roofing lead. Material reclaimed from his rural surroundings and from industry. He has exhibited...
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ConceptsWith architectural glass, light may powerfully alter an environment or affect mood. I want to make work which allows people to be at ease in, but aware of, their environment.Today, the images of communication technology often distance us from reality: the truer to life images are, the more difficult it is to see how much - or how little...
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