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Michael Gustavius Payne (born 1969) is a Welsh figurative painter. He paints primarily in
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and is influenced by mythological themes within a contemporary context. During his early exhibiting career he was known as Michael Payne, before he began using his full name. Since late 2012 he has dropped his first name and now uses the shorter Gustavius Payne.


Early life and education

Payne was born in
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and raised on the town's
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estate during the mid-1970s until the early 1990s. During 1991–1993, he attended the Mid Glamorgan Centre of Art & Design Technology,
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, where he won the Student of The Year Award at the
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, prompting the
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arts programme ''The Slate'' to include an article about the artist on their ''Eisteddfod Special'' in 1993, shown initially on
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and also, shortly after throughout the UK, on
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. During 1993–1996, he studied at Cheltenham School of Art, where he gained a First Class BA Honors degree in fine art painting.McLean, Pauline (1997), "Drawing on Myths & Legends – With A Dog on the Loose", '' Western Mail'', 24 May 1997, p. 8. During his time at
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, Payne was granted a place on the ERASMUS programme at the
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. Upon completion of his degree at Cheltenham he won the
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's Art Purchase Prize, before returning to Wales to live initially in
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, then later in
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.Ellis, Geraint (Director) (2008), Sioe Gelf, episode 14, Cwmni Da, first broadcast (in
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but with English subtitles available) 05/11/08 on S4C


Career

Recent work has drawn reference to Welsh culture, globalisation and exploitation. His 2011 joint exhibition with poet Mike Jenkins used a common political theme, with the traditional coal miners' canary as a symbol of exploitation of the 'little guy', as well as the exploitation of nature. Similar ecological and socialist themes can also be seen in more recent exhibitions together with his painting "Our Very Own Eco-System" held in the
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collection, and his cover illustration for ''Red Poets #19'' magazine. His work is also held in other collections including the Museum of Modern Art Wales' Tabernacle Collection and the
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building society.
He was elected into The Welsh Group in 2013. In 2014 he provided the cover art for
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band "
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" single " Tynnu Sylw " (aka) " Aruthrol B". In 2018 he provided the cover art for the singles "Can A Song Save Your Life", "Sugar", "Rabbit Hole" and "(W.A.L.L.S.) Within A Little Love Song", following in 2020 by providing the entire album art (a total of 21 paintings) for the album ''Working To Design'' by
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Anthony Price (under musical pseudonym name "dunkie"). In 2021 Payne also provided further cover art for the "dunkie" project for their 5-track EP entitled "The Vanishing and Other Stories". The cover was inspired by the style and work of 1950s/1960s Sci-Fi Anthology collections of short stories, in-keeping with the songs included on the EP that represent separate stand-alone stories written by the
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singer Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...
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duo Anthony Price and Wayne Bassett behind "dunkie". The EP, focusing on tales of humanity and existence and a central focus within the works of Payne, is released on March 19, 2021, with plans for its follow up 5-track EP "The Following and Other Stories" (again with illustrated artwork by Payne) to be released within 2021.


Notable exhibitions

*2013, ''The Cause and Effect Hypothesis'', Art Central,
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, Wales. *2012, ''New Work'', Ffin-y-Parc,
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, Wales. *2011 – 2012, ''Dim Gobaith Caneri'', Cyfarthfa Castle (
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), Museum of Modern Art Wales, Washington Gallery (
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) and West Wales Arts Centre. (An
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project across Wales, in collaboration with poet Mike Jenkins). *2010, ''Master Strokes'', (with
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, Kevin Sinott and 4 other artists), Museum of Modern Art Wales, Wales. *2008, ''Welsh Myth'', Washington Gallery, Wales. *2004, ''Nature or Nurture'', West Wales Arts Centre,
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, Wales. *2001, ''Dreams, Fairy Tales, Myths & Nightmares'', Washington Gallery,
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, Wales.Jones, Hannah, "Quirky View of A Fragile Dreamscape", '' Western Mail'', 26 October 2001, p. 12.


Publications

''Gustavius Payne: Artwork 2007–2012'' (self-published book) Payne has also co-edited and written forewords for three Merthyr Tydfil anthologies, ''All Roads Lead To Merthyr'', ''Never Mind The White Socks Here's Merthyr Tydfil'' and ''Merthyr Writing''.


References

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