David Garner (artist)
| David Garner | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
May 1958 Ebbw Vale |
| Nationality | Welsh |
| Education |
Newport College of Art Cardiff College of Art Royal College of Art, London |
| Known for | Sculpture, installation Art |
| Awards |
Ivor Davies Award, National Eisteddfod of Wales Richard and Rosemary Wakelin Award, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery |
David Garner (born 1958, Ebbw Vale, South Wales)[1] is a Welsh installation artist known for his use of found objects and overtly political themes.
Biography
Garner was born in Ebbw Vale, South Wales. He studied art in Newport and Cardiff, and from 1981 studied at the Royal College of Art (RCA), London. Here he received a scholarship to work in the RCA studio in Paris. Subsequently he returned to South Wales, with a desire to root his artistic practice here, now it had been transformed by the loss of the mining industry. According to curator David Briers, Garner "has an international perspective both on world affairs and on the art world. But at the same time he savours the relative isolation of his situation as a professional artist, distancing himself from the frenzied manoeuvring of metropolitan artists for short-term celebrity status."[2]
Welsh artist Ivor Davies has described Garner as "one of the few, one of the most important artists in Britain".[3] Garner received the "Ivor Davies Award" (from the National Eisteddfod) and his work "Politics Eclipsed by Economics" has been bought by the "Richard and Rosemary Wakelin Purchase Award".[4][5][6]
Garner's 2013 exhibition, Shift, at Newport Art Gallery, was launched by a public demonstration against the proposed closure of the city's temporary exhibition programme. Garner created a special artwork, A Case of the Great Money Trick, which was inspired by the campaign against the gallery closure.[7][8] A limited edition artist publication was also created to coincide with the exhibition which included the essay "Shifting and Shaking" by critic and writer Hugh Adams. Adams describes Garner as "a considerable narrator: his objects’ stories are tragedies – of events, situations, feelings, strivings and usually, failings... he shows society’s deliberate inhumanity, its clear, deliberate and cynical viciousness."[9]
Notable exhibitions
- Shift, Newport Art Gallery, April to June 2013[7][10]
- Future Tense, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, 26 September to 10 November 2012[3][11][12][13]
- Y Lle Celf, National Eisteddfod of Wales, Bala, July 2009[14]
- Whatever They Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, Cynon Valley Museum and Gallery, Aberdare, January to March 2008[1][15][16][17]
- End Product, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, City Gallery Leicester, Oriel Davies, Newtown
- Memento, G39 Cardiff, 25 September to 19 October 2002[18]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "From Ebbw Vale to the Muslim veil". WalesOnline. 18 January 2008. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- ↑ Briers, David (2003). "Displacement Activity Essay". David Garner website. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "David Garner: Future Tense". Arts Council of Wales. 20 September 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- ↑ Adams, Hugh (2013). Shifting & Shaking. Newport Art Gallery. p. 19. ISBN 978-0-9573181-1-3.
- ↑ "BBC Your Paintings: Uncovering the nation's art collection". BBC. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
- ↑ "Glynn Vivian Art Gallery's Wakelin Award Given To Welsh Artist". Culture 24. 2 April 2004. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Price, Karen (19 April 2013). "Shift exhibition signals the end of an era at Newport Art Gallery". WalesOnline. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- ↑ Stephen Palmer, "Newport Art Gallery: protests continue as final show opens", Art News, 19 April 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- ↑ Adams, Hugh (2013). Shifting & Shaking. Newport Art Gallery. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-9573181-1-3.
- ↑ "Bread Tomorrow & David Garner". Emmageliot's Blog: Art and journalism from Wales (published 23 April 2013). 28 July 2013.
- ↑ "Engaging". Emmageliot's Blog: Art and journalism from Wales. 7 November 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
- ↑ "David Garner: Future Tense". Aberystwyth Arts Centre. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
- ↑ "Future Tense Catalogue". Retrieved 28 July 2013.
- ↑ Price, Karen (31 July 2009). "Celebrating our artistic nation at the Maes". WalesOnline. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- ↑ "Islam, Racism, Imperialism – David Garner at Cynon Valley Museum". Culture24. 31 January 2008. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- ↑ Jones, Jonny (29 January 2008). "David Garner: Whatever They Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not". Socialist Worker. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- ↑ Molyneux, John (28 July 2013). "From Ebbw Vale to the Muslim Veil Essay".
- ↑ "Memento Exhibition". g39 gallery. Retrieved 28 July 2013.