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From: Barrie J Davies
Category: Life
Date: 23 October 2004
Barrie J Davies ARTIST
Born In Milford Haven Pembrokeshire Wales 10th of September 1977
EDUCATION
2004 - University of Wales Institute Cardiff – MA Fine Art 2000 - Southampton Institute – BA Hons Fine Art 1997 - Carmarthen College of Art and Design – Foundation Course
SOLO EXHIBITIONS AND PROJECTS
2005
“IT’S POPCORN TIME” The Red Box Gallery, Ninian Road, Cardiff, Wales, Jan
2004
“TOSHING” The Green House Restaurant, woodville Road, Cardiff, Wales, Nov
“GIVING YOU NOTHING” Tommy’s Bar, University of Wales Institute Cardiff, Howard Gardens, Apr
“BLOW MY MONKEY” The Red Box Gallery, Ninian Road, Cardiff, Wales, Apr
2003
“ENLIGHTENMENT” The Red Box Gallery, Ninian Road, Cardiff, Wales, Dec
“STOP ME BEFORE I PAINT AGAIN” The Green House Restaurant, Woodville Road, Cardiff, Wales, Sept
“DON’T TAKE ME TOO SERIOUSLY” at the artists home, Diana Street, Cardiff, Aug
“WET PAINT” Shot In The Dark, City Road, Cardiff, Wales, Aug
“PROCESS” Café Europa, Castle Street, Cardiff, Wales, Jul
“ABSTRACTION” The CAR SHOP.CO.UK, Penarth Road, Cardiff, Wales, May
“A SHOT IN THE DARK” Shot In the Dark, Cardiff, Wales, Apr
“SERENDIPITY” The Circle Gallery, Muni Arts Centre, Pontypridd, Wales, Jan
2002
“OUT OF ORDER” D.A Pieros Italian restaurant, Canton High Street, Cardiff, Oct
“PSUEDO HALLUTIONATIONS” Café Europa, Castle Street Cardiff , Jul
“AMORPHOUS ANDROGYNOUS” Café Europa, Castle Street, Cardiff, Apr
“ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS” The French Café, Cardiff, Wales, Jan
2001
“PAINT BY MUSIC” Atlantic Coffee, City Road, Cardiff, Wales, Jun
“23 RPM” Haverfordwest Library Gallery, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales, Apr
2000
“CRIME SCENE” Project Milford, Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales, Jul
1998
“WORLDS MOST WANTED” Haverfordwest Community Centre, Pembrokeshire, Wales, Jul
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2004
“SECRET” The Royal College of Art, London, England, Nov
“MA FINE ART SHOW” University of Wales Institute Cardiff, Howard Gardens, Sept
“SLICE 2” Tactile Bosch, Llandaff North, Cardiff, Wales, Aug
“FLIM – FLAM” G39, Mill lane, Cardiff, Wales, Jun
“JACUZZI JUNTA” Chapter Arts Centre, Canton, Cardiff, Jun, (DJ Set)
“PERFECTLY NORMAL” Tactile Bosch, Llandaff North, Cardiff, Wales, Apr
“MESSAGE TO THE WORLD” The Red Box Gallery, Ninian Road, Cardiff, Wales, Feb
2003
“SECRET” The Royal College of Art, London, England, Nov
“SLICE” Jacobs Market, Cardiff, Wales, Nov
“DRAWING, THE END OF THE LINE” Ecole Municipale de Dessin, Saint-lo, France, Oct
“1ST YEAR MA SHOW” University of Wales Institute Cardiff, Howard Gardens, Jun
“CAERLEON ARTS FAIR” Artavia Gallery, Caerleon, Wales, Jun
BSB The place, Cardiff, Wales, May
2002
“A CHRISTMAS SHOW” The Gallery on Broadway, Cardiff, Wales, Dec
“THE CHRISTMAS SHOW” Adam Gallery, Penarth, Cardiff, Wales, Dec
“CHRISTMAS SHOW” Artavia Gallery, Caerleon, Wales, Dec
“ART IN THE MARKET” Newport Gallery Market, Newport, Wales, Nov
“SUMMER SHOW” Brooklyn Art Gallery, Cardiff Wales, Jun
“ANDY’S ART BUREAU” Nottingham, England, May
“ART IN THE MARKET” Newport Gallery Market, Newport, Wales, May
“EXPERIMENTS IN ART” Atlantic coffee, City Road, Cardiff, Feb
2001
“CHRISTMAS SHOW” InkSpot Arts and Crafts Centre Gallery, Newport Road, Cardiff, Wales, Dec
2000
“SUMMER SHOW” Milford Haven Dockside Gallery, Milford Haven, Wales, Jul
“ANONYMOUS” Southampton Institute Fine Art Degree show, Southampton, England, Jun
1998
“ALCHEMY” St Mary’s Market, Southampton, England, May
1997
“FOUNDATION IN ART & DESIGN” Carmarthen College of Art & Design, Carmarthen, Wales, June
PRIVATE AND PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Tate Modern London (mail art), Tate Liverpool (mail art), National Gallery and Museum Cardiff Wales (mail art), Glyn Vivian Art Gallery Swansea (mail art), Newport Gallery and Museum (mail art), Southampton City Art Gallery (mail art), BBC Radio One London (mail art), Buzz Magazine Cardiff (mail art), South Wales Echo Newspaper (mail art), Mission Gallery Swansea (mail art), Atlantis Gallery London (mail art), FF Vinyl Cardiff, Station Arts Centre Bristol, Southampton Institute Student Union Bar Southampton, Project Milford Cyber Café Milford Haven, D.A Pieros Italian restaurant Cardiff, Select Employment Agency Bristol, and AJ’s Coffee shop Cardiff, Wales.
