Angharad Redman

angharadredman@yahoo.co.uk

Education:

Studied A Levels in Fine Art and Music at Clifton College, 2004

Foundation Course: Bristol School of Art, Queens Road, Bristol, 2004.

2.1 in Fine Art (specialising in Print Making) at Cardiff School of Art and Design, University of Wales Institute Cardiff, 2008

2008-2009: I will be studying for a Postgraduate Diploma in Fine Art at Central Saint Martins, Byam Shaw School of Art, London.

Exhibitions:

2008: ‘New Wave Exhibition’, Bute Space Gallery, Cardiff Bay
‘Degree Show 2008’, Howard Gardens, Cardiff School of Art and Design
Cole and Co, Angus Street, Cardiff

2007: Cole and Co, Angus Street, Cardiff

Personal Statement:

My work is intended to reflect my ‘hands on’ creative nature and my equal loves of both art and music.
The work depicts my own hands whilst playing the violin. I wanted to show my hands in a range of positions throughout the course of a piece of music, in this instance the piece of my choice was Vaughan Williams’ ‘The Lark Ascending’. There are moments in this piece where the hand is quite relaxed, contrasting to other passages in the piece where there are double stops (two notes played simultaneously across the stings) and moments played in the very high register of the violin, putting the hand under great tension.
I wanted the work to really reflect the concentration and focus involved in playing the violin. I found the most effective way for me to achieve this was through a series of detailed drawings. The level of concentration involved in producing these drawings is, I believe, equal to that when playing my violin. I hope the work reflects the level of studied concentration involved in these two very different art forms; both of which are so dear to me.