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Beca (artist Group)
Beca was a group of artists formed in the 1970s in Wales. The group was formed by Welsh artist Paul Davies (artist), Paul Davies and brought a new national consciousness to late 20th-century art in Wales. Although Beca's importance in Welsh art is still widely unrecognised, it was the instigating movement in the politicalization of art in the country. The group took international trends and methodologies in art and applied them to a Welsh context. The group's artists drew on a diverse range of sources including Arte Povera, Fluxus and Surrealism. The group continued into the 21st century, led by Davies' brother Peter; and together with the likes of artists Ivor Davies (artist), Ivor Davies, Iwan Bala, Peter Finnemore and Tim Davies (artist), Tim Davies the group found respectability under post-modern reassessments. The group used a mixture of artistic expression, including installation, painting, sculpture and performance, engaging with language, environmental and land rights issue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in 2021 of 3,107,500 and has a total area of . Wales has over of coastline and is largely mountainous with its higher peaks in the north and central areas, including Snowdon (), its highest summit. The country lies within the Temperateness, north temperate zone and has a changeable, maritime climate. The capital and largest city is Cardiff. Welsh national identity emerged among the Celtic Britons after the Roman withdrawal from Britain in the 5th century, and Wales was formed as a Kingdom of Wales, kingdom under Gruffydd ap Llywelyn in 1055. Wales is regarded as one of the Celtic nations. The Conquest of Wales by Edward I, conquest of Wales by Edward I of England was completed by 1283, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Davies (artist)
Paul Davies (born 1979) is an Australian artist working in Los Angeles. Paul Davies work consists of painting and sculpture, created from hand-cut stencils, based in turn on the artists’ own digital photographs. Biography Davies spent his childhood on NSW coast, before moving to Sydney. Davies' interest in art began when he was only 7 years old, inspired by drawing Asterix cartoons and Australian artist Jeffrey Smart. Education * Masters by Research UNSW College of Fine Arts, 2011–2014. * Painting Master Class, National Art School, 2006. * Bachelor of Fine Arts, UNSW College of Fine Arts College of Fine Art, 2000. * Artist Residency, Cité internationale des arts in Paris, 2013 * Artist Residency, Taliesin west Frank Lloyd Wright school of architecture, Phoenix, Arizona, 2016 References External links Paul Davies Artist SiteVogue Exhibitions to See, 2015Work in Sydney Show, Australian Financial Review Post 2015Limbo Architecture – Aaron Betsky, The Architectural Revie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fluxus
Fluxus was an international, interdisciplinary community of artists, composers, designers and poets during the 1960s and 1970s who engaged in experimental art performances which emphasized the artistic process over the finished product. Fluxus is known for experimental contributions to different artistic media and disciplines and for generating new art forms. These art forms include intermedia, a term coined by Fluxus artist Dick Higgins; conceptual art, first developed by Henry Flynt, an artist contentiously associated with Fluxus; and video art, first pioneered by Nam June Paik and Wolf Vostell. Dutch gallerist and art critic describes Fluxus as "the most radical and experimental art movement of the sixties".. 1979. ''Fluxus, the Most Radical and Experimental Art Movement of the Sixties'' Amsterdam: Editions Galerie A. They produced performance "events", which included enactments of scores, "Neo-Dada" noise music, and time-based works, as well as concrete poetry, visual art, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |