Saturday 16 April 2011

Jean-Claude Charbonel & John Welson, Surrealism: The Celtic Eye

16th April - 2 July 2011


 
  Jean-Claud Charbonel - Le Chainon Manquant, 1998.

Looking forward to this exhibition, of two exciting vibrant painters, one Breton and the other Welsh. A true meeting of Celtic inspiration and imagination.
John Welson (b. 1953) has participated in over 200 exhibitions in both private and public galleries around the world since the early 1970's. From the late 1960's to the early 1990's he painted Figurative Surrealist Paintings, exhibiting with artists as diverse as Salvador Dali, Man Ray, Rene Magritte, Max Ernst, Lucian Freud and Damian Hirst. Since the mid 1990's he has produced Lyrical Abstracted Paintings inspired by the landscape of his native Wales,
Surrealist painter and sculptor and teacher Jean Claude  Charbonel'S (b. 1953)'s work explores the  mythical and legendary charge of Brittany, He has participated in numerous international exhibitions organized by the surrealist  movement. 
The exhibition is not too far away for me up at the National Library of Wales in Aberyswyth.Have rather fond  memories of  living there when I was a student back in the 1980's, and working there afterwards for, There's  a very decent record shop up there too, called Andy's Record's. so a journey beckons. More info below.

2 comments:

  1. Bydd yn ofalus nawr. Mae Andy's yn lle peryglus.

    Wedi bod yn y Parot heddi, am y tro cyntaf. Jiawl erioed, mae honna'n siop a hanner.

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  2. ie, dw'n nabod beth t'in dweud, habit drwg da fi, cyn mynd i Aber a i i Hags yn Llanbed i prynu Jazz records obscure iawn, d'win meddwl. Bwyd sim pwysig i fi, ond cerdorriaith ac llyrau , beth yw saying yn Cymraeg - I can't get enough. hwyrach. Mwynhau wyliau.

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