Exhibition Programme Mae Tim Davies yn byw ac yn gweithio yn Abertawe ac mae ei waith wedi’i arddangos yn y DU ac yn rhyngwladol. Ef oedd enillydd Gwobr
Diversions Marcus Beck & Simon Macro, Nao Matsunaga, Dawn Youll
Agored Mostyn ym 1997, Medal Aur Celfyddyd Gain yr Eisteddfod
Originated by Glynn Vivian Art Gallery
Genedlaethol yn 2003 a Gwobr Brynu Richard and Rosemary Wakelin yn
CRAFT GALLERY 22 October – 10 January
2005 ac roedd ar y rhestr fer ar gyfer gwobr arobryn Artes Mundi yn 2004.
Though diverse, these works are connected not just through their play on surface, but also by a compelling awareness of narrative, no matter how functional the structures. Marcus Beck & Simon Macro are a remarkable duo known as Freshwest, who produce
Friday 9 October 6.30pm Preview Guided Tour and Talk
and design art furniture in Tenby, Wales. Both studied fine art and with their subtle humour reflect a
Artist Tim Davies will give a guided tour/talk on his solo exhibition.
Matsunaga’s sensuous, muted sculptural
Nos Wener 9 Hydref 6.30pm Taith Dywys a Sgwrs Ragflas
Ti m D a v i e s Between a Rock and a Hard Place
ceramics suggest organic growth, juxtaposing smooth curves with
Bydd yr artist T im Davies yn arwain taith dywys ac yn sgwrsio am ei arddangosfa unigol.
Originated by Glynn Vivian Art Gallery
sharp angular entries into dark
MAIN GALLERY 10 October – 6 December Preview Friday 9 October 7pm This major solo exhibition will include an exciting range of works by
Eva Bartussek, Horse House, 2005
architectural interiors, whilst Dawn Youll, After the Event, 2008
Dawn Youll’s diverse ceramic work
Eva Bartussek
takes an investigational role into the complex process of perception.
Horse House
Rich in colour and finely structured by ideas, her work often relates
Originated by Glynn Vivian Art Gallery
to playful abstractions of mundane objects. Dawn studied at
one of Wales’s leading contemporary artists.
University of Wales Institute Cardiff.
The exhibition includes Bridges (2009), a series of work in which Davies
Er eu bod yn amrywiol, mae’r gweithiau hyn yn gysylltiedig, nid yn
utilises found images of bridges from around the world, erasing all
unig drwy eu hymdriniaeth o arwynebau ond hefyd gan
traces of the background to reveal only the structures themselves, and
ymwybyddiaeth gymhellol o naratif, ni waeth pa mor ymarferol y
in doing so brings vividly to our attention their real and symbolic
mae’r adeileddau. Mae Marcus Beck a Simon Macro yn ddau hynod
meanings. Also included will be other recent two-dimensional work and
iawn, a adwaenir fel Freshwest, sy’n cynhyrchu ac yn dylunio celfi
video pieces such as Kilkenny Shift (2009), a site-responsive work made
celf yn Ninbych y Pysgod, gorllewin Cymru. Astudiodd y ddau
for Kilkenny Castle in Ireland. Tim Davies lives and works in Swansea
ohonynt gelfyddyd gain a chyda’u hiwmor cynnil maent yn
and has exhibited in both the UK and internationally. He was winner of
adlewyrchu ymagwedd baradocsaidd at ddylunio celfi. Mae gwaith
the Mostyn Open Prize in 1997, the National Eisteddfod Fine Art Gold
serameg cerfluniol synhwyrus a thawel Nao Matsunaga yn
Medal in 2003, the Richard and Rosemary Wakelin Purchase Award in
awgrymu twf organig, ac yn cyfosod cromliniau llyfn gyda rhannau
2005 and was shortlisted for the prestigious Artes Mundi prize in 2004.
onglog, miniog yn mynd i mewn i rannau mewnol pensaernïol,
Mae’r arddangosfa’n cynnwys Bridges (2009), cyfres o weithiau lle mae
tywyll, tra bod gwaith serameg amrywio Dawn Youll yn ymchwilio i
Davies yn defnyddio lluniau y mae wedi dod o hyd iddynt o bontydd o
broses gymhleth canfyddiad. Yn gyfoeth o liw a’r adeiladwaith yn
bob cwr o’r byd, gan ddileu pob darn o’r cefndir i ddatgelu’r adeileddau eu
gain gan syniadau, mae ei gwaith yn aml yn ymwneud â haniaethau
hunain yn unig, ac wrth wneud hyn daw â'u gwir ystyr, a'u hystyron
chwareus gwrthrychau cyffredin. Astudiodd Dawn yn Athrofa
symbolaidd i'n sylw. Bydd yr arddangosfa hefyd yn cynnwys gwaith dau
Prifysgol Cymru, Caerdydd.
