Gareth Lloyd
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Gareth Lloyd is a British artist of Welsh
origin, active since 1985.
His work connects with a generation of British art
ists that had a critical relation to 1960s' Pop Art
. In his works he dialogues with Mallarmé
's poetry, as well as with the ideas of the Mexican poet Octavio Paz
.
After spending his youth near Reading, Gareth Lloyd studied technical and industrial drawing at Berkshire College of Art. He then did post-graduate art studies at St Martin's School of Art
. His initial doctoral research ('Image Return Inquiry') at the University of London
with Marian Hobson brought him into contact with the philosophical work of Jacques Derrida
.
Lloyd spent part of the late 80s in New York where he developed relationships with Leo Castelli
, with whom he conducted extensive documentary interviews, and fellow painter Julian Schnabel
. He then lived in Central London for more than twenty years with non-tenure track lecturing appointments at North London University (Department of Architecture), University of East London
(Department of Architecture and Visual Arts) and Kingston University
(Inter-disciplinary M.A. program). In the past few years, Lloyd has commuted between London and Asia, where he is involved in a number of large-scale art projects.
Dialogue and the disjunction of images are among the key themes explored. Exhibitions include one man shows in London: Riverside Studios, Madrid: Calle Velasquez and New York: Empire State Building Lobby. Essays on his work include: "Leaving the 20th Century" by Jeremy Reed (writer)
, "Towards an Aesthetic of Dissent" by Professor María Esther Maciel and "Some thoughts on the paintings of Gareth Lloyd" by Paul Ryan.
A permanent display exploring the life of Buddha
, seen as a series of disjunctions and dialogues, can be found at Wat Tham Krabok
the Cave Of Learning monastery in central Thailand
.
With 'Difference Exchange', Lloyd's current project aims to examine inter-faith visual narratives in association with artists’ international placements, in order to promote world peace. This project received financial support from Arts Council England
in 2010, with additional in-kind support from the Temple of Fine Arts in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Eastside Projects in Birmingham and the Association for Cultural Advancement through Visual Art in London, UK.
Work with Difference Exchange:
Reviews of Gareth Lloyd's work on Cornermag:
Saatchi Gallery Profile of Gareth Lloyd:
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
origin, active since 1985.
His work connects with a generation of British art
British art
British art could refer to:* Art of the United Kingdom - post 1707* English art* Irish art* Scottish art* Welsh art...
ists that had a critical relation to 1960s' Pop Art
Pop art
Pop art is an art movement that emerged in the mid 1950s in Britain and in the late 1950s in the United States. Pop art challenged tradition by asserting that an artist's use of the mass-produced visual commodities of popular culture is contiguous with the perspective of fine art...
. In his works he dialogues with Mallarmé
Mallarmé
Mallarmé can refer to:* Stéphane Mallarmé , French poet and critic.* François-René-Auguste Mallarmé , politician during the French Revolution....
's poetry, as well as with the ideas of the Mexican poet Octavio Paz
Octavio Paz
Octavio Paz Lozano was a Mexican writer, poet, and diplomat, and the winner of the 1990 Nobel Prize for Literature.-Early life and writings:...
.
After spending his youth near Reading, Gareth Lloyd studied technical and industrial drawing at Berkshire College of Art. He then did post-graduate art studies at St 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...
. His initial doctoral research ('Image Return Inquiry') at the University of London
University of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
with Marian Hobson brought him into contact with the philosophical work of Jacques Derrida
Jacques Derrida
Jacques Derrida was a French philosopher, born in French Algeria. He developed the critical theory known as deconstruction and his work has been labeled as post-structuralism and associated with postmodern philosophy...
.
Lloyd spent part of the late 80s in New York where he developed relationships with Leo Castelli
Leo Castelli
Leo Castelli was an American art dealer. He was best known to the public as an art dealer whose gallery showcased cutting edge Contemporary art for five decades...
, with whom he conducted extensive documentary interviews, and fellow painter Julian Schnabel
Julian Schnabel
Julian Schnabel is an American artist and filmmaker. In the 1980s, Schnabel received international media attention for his "plate paintings"—large-scale paintings set on broken ceramic plates....
. He then lived in Central London for more than twenty years with non-tenure track lecturing appointments at North London University (Department of Architecture), University of East London
University of East London
The University of East London is a university located in the London Borough of Newham, East London, England, based at two campuses in Stratford and Docklands areas...
(Department of Architecture and Visual Arts) and Kingston University
Kingston University
Kingston University is a public research university located in Kingston upon Thames, southwest London, United Kingdom. It was originally founded in 1899 as Kingston Technical Institute, a polytechnic, and became a university in 1992....
(Inter-disciplinary M.A. program). In the past few years, Lloyd has commuted between London and Asia, where he is involved in a number of large-scale art projects.
Dialogue and the disjunction of images are among the key themes explored. Exhibitions include one man shows in London: Riverside Studios, Madrid: Calle Velasquez and New York: Empire State Building Lobby. Essays on his work include: "Leaving the 20th Century" by Jeremy Reed (writer)
Jeremy Reed (writer)
Jeremy Reed is a Jersey-born writer, poet and prose stylist. Reed has published 50 major works in 25 years. He has written more than two dozen books of poetry, 12 novels, and volumes of literary and music criticism. He has also published translations of Montale, Cocteau, Nasrallah, Adonis, Bogary...
, "Towards an Aesthetic of Dissent" by Professor María Esther Maciel and "Some thoughts on the paintings of Gareth Lloyd" by Paul Ryan.
A permanent display exploring the life of Buddha
Buddha
In Buddhism, buddhahood is the state of perfect enlightenment attained by a buddha .In Buddhism, the term buddha usually refers to one who has become enlightened...
, seen as a series of disjunctions and dialogues, can be found at Wat Tham Krabok
Wat Tham Krabok
Wat Tham Krabok is a Buddhist temple in Thailand, located in the Phra Phutthabat district of Saraburi Province.The temple was first established as a monastery in 1958 by the Buddhist nun Mae Chee Boonruen. It was upgraded to temple status 17 years later, in 1975...
the Cave Of Learning monastery in central Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
.
With 'Difference Exchange', Lloyd's current project aims to examine inter-faith visual narratives in association with artists’ international placements, in order to promote world peace. This project received financial support from Arts Council England
Arts Council England
Arts Council England was formed in 1994 when the Arts Council of Great Britain was divided into three separate bodies for England, Scotland and Wales. It is a non-departmental public body of the Department of Culture, Media and Sport...
in 2010, with additional in-kind support from the Temple of Fine Arts in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Eastside Projects in Birmingham and the Association for Cultural Advancement through Visual Art in London, UK.
External links
Work by Gareth LloydWork with Difference Exchange:
Reviews of Gareth Lloyd's work on Cornermag:
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- http://www.cornermag.org/corner05/page06.htm
- http://www.cornermag.org/corner05/page05.htm
- http://www.cornermag.org/corner05/page04.htm
Saatchi Gallery Profile of Gareth Lloyd: