The first monograph published on Shani Rhys James, winner of the Jerwood Prize in 2003. Lavishly illustrated with up to 50 colour reproductions of major oil paintings, including her latest work to be shown in a major one-person exhibition touring Britain in 2004. Includes full biographical and career details of the artist, an introduction by Geraint Talfan Davies, present chair of the Arts Council of Wales and a major essay by eminent art critic Edward Lucie Smith, placing the artist's work in the context of late 20th century and early 21st century visual art.
A collection of new self-portraits by Shani Rhys James and an essay on her work by Andrew Patrizio. Includes more than 20 full-colour pictures to accompany the UK tour of the exhibition also entitled Facing the Self.
New paintings by Shani Rhys James provoke responses from poets Carol Ann Duffy, Gillian Clarke, Menna Elfyn, Jasmine Donahaye, Amy Wack, Pele Cox and Patrick Christopher Kavanagh. An exciting exploration of women and domesticity. Floralingua accompanies Shani Rhys James new touring exhibition of paintings and an installation which distills the motifs of her recent work into a three dimensional audio experience. Here are Rhys James characteristic wild wallpapers, menacing chandeliers and other domestic items in a specially created room, in which poems appear from amidst flowers. Seven poets respond to the situations in the paintings to create a compelling dialogue between paint and word on issues of domesticity, the relationship of women and home, rootlessness and what the places in which we live say about us. The responding poets are: Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy, National Poet of Wales Gillian Clarke, Menna Elfyn, Jasmine Donahaye, Amy Wack, Pele Cox and Patrick Christopher Kavanagh.
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