ddimensiwn diweddar arall a darnau fideo megis Kilkenny Shift (2009),
ROOM 1 3 October – 29 November Preview Friday 9 October 7pm Eva Bartussek is an emerging Swansea based photographer who seeks to expand notions of documentary portraiture through her work. Horse House is the documentation of an extraordinary local, domestic situation: a mansion that for some time was simultaneously a home and stable. By photographing this ‘world’ extensively, Bartussek sought to illuminate its dreamlike, even surreal aspects. In this piece, she creates a portrait of a person without photographing them directly and in doing so the portrait becomes that of a home, its contents, a house, its history, a situation, a space and so on. Mae Eva Bartussek yn ffotograffydd o Abertawe sy’n dod i’r amlwg ac yn ceisio ehangu syniadau portreadu dogfennol drwy ei gwaith. Mae Horse House yn portreadu sefyllfa ddomestig leol anarferol: plasty a fu am beth amser yn gartref ac yn stabl. Drwy dynnu ffotograffau o’r byd hwn yn helaeth, roedd Bartussek yn ceisio dod â’i agweddau breuddwydiol, a hyd yn oed swrrealaidd, i’r blaendir. Yn y darn hwn mae’n creu portread o berson heb dynnu ffotograff ohono’n uniongyrchol ac wrth wneud hyn daw’r portread yn un o gartref, ei
gwaith sy'n ymateb i safle a wnaed ar gyfer Castell Kilkenny yn Iwerddon.
ˆ ei hanes, sefyllfa, lle ac yn y blaen. gynnwys, ty, Tim Davies, Kilkenny Shift, 2009
Gweithgareddau
Events
Digwyddiadau
Friday 9 October 6.30pm Preview Guided Tour and Talk
Nos Wener 9 Hydref 6.30pm Taith Dywys a Sgwrs Ragflas
Artist Tim Davies will give a guided tour/talk on his solo exhibition.
Bydd yr artist T im Davies yn arwain taith dywys ac yn sgwrsio am ei arddangosfa unigol.
Friday 16 October 1pm Q&A / Film Screening
paradoxical approach to furniture design. Nao
Tim Davies, Bridges, 2009
Activities
Artist Ev a Bar tussek will discuss her exhibition with documentary film maker Jeanie Finlay, followed by a special screening of Finlay’s Goth Cruise. www.jeaniefinlay.com
Friday 30 October 3.30pm Free: 30 Sessions Present: Sweet Baboo Live music in the Atrium Gallery as Sweet Baboo perform songs from their new album Hello Wave. www.sweetbaboo.co.uk
Friday 20 November 1pm Illustrated Talk Artist Richard Powell and Architect Jacob Hotz in conversation discussing Tim Davies’s show and their own practice.
Friday 27 November 1pm Talk / Film Screening Swansea born film director, Marc Price will discuss his
Dydd Gwener 16 Hydref 1pm H ac A / Dangos Ffilm Bydd yr artist Eva Bar tussek yn trafod ei harddangosfa gyda’r gwneuthurwr ffilmiau dogfen Jeanie Finlay, ac yn dilyn hynny dangosir y ffilm Goth Cruise gan Finlay. www.jeaniefinlay.com
Dydd Gwener 30 Hydref 3.30pm Am ddim: 30 Sessions yn Cyflwyno: Sweet Baboo Cerddoriaeth fyw yn Oriel yr Atrium wrth i Sweet Baboo berfformio caneuon o’u halbwm newydd Hello Wave. www.sweetbaboo.co.uk
Dydd Gwener 20 Tachwedd 1pm Sgwrs Ddarluniadol Bydd yr artist Richard Powell a’r pensaer Jacob Hotz yn sgwrsio ac yn trafod sioe Tim Davies a’u harfer eu hunain.
Dydd Gwener 27 Tachwedd 1pm Sgwrs / Dangos Ffilm Bydd y cyfarwyddwr ffilm, Marc Price, a anwyd yn Abertawe,
acclaimed Zombie movie Colin, followed by a special screening of the film. www.nowherefast.tv
yn trafod ei ffilm sombis clodwiw, Colin, ac yn dilyn hynny, dangosir y ffilm ei hun. www.nowherefast.tv
All Events are Free
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