HILARY BRYANSTON Page in development latest update 7th Oct 2006


Hilary Bryanston was born in London in 1951. Her family moved to Solihull in the West Midlands a few years later.

Crucible
"The Crucible" Oil on Canvas 46"x37.5"
Unframed £500
(Click on image to enlarge)

In 1968 she studied full-time for two years on a Foundation Art and Design course in Solihull. From there she embarked on another full-time Art course at Newport College of Art and Design in Gwent South Wales and attained a Dip A.D. in Fine Art Painting and History of Art. In 1973, her most influential tutor at Solihull Foundation College was Peter Charnock. At Newport College of Art, she was influenced by tutors Tony Stevens and Monte Serota.

She has held many large solo exhibitions in Municipal Art Galleries and Museums, Art Centres and Art Galleries, notably:-

  1. Neath Museum & Art Gallery, South West Wales.
  2. Washington Gallery, Penarth, South Wales.
  3. Fane Arts Centre, Glynneath, South West Wales.
  4. Stafford Art Gallery, Stafford.
  5. E.M. Flint Gallery, Walsall Museum & Art Gallery, Walsall.
  6. Wolverhampton Museum and Art Gallery
  7. Midlands Arts Centre (MAC), Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham.

 

Mixed Exhibitions:-
2006
Paintings by local artists to raise money for Llangywc Church. Pontardawe Arts Centre.
2006
Swansea Open at the Glyn Vivian Art Gallery (Two canvasses "The Decryptor" and "The Boat & the Moon".
2005
Castle Street Gallery, Hay-on-Wye.                  

 

Gwrhyd
"Map of the Gwrhyd" Oil Pastel, Sgraffito 22"x14"
Unframed £180


In 2003, she showed at "Welsh Artist of the Year" open exhibition at Sty.David's Hall in Cardiff. In the same year she also showed at the "Swansea Open" which was held at the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery in Swansea. She then went on to show at the "Art Matters Open" at Art Matters in Tenby.


ARTIST STATEMENT
The roots of my direction as an artist originate from my early childhood. I was fortunate enough to have the encouragement of my parents to study their collection of art books. I was riveted by the paintings of Paul klee, Mondrian, Dufy, Cezanne, Van Gogh, Picasso, Bosch, Bruegel, Velazquez and many many more. I was too young to understand the text, yet the paintings fascinated me profoundly.

I also have vivid childhood memories of being taken to modern sculpture exhibitions where I saw the work of Lyn Chadwick. I may only have been nine years old.

To underpin this rich visual diet, we also saw a great deal of art first hand, when we went to visit my grandmother, who lived in the South of France. We saw work by the artists who lived down there...Miro, Matisse, Leger, Picasso...and later Giacometti at the Fondation Meaght, near St Paul de Venice.

 
 
Crying
"Man Crying" Monotype 12"x14"
Unframed £90

My own painting journey has been about discovering practical ways to communicate an inner vision. This parallel reality has occupied my painting energies.

Having evolved ways of showing movement within the picture, I have also explored 'breathing images', with parts of the painting which give an illusion of movement. The viewer experiences the sensation of travelling inside the image and exploring the space within.

wind-sculpture
"Wind Chime" Assemblage with Carved Head 6'x44"29"
£200
Click on the image for a close up of the carving at the top of the chime.


Various external stimuli influence my images. I play harmonica. Amongst other things, this involves the control of breath. I also practice Hatha Yoga breathing exercises and meditation. I walk in the mountains where I live, in a remote cottage on the side of a mountain near the Swansea Valley. I walk on the beaches and coastline of Gower.




Head
"Head in Three Parts" Carved Bath Stone 26"x14"x14"
£800


Hilary Bryanston
Artist


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