Janette Williams
janwilliamsart@aol.com
I have recently finished a degree in Fine Art , from the Cardiff School of Art and Design, U.W.I.C. where I was awarded a first class honours.
I paint immediately with oil on board from direct observation. In these paintings I have explored the effect of light and shade on the architectural space of my studio. On one hand I observe the formal values of representational painting and on the other I highlight the fact that the painting is a flat surface.
I have distilled and edited out all unnecessary furnishings and fittings, leaving at times just the room and the light focusing all the attention on these interior, silent spaces . The use of a neutral and reduced colour palette adds to the a mood of contemplative stillness and calm.
Major influences include. Edward Hopper, Vilhelm Hammershoi, Gwen John, James Turrell, Richard Serra and the photographer Candida Hoffer.
Favourite book at the moment ,‘The Poetics of Space’, by Gaston Bachelard.
Education
2005 - 2006 - Coleg Glan Hafren, Cardiff. ( Access To Art and Design)
2006 - 2009 - Cardiff School of Art and Design, U.W.I.C. ( B.A (Hons), Fine Art,1st Class)
Awards
Helen Gregory Memorial Trust, Purchase Award - 2009
Exhibitions
April 2008 Group Exhibition Jacobs Market , Cardiff
Nov 2008 Capitol Shopping Centre, Cardiff
June 2008 Degree Show, Cardiff School of Art and Design, U.W.I.C. ,Howard Gardens , Cardiff
July 2009 Capitol Shopping Centre, Cardiff
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