Iwan Bala
“Iwan Bala’s multiple award winning practice has recently centred around the culture of Cymraeg and its literature, with poetry, hymns and anthems taking centre stage in his raw, immediate and text-heavy work”
Mae Iwan Bala yn adnabyddus fel artist, awdur a darlithydd. Mae wedi cynnal arddangosfeydd unigol yn flynyddol ers 1990, wedi cymryd rhan mewn nifer o arddangosfeydd grwp yng Nghymru a thramor ac mae ei waith i’w weld mewn sawl casgliad cyhoeddus a phreifat. Mae wedi cyhoeddi llyfrau a thraethodau ar gelf gyfoes yng Nghymru, wedi darlithio yn aml ar y pwnc.
Iwan Bala is an established artist, writer and lecturer based in Wales. Bala has exhibited widely, with works in private and numerous public collections including the National Museum of Wales [The Derek Williams Collection], Contemporary Art Society for Wales and The National Library of Wales. He has published books and essays on contemporary art in Cymru and is a frequent lecturer on the subject.
Artworks
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Un o Bethau Bychan Dewi, 2024, mixed media on Indian khadi paper, 21 x 15cm [unframed, soft-mounted + wrapped in cellophane]
Hon - Yr Unig i’r Unig, 2024, mixed media on Indian khadi paper, 21 x 15cm [unframed, soft-mounted + wrapped in cellophane]
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Ymlaen Cymru/Cymry, 2024, mixed media on Indian khadi paper, 21 x 15cm [unframed, soft-mounted + wrapped in cellophane]
Dwynwen Drist, 2024, mixed media on Indian khadi paper, 21 x 15cm [unframed, soft-mounted + wrapped in cellophane]
Dwynwen Fwyn, 2024, mixed media on Indian khadi paper, 23 x 16cm [unframed, soft-mounted + wrapped in cellophane]
Bwgan Hanes, 2024, mixed media on Indian khadi paper, 23 x 16cm [unframed, soft-mounted + wrapped in cellophane]
Tuag At y Dibyn, 2024, mixed media on Indian khadi paper, 30 x 21cm [unframed, soft-mounted + wrapped in cellophane]
Cam yn Nes Tuag At y Dibyn, 2024, mixed media on Indian khadi paper, 30 x 21cm [unframed, soft-mounted + wrapped in cellophane]
Yr ‘Eh’ yn England, 2024, mixed media on Indian khadi paper, 27 x 26cm [unframed, soft-mounted + wrapped in cellophane]
Dinistr Dyn, 2024, mixed media on Indian khadi paper, 26 x 28cm [unframed, soft-mounted + wrapped in cellophane]
Hiraeth [The Long Field], 2022, mixed media on indian khadi paper, 30 x 21cm, 51 x 42cm framed
Mor Braf, Ty Haf [Arachnoid], 2022, mixed media on indian Khadi paper, 42 x 30cm, 61 x 48cm framed
Ddoe Aeth, Fory Ddaeth, 2023, mixed media on indian khadi paper, 30 x 21cm, 51 x 42cm framed
bygythiad, 2021, giclee print, edition of 50, 36 x 26cm, unframed [soft mounted on board, wrapped in cellophane]
hon xxx, 2006, giclee print, edition of 30, 34 x 29cm, unframed [soft mounted on board, wrapped in cellophane]
cofiwch dryweryn, 2020, giclee print, edition of 50, 36 x 49cm image size, 47 x 59cm paper size, unframed [soft mounted on board, wrapped in cellophane]
blodau nos, 2020, mixed media on indian khadi paper, 42 x 30cm, unframed [soft mounted on board, wrapped in cellophane]
boddi wrth y lan, 2020, giclee print, edition 20, 42 x 30cm image size, 52 x 40cm paper size, unframed [soft mounted on board, wrapped in cellophane]
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disunited kingdom, 2020, giclee print, artist proof, 49 x 36cm image size, 59 x 47cm paper size, unframed [soft mounted on board, wrapped in cellophane]
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dis-united kingdom [eton mess], 2016, mixed media on hand made indian khadi paper, 76 x 56cm, 98 x 78cm framed
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Ar y Bryn Mae Pen, 2023, mixed media on indian Khadi paper, 42 x 30cm, 68 x 53cm framed
Ar y Bryn Mae Pren, 2023, mixed media on indian khadi paper, 77 x 58cm, 90 x 70cm framed
Cerdd [Rhyfel Hedd Wyn], 2022, mixed media on indian Khadi paper, 42 x 30cm, 61 x 48cm framed
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Cymru yn fy Mhen, 2023, mixed media on indian Khadi paper, 42 x 30cm, 61 x 48cm framed
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Calon Wrth Galon, 2022, mixed media on indian khadi paper, 21 x 16cm, 33 x 28cm framed
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Haiku Nigel Jenkins, 2022, mixed media on indian khadi paper, 34 x 31cm, 47 x 44cm framed
Eira ar Arenig Fawr, 2023, mixed media on indian khadi paper, 21 x 16cm, 33 x 28cm framed
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Lleuad Dros Arenig Fawr, 2023, mixed media on indian khadi paper, 21 x 16cm, 33 x 28cm framed
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Wylit, Wylit, 2022, mixed media on indian khadi paper, 30 x 21cm, 51 x 42cm framed
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Cymru yn y Pen, 2023, mixed media on indian khadi paper, 30 x 21cm, 51 x 42cm framed
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Colli Iaith, Colli Cartref, 2022, mixed media on indian khadi paper, 30 x 21cm, 51 x 42cm framed
Darn o Dir 4, 2023, mixed media on indian khadi paper, 21 x 16cm, 33 x 28cm framed
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Hon, 2024, mixed media on Indian khadi paper, 21 x 15cm [unframed, soft-mounted + wrapped in cellophane]
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