The Brunswick Presents (art in a pub)
Heidi Mehta: Surimono. Japanese-themed prints.
Stephen Jones: Flotsam and Jetsam. Mixed media work based on the human form
Melvyn Williams: Drawing from Life. Pen and ink drawings of nudes.
…a new exhibition by three contemporary emerging artists.
The Brunswick, 3 Duke Street, Swansea SA1 4HS
December 3rd 2008 to January 17th 2009
Mon – Sun 11.30 am – 11.00 pm
(Free)
Heidi Mehta: Screen prints
Newport-based artist Heidi Mehta is a graphics graduate from Newport University and recently completed a Masters in multi-disciplinary printmaking at the University of the West of England. Her exhibition at The Brunswick consists of delicate and colourful Japanese themed screenprints and etchings embellished with chine collé.
“My exhibition displays a visual identity with a subtle and skilful dialogue of symbolism, which reflects my inspirational visit to Japan. I am inspired by layering colour and patterns that refer to echoes seen in Japanese and Samurai prints, artefacts, architecture, textiles and fabrics. Taking the simplicity of patterns from the cherry blossom, dragonfly, scrolls and kiri flower, I have repeated these in size, colour, pattern, form and technique. Using photographs taken on my travels alongside these patterns and colour, I have translated these through screen-printing, photopolymer etching and collagraphs”.
Stephen Jones: Flotsam and Jetsam
Swansea-based artist, Stephen Jones, has been working from the human figure for many years. He works mainly on paper, using a variety of media to create his images of the human form, cutting, ripping and collaging different materials and rendering his vision in paint, charcoal, pencil and/or ink. His images vary from representative to semi-abstract but his starting point is always the human form and the space it occupies.
Melvyn Williams: Drawing from Life
Swansea-born artist Melvyn Williams graduated in Graphics and Film and Television Practice from Swansea Institute and Newport Art College respectively and recently gained a Masters in Scriptwriting from the University of Glamorgan.
“My current work is about the development of technique, deliberately trying to make things as hard as possible by using pen and ink, a particularly unforgiving medium, which gives me more of a sense of achievement if I do something really difficult – or maybe I’m a masochist! The subject matter is immaterial other than the fact that I don’t find it interesting to draw straight lines; people are always going to be more interesting than anything else.”
The Brunswick is now into its fourth year of hosting exhibitions of original work by contemporary artists. It is an exciting venue that shows work by new and emerging artists in an atmosphere that is as far removed from a traditional art gallery as it is possible to be. The Brunswick offers a wide range of people the chance to buy affordable original art, which is a good move in the current climate of falling share prices and declining interest on savings. Artists from across South Wales and the South of England are booking into the venue because it gives them a chance to sell their work and shows their art to a much wider viewing public than a conventional gallery. It’s also creating a bit of a buzz on the gallery circuit and attracting talent scouts, which benefits the artists even more.
For more information on The Brunswick, see http://www.brunswickswansea.com
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