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Shani Rhys James
This monograph on Shani Rhys James, winner of the Jerwood Prize in 2003, is well illustrated with up to 50 colour reproductions of major oil paintings. The book also includes a major essay by eminent art critic Edward Lucie Smith, placing the artist's work in the context of late 20th century and early 21st century visual art.
The Rivalry of Flowers
A book of new paintings and works by Shani Rhys James, one of Britain’s leading and most distinctive artists, this collection reveals how her latest work has developed a lighter palette to deal with new subjects of flowers and colorful, patterned wallpaper backgrounds. These themes of domesticity are not anodyne however, but informed by Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s 1892 short story about the plight of women in the home, “The Yellow Wallpaper.” Rhys James’ paintings continue her exploration of the position of women in society, and in particular how women can be imprisoned by consumerism and the domestic environment. The more than 50 images in the book include photographs of a new development in Rhys James’s work: automata based on the motifs of past paintings. The paintings are accompanied by a foreword by the artist and critic William Packer, a perceptive interview of Rhys James by Francesca Rhydderch, in which the artist discusses her background and her interest in the position of women, and an essay by Edward Lucie-Smith that explores her paintings in an art history context.
The Colour of Saying
This volume celebrates the life and work of Mary Lloyd Jones, an artist whose life and vision is rooted in the landscape and history of Wales. The six essays examine different facets of Mary Lloyd Jones paintings and life.
Florilingua
New paintings by Shani Rhys James provoke responses from poets Carol Ann Duffy, Gillian Clarke, Menna Elfyn, Jasmine Donahaye, Amy Wack, Pele Cox and Patrick Christopher Kavanagh. An exciting exploration of women and domesticity. Floralingua accompanies Shani Rhys James new touring exhibition of paintings and an installation which distills the motifs of her recent work into a three dimensional audio experience. Here are Rhys James characteristic wild wallpapers, menacing chandeliers and other domestic items in a specially created room, in which poems appear from amidst flowers. Seven poets respond to the situations in the paintings to create a compelling dialogue between paint and word on issues of domesticity, the relationship of women and home, rootlessness and what the places in which we live say about us. The responding poets are: Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy, National Poet of Wales Gillian Clarke, Menna Elfyn, Jasmine Donahaye, Amy Wack, Pele Cox and Patrick Christopher Kavanagh.
Facing the Self
A collection of new self-portraits by Shani Rhys James and an essay on her work by Andrew Patrizio. Includes more than 20 full-colour pictures to accompany the UK tour of the exhibition also entitled Facing the Self.
My People
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Ritual 1969
A disquieting everyday world of make-believe as roles and performances are explored in Jo Mazelis' darkly gothic new collection, Ritual, 1969. What might a little girl be made of? Sugar and spice? And when she grows up? A dressmaker, teacher, flower-maker, actress? Or should she run away to the circus? From the playground to adulthood the path is beset with misunderstandings and missed dates, traps for the unwary and disingenuous dissembling. Not all is what it seems in a world where first impressions may only uncover disguises and false trails - but there's no going back! A thrilling third collection from the author of Jerwood-award-winning novel Significance and Commonwealth Best First Book Award shortlisted Diving Girls.
Quarry Land
A book of stunning and evocative black-and-white photographs of abandoned post-industrial landscapes in Britain, which reflect Britain's changing countryside, the passage of time and the impermanence of human endeavour. The book is related to a major travelling exhibition, funded by the Arts Council of England, which will be seen at various venues across Britain in 2005. The images were made on the Clee Hills in Shropshire, once heavily industrialised but now abandoned to telecoms stations, forestry and marginal hill farming. The book, printed to the highest art-book standards in rich duotone, also contains interviews and portraits of people who live on the hills, and an extended introduction by the author. In his Foreword to the book, the celebrated British landscape photographer Paul Hill writes: 'Simon Denison's metaphoric vision of the Clees is one that is full of industrial remnants and abandoned objects. The impression is of a harsh and unforgiving landscape - a place forgotten, overlooked and apart. The work is beautifully elegiac.'
Dear Christine
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Evan Walters
Featuring a generous selection of color reproductions, this book introduces the paintings of Evan Walters, a brilliant yet largely unknown 20th-century Welsh painter. Beyond showcasing examples of Walters' portraits, landscapes, and still lifes, it also includes a short biography as well as responses to his work from other leading artists and writers, such as John Barnie, Tim Davies, Bryon Deynon, Peter Finch, Jon Gower, Shani Rhys James, Mary Lloyd Jones, and Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury. A dialogue between text and image, this book offers a portrait of the artist as well as a fascinating commentary on creativity and inspiration.
