“Such a fascinating, varied exhibition in an aesthetically pleasing setting.”
ALASTAIR ELKES-JONESAlastair Elkes-Jones was born in Llangollen in 1942 & since 1971 he has lived on the South Wales coast working at his studio in Mumbles.His inspiration is found in the imagery of rural and coastal South Wales, the mountainous landscapes of North Wales, and the people who live and work there. The earlier, anecdotal works of floral still life, the people of the South Wales valleys and local beaches have begun to play an increasingly important part in the development of a more abstract style. Here, the building of a surface dminated by colour patterns tends to take the subject over from a more mechanical application of paint, in a wholly instinctive and often subconscious process. The final outcome derives from a meeting of experiences, past and present; north and south, that produce images transmuted by the earlier and powerful experiences of a childhood in rural Wales. Alastair exhibits widely across South Wales. |