Author: Bernad Barnes
During my Bank Holiday's trip to Wales I stopped in Barmouth where I discovered a beautiful art gallery located in
former St. John's Church Hall building. Transformed into an open studio, this magical place is based on a level above the city and offers a free access to an impressive private art collection.
Bernard Barnes and
Reyna Rushton have taken over the building and filled it with their paintings and sculptures. It is an exhibition space open to visitors, but also a private workshop where the artists produce their work and organize events.
Barnes is interested in cosmology, synapses and connections between
living creatures. His pictures are covered with very precise lines which
resemble the paths of the traveling light and the maps of the
stars in the sky.
'Art On The Hill' Gallery is a MUST-SEE if you are in the
Gwynedd Wales not only because of its atmosphere, but also
Bernard's impressive painting installation which fills an entire wall of St. John's Church Hall. This masterpiece is made of 9 panels, exceeding the size of 3 tall men standing on the top of each other and is definitely some kind of a discovery for me.
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Text / images: Maya Persson
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Links:
http://www.bernardbarnes.com/
http://www.culturecolony.com/news?id=6020&start=40
