Work continues apace on Llandrindod's newly discovered inner gateway, we'll post pictures as soon as the installations are installed. Can't wait.Meanwhile some sad news from St Peter's Church, Evancoyd where a 500 year old painting by the Italian artist Bernadino Luini was stolen from the church. Who even knew that such a treasure was to be found there?
Finally lets mention a challenging new work from that little known Breconshire artist Steffan Powell (right) called "Soggy Soggy Soggy Olé Olé Olé" - a collection of sodden Panama hats collected from this year's Hay Literary Festival field.
UPDATE, I've always been a great supporter of Breconshire artist Steffan Powell, sometimes against my better judgement, so it was with sadness I heard that, since his recent critical success, Steffan seems to have ditched his old friends - admittedly a rather sad and desperate bunch - for a newer, trendier crowd. On a totally unrelated matter it was good to hear that the Liuni has been recovered from a Mid-Wales art gallery.
Just like to say that I've worked on a couple of projects with Steffan and he's a really talented guy.
ReplyDeleteSoggy Soggy Soggy Olé Olé Olé is a major new work from a unique artist. Man's puniness in the face of the elements is a theme as old as art itself.Rarely has it been expressed with such contemporary modernist angst. The panama, symbolic of prestige and power, rendered impotent by the incessant torrent. A Turner contender for sure.
ReplyDeleteThanks margy wow
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