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Exhibitions
‘Another Line to Follow’ – School of Art Gallery, 2nd March – 01 May 2020
Another Line to Follow celebrates the ongoing friendship and collaboration between artists who share a common thread through their interest in abstraction and who are connected to Aberystwyth University, having met whilst either teaching or studying art. The idea of ‘following lines’ emerged as a challenge to see if it would be possible to make a direct response to each other’s artwork.
Each line began with a starting point of either a drawing, a postcard communication or a finished artwork and a series of responses evolved. However, no two lines begin in the same way. For instance, there is the line that traces how one artist developed ink and graphite studies made on location in Scotland through to a finished studio painting, with the inclusion of responses made to the various stages along the way. Another line began with each artist having the restriction of selecting just six colours from a limited range and then making compositions following an exchange of their chosen colour palette.
As it unfolded, the project highlighted the complexity of the response mechanism and several observations were made, including that the initial responses to a small sketch made outdoors at Nant-y-moch reservoir were all collages. In other lines, too, collage plays a part. Arguably, it could be that collage offers an accessible route into the process, allowing for elaboration of the initial image through the incorporation of colour and texture by using minimal means, and in doing so might liberate the imagination for the creation of further images.
From the outset, the aims included providing an insight into the creative process and to demonstrate how series of work can be produced from the slightest of starting points. It is hoped that the exhibition inspires current students to understand that communication and collaboration go on beyond art school. As the participants discovered through their exchanges of artwork and discussions on the image-making process, there is indeed always another line to follow!
Biographical information:
Carolyn Wallace attended the Royal College of Art, 1967-1970, and eventually settled in Wales. She was visiting tutor at the Elisabeth Frink School of Figurative Sculpture and taught Continuing Education art classes from her studio in Ystrad Meurig, attended by June Forster. Carolyn has work in the Contemporary Art Society for Wales and has exhibited most recently with Tom Voyce and June Forster at ‘Teaching Painting: Fully Awake 5.6’ in London, that looked at the impact of intergenerational art teaching.
June Forster trained at the School of Art, Aberystwyth, and began teaching there at the start of her PhD Fine Art studies in 2007. As tutor in drawing and painting she met Rachel Rea, Tom Voyce and Alysia Webster during their first-year studies and later collaborated on a postcard exchange with Tom during his MA. Since finishing the PhD in 2014, she continues to explore her interests in aspects of landscape experience and colour interaction. She has exhibited widely since 2005 and has work in the ‘Paintings in Hospitals’ collection.
Rachel Rea was awarded a first-class BA Fine Art and English Literature in 2016 and MA Fine Art (Distinction) in 2018 from Aberystwyth University. She works from her studio in Borth, exhibiting in gallery and group shows in various parts of the UK and her paintings feature in many private collections.
Tom Voyce studied at the School of Art and was awarded a first-class BA Fine Art (2012) and MA Fine Art (Distinction) in 2014. Tom went on to qualify as a teacher and continued to paint, and in 2017 won Sky Arts ‘Landscape Artist of the Year’. He has subsequently travelled all over the world teaching workshops and exhibiting and is represented by several galleries in the UK and New Zealand.
Alysia Webster was awarded a first-class BA Fine Art in 2016 and MA (Distinction) in 2018 from Aberystwyth University. She paints from her studio in Yorkshire, exhibits widely, and has work in many private collections. Her work featured in The Graduate Art Prize, London, in 2017 and she is represented by ARTIQ.
Follow-up 12. German Talk
Hello all,
it was lovely seeing those of you who could make it at yesterday’s ‘German Talk’ about John Duffin’s Retrospective. I hope you enjoyed the exhibition.
As usual, those who could not be there or didn’t take a copy of the text, are welcome to download it here free of charge:
12. German Talk – John Duffin Talk – 09 December 2019
Everything, including the image, is under copyright, so please don’t use it for any other purpose.
Fröhliche Weihnachten und einen guten Rutsch ins Jahr 2020!
All the best,
Karen
PS: John Duffin’s and Simon Pierse’s exhibitions will be on until the 7th of February 2020, Monday – Friday, 10am – 5pm. We are closed from the 23rd of December 2019 until the 3rd of January 2020.
Photos: Exhibitions Opening, 6. December 2019, School of Art: John Duffin & Simon Pierse
Our visitors enjoyed the opening of John Duffin’s Retrospective and Simon Pierse’s Shy Green – Ice Blue: Paintings of Greenland on Friday night. The evening was a great chance for students, staff and guests to have a chat with both artists and find out about their work.
The exhibitions are open Monday – Friday, 10am – 5pm, until the 7th February 2020. Please be aware that the School of Art Gallery is closed from 23th December until the 3rd January 2020. It will be open again on the 6th January 2020.
Follow-up 6. French Talk
Hello all,
thanks very much to those who attended yesterday’s talk. We hope that you enjoyed Marie’s talk and Flora’s demonstration in the printmaking area.
As usual, here is the PDF-version of the talk to download free of charge:
6. French Talk – Flora McLachlan – 21 November 2019
(Please respect copyright restrictions for text and images.)
All the best wishes,
Flora, Marie and Karen
The Winter Show, School of Art, 11 December 2019, 6pm – 9pm
The Winter Show is an exciting, annual, one- evening, 2 hour, site and situation specific, ‘pop-up’ intervention exhibition at the School of Art, Buarth Mwar, Aberystwyth University. The exhibition will feature a wide range of interdisciplinary projects such as performance, workshops, installation, mixed media assemblage, text, video and sound by 1st, 2nd and 3rd year students on the Creative Arts and Fine Art Interdisciplinary Practice modules.
Over 25 exciting, challenging and original responses and interpretations to the architecture, culture and creative educational programme will directly and subtly engage with ‘sites and situations’ in and around the School of Art offering new understanding and awareness of the school and its role within the University and Abersytwyth community. The exhibition, curated by a student curatorial team, enables the student participants to celebrate their own work and support the work of their peers through this unique public platform.
Students will welcome visitors with a guide- book and refreshments at the welcome desk in the School of Art Foyer between 6.00 – 9.00pm.
12. German Talk – School of Art – 09/12/19
Date: Monday, 09th December 2019
Time: 5.30pm – 6.30pm
Place: School of Art Gallery 1 & 2
Exhibition: John Duffin: Retrospective
12. German Talk Flyer – 9 December 2019
All welcome!
