Exhibition
Artist: Miranda Rhys
6 Sep 2019 – 16 Nov 2019
Regular hours
- Friday
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Saturday
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Sunday
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Tuesday
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Wednesday
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Thursday
- 10:00 – 17:00
Cost of entry
Free with normal admission. There is a free for entry preview on 6 September, 12-2pm
Address
- Dinefwr
- Llandeilo
Wales - sa196rt
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- Opposite the Athletic Club
- Llandeilo train station
Black Raven Gallery at Dinefwr are delighted to be showing recent paintings by artist Miranda Rhys
About
Miranda studied BA Fine Art at Goldsmiths College in London betwen1981-84 and has since lived and worked in South London with regular visits to the Llandeilo area . For the last few years Miranda has been painting in Coldharbour Studios in Brixton. Miranda has exhibited widely in the UK her work is held in various private collections.
Miranda says of her work:
“I usually work on a theme in a series of paintings, so familiar motives in different combinations appear. Everyday household containers have inspired many of my recent oil paintings. These unassuming objects merge into our daily routines, with their appealing colours and shapes making unique combinations that reflect our identity and taste. Removed from their usual context and set up in the studio, I combine them in such a way to achieve a harmony of colour and shape to transform them. At times the combinations allude to anthropomorphic groupings.
Currently the ubiquitous plastic milk bottle has intrigued me, with its sculptural, translucent and seductive qualities, used and disposed of daily. However with the increasing awareness of the negative impact plastic is having in even the most pristine parts of the planet we have to challenge the use of this convenient substance. By painting them, I preserve them beyond their throwaway life and give them time to be observed and thought about centre stage.”
Miranda is the daughter of Richard Rhys, 9th Baron of Dynevor and lived at Newton House as a child with her family from 1963 – 68. She says: “It’s lovely to be able to exhibit at the Black Raven Gallery which has been named after my Father’s publishing house, the Black Raven Press. My parents were great advocates of the arts and from 1966 – 68 hosted exhibitions, concerts and theatre events at Newton House. It was their ambition to see the house used as an arts centre and I feel that with the gallery and the new focus on arts programming by the National Trust at Dinefwr, those ambitions are coming to life again for new visitors”