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From: Barrie J Davies
Category: Art
Date: 12 January 2005
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 (Time Based Media)
1997 - Carmarthen College of Art and Design – Foundation Course
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2004
"TOSHING" The Green House, Woodville Road, Cardiff, Wales, Nov (Curated by Alan Baynes)
"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, Woodville Road, Cardiff, Wales, Sept (Curated by Alan Baynes)
"DON’T TAKE ME TOO SERIOUSLY" at Barrie J Davies 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
"THE POST CARD SHOW" Surface Gallery, Nottingham, England, Dec
"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 (Curated by Anthony Shapland)
"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
"ARTWORK IN THE BAR" BAR BSB , 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
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
PERFORMANCES, EVENTS AND PROJECTS
2004
"THE MUSEUM OF NOTHINGNESS" Mail Art project collecting objects that represent ‘nothing’, publicised in The Western Mail and AN magazine, Nov
"GIVING YOU NOTHING" A badge give away project at Tommy’s Bar, University of Wales Institute Cardiff, Howard Gardens, Apr
PRICE RANGE
£1 - £1,000,000
CRITICAL REVIEWS, MEDIA AND PRESS COVERAGE
2004 – The Western Mail "Hunt for something to prove nothing" 23rd Nov, p.14
2004 – Friday Ad – Nov, Issue 163, 166
2004 – AN magazine, Listings July
2004 – Buzz Magazine listings - Jun, July & Nov
2004 – S4C Television Documentary "Slay Maker" May 6th, 9.30pm
2004 – The Guide, The Guardian, Art Listings, p. 35 - Apr
2003 – Buzz Magazine Art Listings - Jan, Apr & Sept
2002 – Buzz Magazine Art Listings - July, Aug, Sept, Oct & Nov
2001 – Buzz Magazine Art Listings - Feb
2000 – Milford Mercury Newspaper "01 Gallery For Milford?" 21st July p. 7
2000 – The Western Telegraph "Gallery For Milford Haven" August
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
WORK EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING
Founder Member of The Pub Art Group, 2004
Designer of Mini Website for Kings Road Artists Studios, Cardiff , 2004
Assistant Curator of "Slice 2" Group Exhibition, Tactile Bosch,, Cardiff, Wales, Aug 2004
Designer of Website for "Perfectly Normal" Exhibition at Tactile Bosch, Cardiff, Wales, Apr 2004
Assistant Curator of "Slice" Group Exhibition Jacobs Market, Cardiff – Nov 2003
Art Sales Consultant at The Range Dept Store, Cardiff – Oct - Nov 2003
Assist With the running of Kings Road Artists Studio, Cardiff , Wales - July 2002 - Present
Art Sales Consultant and Assistant Framer at Inkspot Arts & crafts Centre Cardiff, Wales - 2001 - 2002
Committee member of BA (hons) Fine Art Degree show at Southampton Institute - 2000
Assistant Art Gallery Technician at Millias Gallery, Southampton Institute, Southampton, England - 1998
Dimond Press Printers, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales (Graphic Design work) 1995
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 Studios 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
The Yellow Pages 2004 / 2005 – Artist Listing
"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.geocities.com/barriejdaviesnet
CURRENT WORK
The current work takes place in drawing, painting, sculpture, performance art, installation, film, video, 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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