Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre, Current and next exhibtions



Michael Flynn
	This brand new body of work from the internationally acclaimed ceramicist Michael Flynn brings together multiple aspects of theatre, mask and social dramaturgy and developed them into a series of contemporary works influenced by the underlying social traditions eminating from Wales and the UK.Michael Flynn's highly distinctive figurative ceramics use a variety of ceramic techniques including raku, terracotta and porcelain, he also occasionally works in bronze. His sculptures explore the dangerous nature of male/female relationships with suggestions of lust, violence, joy and ecstasy. The following essay has been kindly written for the exhibition by Moira Vincentelli, Emeritus Professor in Art History and Curator of Ceramics, Aberystwyth University. Mae’r casgliad newydd yma o waith yn dwyn ynghyd amrywiol agweddau – caiff theatr, mygydau a dramayddiaeth cymdeithasol eu datblygu’n gyfres o weithiau cyfoes wedi eu dylanwadu gan draddodiadau cymdeithasol sylfaenol. Mae gweithiau serameg ffiguraidd, hynod drawiadol Michael Flynn yn defnyddio amrywiol ddulliau yn cynnwys racw, terracotta a phorslen, bydd hefyd yn archwilio ei themâu mewn efydd. Mae ei gerfluniau’n archwilio natur peryglus perthnasau rhwng gwrywod a menywod gydag awgrymiadau o chwant, trais a pherlewyg. Ysgrifennwyd y traethawd canlynol ar gyfer yr arddangosfa hon trwy garedigrwydd Moira Vincentelli, Athro Emeritws mewn Hanes Celf a Churadur Serameg, Prifysgol Aberystwyth.
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Amy Keeper
	Amy incorporates characters from 1920’s and 30’s postcards to make jewellery with a nostalgic narrative; sometimes setting the images behind rock crystals to create precious elements, sometimes using photo-etching to create the suggestion of a contemporary cameo. She also features the handwritten messages on the reverse of the postcards, reflecting the romantic sentiment with which they were originally sent. Mae Amy’n cynnwys cymeriadau o gardiau post o’r 1920’au a’r 30’au i greu gemwaith â naratif hiraethus; weithiau bydd yn gosod y lluniau’r tu ôl i greigrisial i greu elfennau gwerthfawr, weithiau bydd yn defnyddio ffoto-ysgythru i greu’r awgrym o gameo cyfoes. Bydd hefyd yn cynnwys y negeseuon a ysgrifennwyd â llaw ar gefn y cardiau post, gan gyfleu negeseuon rhamantus yr anfonwyr gwreiddiol.
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Sean Gordon
	Sean has been designing and hand throwing his earthenware pots from his studio in the Welsh Valleys for around 17 years, following his Degree in Ceramics at Cardiff School of Art & Design. Sean’s inspiration is derived from nostalgic times and fond memories of sitting around a roaring coal fire surrounded by crafted tin ware and everyday functional objects. Mae Sean wedi bod yn dylunio a thaflu ei botiau priddwaith â llaw o’i stiwdio yng Nghymoedd y De ers tua 17 mlynedd, yn dilyn graddio mewn Serameg o Ysgol Gelf a Dylunio Caerdydd. Caiff Sean ei ysbrydoli gan adegau hiraethus ac atgofion hoff o eistedd o flaen tanllwyth o dân wedi ei amgylchynu â llestri tun cain a gwrthrychau bob-dydd defnyddiol.
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