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I CANNOT ESCAPE THIS PLACE Wales’s National Museum Of Art, Cardiff Sat 9 July-Jan 2012 From July next month, Wales will boast its very own National Museum Of Art, a venture which has cost £6.5 million to complete. Visitors will be able to enjoy a showcase of the nation’s finest artwork in a mammoth collection at the National Museum Wales in Cardiff. This will be one of the biggest art venues outside London and holds the largest space for contemporary art in Wales, with nearly 800 square metres of space available to display only the most prestigious pieces.
Thanks to support from the Welsh Assembly Government, the National Museum now has the space to mix fine and applied art from the historic to the contemporary inside a series of seven integrated galleries with an inspiring collection for all to enjoy for free. David Anderson, the National Museum Wales’ Director General explains the moti- vation behind this extravagant project: “our mission is to inspire the creativity of future generations; these galleries are a vital part of that strategy.” I Cannot Escape This Place will be the Museum’s opening display, featuring works from artists associated with Wales such as Shani Rhys and Josef Herman as well as leading British and International artists. Among the big Welsh names hanging on the mint new walls, will be a range of other national and international artists. Rachel Whit- eread, an English sculptor and graduate from the Slade School Of Art – perhaps best recognised as the first women to win the Turner Prize – is also included in the exhibition. Also featured will be work from Lucian Freud, who is renowned for his idiosyncratic figurative painting style, and David Hockney, who is widely considered as one of the most influential British artists of all time. Over subsequent years, Wales’s National Museum of Art is expected to attract art aficionados from all corners of the world to what will be one of the biggest and newest attractions in South Wales. Be the first to experience this fine collection from some of the world’s greatest artists in the museum’s brand new gallery space. Admission: free. Info: 029 2039 7951 /
www.museumwales.ac.uk FRANCESCA REED
ACROSS THE BORDER Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea Until Sat 30 July
Owned and managed by the University Of Wales, Swansea, the Taliesin Arts Centre is a popular venue well-known for offering a wide variety of quality performances and art exhibitions. Throughout July, two artists presenting two very different ap- proaches to landscape painting combine for Across The Border in a joint exhibition of work. The Ceri Richards Gallery, where this exhibition is being held, is a self- financing commercial gallery which offers artists and crafts-people space to show and hopefully sell their work. Following a successful show at the Taliesin three years ago, Penelope Timmis returns to the centre with a varied and colourful collection of paintings. Recently elected as an Associate of the Birmingham Society Of The Arts, her artwork focuses on the immediate visual response rather than the specific subject, giving a completely unique look to the finished painting. The other featured artist in the exhibition is former Welsh Artist Of The Year, Daphne Hurn, who instead chooses to concentrate on creating almost ethereal portrayals of landscapes, and the structures contained within them are the result of a contem- plative, studied approach. The stark contrasts of these two artists’ differing styles promises to highlight their unique talents, and emphasise just how diverse the landscape of Wales can be. Admission: free. Info: 01792 295526 / www.
taliesinartscentre.co.uk (HL)
JAY DYER: THE LAST BOX AND OTHER PHOTOGRAPHS The Riverfront Theatre & Arts Centre, Newport Until Sat 23 July
Filled with character and vitality, Jay Dyer’s exhibition The Last Box And Other Photographs is a personal project which mixes black and white film with digital colour photography. The exhibition displays a series of images that reflect the photographer’s long term fascination with still photography as well as a more recent project to integrate the nude female figure into these images. Having used the same Polaroid type 55 black and white negative film type since the 70s when his professional career began, Dyer’s exhibition begins with photographs taken with his final role of this film which has now been discontinued – hence ‘The Last Box’. It was hoped that the entire show could be produced using this role of film, but unfortunately it was over two years out of date and so much of it proved spoiled. Consequently, the remaining images in the exhibition are digital colour pictures which follow the same themes.
Dyer’s work focuses on a variety of still life subjects including nude females, dolls, shells, flowers and other everyday objects. Some are explicit, others less so, but what this provides is a great opportunity to combine the old with the new and to see a fresh blend of Dyer’s work. Admission: free. Info: 01633 656679 /
www.newport.
gov.uk/theriverfront (RE)
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SUMMER SHOW Attic Gallery, Swansea Sat 9 July-Sat 17 Sept Lovers of Welsh art have a treat in store for them this summer with a new exhibi- tion that showcases the best of local Welsh talent. The Summer Show at the Attic Gallery in Swansea is a chance for the public to see work from a wide range of artists represented by the Attic Gallery – rather than the normal one or two artists exhibited at any one time. With new work being added to the show on an almost daily basis, each visit promises to offer something a little different, as well as a chance to buy any of the pieces on display. The exhibition caters for every taste, with contemporary graphics, sculpture, stained glass and pottery on display, as well as the usual paintings of course. Featured artists include George Little, whose industrial pieces reflect the his- tory of local areas, and David Carpanini, who focuses on the ex-mining village of Abergwynfi. Industrialism isn’t the only theme of the displayed work. With the Attic Gallery being a short walk from Swansea Bay, it’s no surprise that the landscape has inspired pieces by Jonathan Taylor, Robert Harrison and Gareth Thomas. The dramatic scenery of the Pembrokeshire coast and West Wales will also be on show in artworks by Maurice Sheppard and Sarah Young. This exhibition is bound to attract locals and tourists alike, offering a unique and diverse look at the Welsh landscape. Admission: free. Info: 01792 653387 /
www.atticgallery.co.uk (HL)
SALLY MOORE Martin Tinney Gallery, Cardiff Thurs 7-Sat 30 July
Sally Moore’s paintings are instantly rec- ognizable. Depicting dramatic moments in meticulous detail, they draw the viewer in and invite interpretation. Her work is surreal, often humorous, and typically contains single or multiple self-portraits. Barry-born and London-based, she has been garlanded with many awards, includ- ing Welsh Artist Of The Year in 2005. This exhibition is notable for featuring versions of works by artists she admires, all done in her own distinctive style. She paints herself, for example, into Otto Dix’s La Journaliste Sylvia Von Harden, Car- avaggio’s Judith Beheading Holofernes, Manet’s Déjeuner Sur L’herbe (where it’s a man who is naked), and Frida Kahlo’s Self-Portrait With Thorn Necklace And Hummingbird. It that picture, a monkey sits on her shoulder. Animals frequently occur in her compositions. Lion’s Share is a surreal image with a hand and a fruit bowl, behind which the artist feeds a lion. In another painting, she is seen in differ- ent poses along a coastline resembling the one near Barry. Sally Moore’s solo exhibitions tend to be infrequent, because of the amount of ef- fort that goes into each painting. Working on a series of pictures at the same time, she may complete around 15 canvases in two years. She has been associated with the Martin Tinney Gallery for about 20 years, and all the paintings are for sale. Admission: free. Info: 029 2064 1411 /
www.artwales.com (SN)
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