Private collections in Cardiff, Bristol, Newport, Southampton, Chepstow, Northampton, Milford Haven, Haverfordwest, Pembroke, Carmarthen, Fleur De Lys, Helston Cornwall, Woking Surrey, Oxford, Birmingham, Leicester, London, Ireland, Portugal, Switzerland and Slovakia.
PRICE RANGE
£1 - £1,000,000
CRITICAL REVIEWS, MEDIA AND PRESS COVERAGE
2004 – Friday Ad – Issue 163 2004 – July – AN magazine, Listings 2004 – Jun, July – Buzz Magazine listings 2004 – May 6th, 9.30pm S4C Television Documentary “Slay Maker” 2004 – Apr – The Guide, The Guardian, Art Listings page 35 2003 – Jan, Apr, Sept – Buzz Magazine Art Listings 2002 – July, Aug, Sept, Oct and Nov – Buzz Magazine Art Listings 2001 – Buzz Magazine Art Listings 2000 – July 21st Milford Mercury Newspaper Page 7 “01 Gallery For Milford?” 2000 – August Western Telegraph “Gallery For Milford Haven”
TRAINING AND WORK EXPERIENCE
Founder Member of The Pub Art Group Assistant Curator of “Slice” Group Exhibition Jacobs Market, Cardiff – Nov 2003 Assist With the running of Kings Road Artists Studio, Cardiff , Wales - July 2002 - Present Art Sales Consultant at the Range Dept Store, Cardiff – Oct 2003 – Nov 2003 Art Sales Consultant and Assistant Framer at Inkspot Arts & crafts Centre Cardiff, Wales - 2001 - 2002 Assistant Gallery Technician at Millias Gallery, Southampton Institute, Southampton, England - 1998 Dimond Press Printers, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales (Graphic Design work) 1995
COMMISSIONS AND RESIDENCES
2004 – Shot In The Dark Writers Cardiff – Photography Work 2003 – Shot In The Dark writers Cardiff – T- Shirt Design 2002 - Mode For Men hairdressers Commission 1996 - Milford Haven School Art Department -Calendar Cover Design
FILMOGRAPHY
“Brighton” colour, 8mm, silent, 3.5 minutes, 2003 “My World Is Spinning With Confusion” Video, 5 Minutes, 1999 “Chaos Theory” Video, 6 Minutes, 1999 “Hair Cutting” Video, 10 Minutes, 1998 “Home” colour , 8mm, silent, 3.5 minutes, 1998 “What Am I ?” Video, Silent, 5 minutes, 1997 “Self” colour , 8mm, silent, 3.5 minutes 1996
MUSIC ALBUMS
“SOUND SCULPTURES” Recorded and produced by Barrie J Davies 2002 “MUSIC FOR PAINTINGS” Recorded and produced by Barrie J Davies 2001 “MIX TAPE 2000” Recorded and produced by Barrie J Davies 2000 “MIX TAPE 1999” Recorded and produced by Barrie J Davies 1999 “MIX TAPE 1998” Recorded and produced by Barrie J Davies 1998
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES AND GROUPS
ArtX.co.uk Welsh Artist Register Axis National Artist Register Hy koo Art Agency Kings Road Artist Studio Cardiff Arts Council of Wales Artist Data Base 2nd Wednesday Group Shot In The Dark Writers The Pub Art Group
PUBLICATIONS
MA fine Art Degree Show Catalogue 2004 “Drawing, The end of the line” Exhibition Catalogue 2003 “Barrie J Davies Is An Artist” Art Work Catalogue 2004 “Barrie J Davies Is An Artist” Art Work Catalogue 2003 “Barrie J Davies Is An Artist” Art Work Catalogue 2002 “Barrie J Davies Is An Artist” Art Work Catalogue 2000 Southampton Institute Fine Art Degree Show Catalogue 2000
WEB SITES
http://www.barriejdavies.com http://www.geocities.com/barriejdaviesnet
CURRENT WORK
The current work takes place in drawing, painting, sculpture, performance art, installation, film, sound, mail art, internet art, photography and interventionist projects. Also curating art exhibitions, designing T-shirts and furniture, deejaying and writing poetry.
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
The work of Barrie J Davies stems from his interest in reality and perceptions of reality, he is interested in the use of irony and hyperbole and in using materials, objects and processes in which to explore these ideas. His work hovers between something, nothing and everything. Humour also plays a large part in the production of the work, turning the world inside out to reposition the viewer. Through this use of entertainment he manages to question the whole notion of what we look for in art and also the liminal space of the art gallery.
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