Elfyn Lewis
O’R AFON I’R MÔR
11|09 - 17|10|26

[English below]

Pleser yw cyhoeddu arddangosfa undyn Elfyn Lewis gyda TEN – y 7ed rydym wedi ei chynnal gyda’n gilydd

Enwog yw Lewis am ei arddull o adeiladu haenau ar ben haenau o baent trwchus a tynnu’r paent ar hyd arwyneb y llun gan ddefnyddio trywel. Mae’r gwead gorffenedig yn llyfn a di-dor, gyda ambell i gic a sgaffriad yma a thraw. Gwelir y cronni a ‘dal’ gorlif y paent ar yr ymylon, yn ehangu’r arwynebedd oddi ar y panel, yn casglu hanes proses y creu. Canolbwynt yw’r llinell gorwel - ambell waith yn siarp a chlir, dro arall yn anelwig a niwlog. Todda streipiau o liw mewn i’w gilydd, yn rhannu gogledd a de, awyr a tir, yn flach o olau llorweddol yn rhannu’r fagddu

Mae gwaith Lewis yn fyfyriol, dramatig ac yn hudolus o haniaethol. Noda taw canlyniadau cyfnod yn prosesu galar personol yw’r corff yma o baentiadau - galar colli, galar gadael, galar gadael i fynd. Rhaid hefyd nodi galar eang cymdeithas wrth fod yn dyst i ryfeloedd di-ri, dinistr bywyd a chreulondeb dyn wrth ddyn. I Lewis, mae dwy ystyr sy’n cyd-fynd i deitl yr arddangosfa. Dyma slogan gwleidyddol a waharddwyd am ei fod ynghlwm â galw am ryddhau Palesteina - a safiad Lewis; ond hefyd, dyma lif Afon Glaslyn yn pasio drwy fro ei febyd sydd bellach heb ganolfan tŷ y teulu, ac allan i’r môr ym Mhorthmadog

Does dim rhaid dehongli neu werthuso ystyr y celf yma i werthfawrogi y pryderthwch, y drama, gwead y paent, cyfuniad y lliwiau neu’r teimlad sy’n cael ei ennyn wrth edrych. Ond wrth ystyried egwyddor a phrofiad yr artist, cymaint mwy sydd i’w gael y tu hwnt i’r arwyneb

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It is a pleasure to announce Elfyn Lewis' solo exhibition with TEN - the 7th we have held together

Lewis is famous for his style of 'pulling' paint across the surface of the picture using a trowel or squeegee, building layer upon layer of thick paint. The finished texture is smooth and continuous, with a few kicks and ‘catches’ in the paint here and there. The capturing of overflow of paint in pools over the edges is present, expanding the painting off the panel, collecting the history of the creation process. The focus is the horizon line - sometimes sharp and clear, other times vague and hazy. Stripes of colour melt into each other, dividing north and south, sky and land, a flash of horizontal light dividing the darkness

Lewis's work is contemplative, dramatic and ethereally abstract. Lewis notes that this body of work is the result of a period processing personal grief - grief of loss, grief of closure, grief of letting go. It must also be noted the effect of the widespread grief in society when witnessing countless wars, the destruction of life and the cruelty of man to man. For Lewis, the title of the exhibition has two meanings. A political slogan, banned because of its link to the demand for the liberation of Palestine - and Lewis's stance; but also, the flow of the Afon Glaslyn as it passes through the area of ​​his childhood, now missing the gravitational centre of the family home, and out to the sea at Porthmadog

There is no need to interpret or evaluate the meaning of this art to appreciate the beauty, the drama, the materiality of the paint, the combination of the colours or the feeling that is evoked when looking. But when the artist's principle and experience is considered, there is so much more to be found beyond the surface

O’r Afon i’r Môr

‘Through colour I have sought to concentrate on beauty and happiness in my painting rather than on man’s inhumanity to man’ - Alma Thomas [1891-1978]

Dros y blynyddoedd diwethaf mae’r teimlad o golled wedi bod yn gysgod cyson dros fy meddwl. Colli fy nhad a’r cartref lle ces fy magu, ac yna gweld fy mab yn gadael y nyth.

Ond mae symud ymlaen yn rhan annatod o’r ysfa ddynol – creu, ac ail-greu. A ceisio estyn am orwel y tu hwnt i golled.

Mae’r gwaith yma’n adlewyrchu fy llwybr drwy’r blynyddoedd diwethaf, a’r rhyddid a’r rhyddhad dwi’n teimlo wrth beintio

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Over the last few years, the feeling of loss has been a constant shadow over my mind. Losing my father and the home where I grew up, and then seeing my son leave the nest.

But moving forward is an integral part of the human urge - to create, and recreate. And striving to reach for a horizon beyond loss.

This work reflects my path through the last few years, and the freedom and relief I feel when painting

ELFYN LEWIS [b.1969]

1998 M.A Celf Gain • Fine Art, Athrofa Prifysgol Cymru, Caerdydd, Cymru

1992 B.A [Anrh.] Celf Gain • Fine Art, Prifysgol Sir Gaerhirfryn, Preston, Lloegr

Ganwyd ym Mhorthmadog, Gogledd Cymru. Cynhwysir paentiadau Lewis yn rhan o nifer o gasgliadau preifat a chyhoeddus, ac maent wedi’u harddangos ledled y byd. Yn 2009, gwobrwywyd Lewis a Medal Aur Celf Gain yr Eisteddfod Genedlaethol ac yna, yn 2010, enwyd ef yn Artist Cymreig y Flwyddyn

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Born in Porthmadog, North Wales, Elfyn Lewis’s distinctive abstract paintings are held in a number of public + private collections. His work has been widely exhibited throughout the UK + worldwide. In 2009 Lewis was awarded the Gold Medal for Fine Art at the National Eisteddfod of Wales + later went on to be named Welsh artist of the year in 2010

His love of place is a clear strand throughout his work which are, as he describes, ‘layered time after time until the upper layer explodes and transforms from its volcanic creation into a vivid landscape.’

Argymellion darllen a gwrando wedi'u dewis a'u llunio gan yr artist Elfyn Lewis + TEN i drochi’n ddyfnach i'r arddangosfa

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Handpicked reading and listening selections compiled by the artist Elfyn Lewis + TEN to dive deeper into the exhibition

Spotify playlist >>> https://shorturl.at/RcR50

Reading >>>

• The Yellow House: Van Gogh, Gauguin and Nine Turbulent Weeks in Arles - Martin Gayford

• Hold Still: A Memoir with Photography - Sally Mann

• Art Work: On the creative Life - Sally Mann

• Palestinians and Israelis; A Short History of Conflict - Michael Scott-Bauman

• Ymbapuroli - Angharad Price

• The Hundred Years War on Palestine - Rashid Khalidi

• Sugar & Slate - Charlotte Williams

• Independent National: Should wales Leave the UK? - Will Hayward

• El Narco - Ioan Grillo

• Stories I Might Regret Telling You: A memoir - Martha Wainwright

• The man Who Went Into The West: The Life of R.S Thomas - Byron Rogers

• So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed - Jon Ronson

• Lust for Life: The Story of Vincent Van Gogh - Irvine Stone

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