Cerith Wyn Evans
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Cerith Wyn Evans is a Welsh conceptual art
ist, sculptor and film-maker.
After studying at Saint Martin's School of Art
and the Royal College of Art
Wyn Evans worked as an assistant to Derek Jarman
and his early experimental film work in the 1980s often concentrated on dancers including collaborations with Michael Clark
. He also collaborated on noted pop videos with bands including The Smiths
and Throbbing Gristle
. In the 1990s Wyn Evans began to work more with sculpture and installations becoming associated with the Young British Artists
moment.
In 2003, he represented Wales in the first ever Wales Pavilion at the Venice Biennale
. He created "Cleave 03", an installation which consisted of a WWII searchlight sending a beam of light into the night sky over the Giudecca
flashing intermittently in a morse code version of Ellis Wynne
's 1703 Welsh text Gweledigaethau y Bardd Cwsc.
Conceptual art
Conceptual art is art in which the concept or idea involved in the work take precedence over traditional aesthetic and material concerns. Many of the works, sometimes called installations, of the artist Sol LeWitt may be constructed by anyone simply by following a set of written instructions...
ist, sculptor and film-maker.
After studying at Saint Martin's School of Art
Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design
Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London. The school has an outstanding international reputation, and is considered one of the world's leading art and design institutions...
and the Royal College of Art
Royal College of Art
The Royal College of Art is an art school located in London, United Kingdom. It is the world’s only wholly postgraduate university of art and design, offering the degrees of Master of Arts , Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy...
Wyn Evans worked as an assistant to Derek Jarman
Derek Jarman
Michael Derek Elworthy Jarman was an English film director, stage designer, diarist, artist, gardener and author.-Life:...
and his early experimental film work in the 1980s often concentrated on dancers including collaborations with Michael Clark
Michael Clark
Michael Clark may refer to:*Michael Clark *Michael Clark , Member of Parliament, 1908–1921*Michael Clark , British post-punk ballet dancer...
. He also collaborated on noted pop videos with bands including The Smiths
The Smiths
The Smiths were an English alternative rock band, formed in Manchester in 1982. Based on the song writing partnership of Morrissey and Johnny Marr , the band also included Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce...
and Throbbing Gristle
Throbbing Gristle
Throbbing Gristle were an English industrial, avant-garde music and visual arts group that evolved from the performance art group COUM Transmissions...
. In the 1990s Wyn Evans began to work more with sculpture and installations becoming associated with the Young British Artists
Young British Artists
Young British Artists or YBAs is the name given to a loose group of visual artists who first began to exhibit together in London, in 1988...
moment.
In 2003, he represented Wales in the first ever Wales Pavilion at the Venice Biennale
Venice Biennale
The Venice Biennale is a major contemporary art exhibition that takes place once every two years in Venice, Italy. The Venice Film Festival is part of it. So too is the Venice Biennale of Architecture, which is held in even years...
. He created "Cleave 03", an installation which consisted of a WWII searchlight sending a beam of light into the night sky over the Giudecca
Giudecca
Giudecca is an island in the Venetian Lagoon, northern Italy. It is part of the sestiere of Dorsoduro. It is a locality of the comune of Venice.-Geography:...
flashing intermittently in a morse code version of Ellis Wynne
Ellis Wynne
Ellis Wynne was a Welsh clergyman and author of one of the most important and influential pieces of Welsh language literature....
's 1703 Welsh text Gweledigaethau y Bardd Cwsc.