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. DAN LLYWELYN HALL
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 "Spring", 2005, oil on canvas 153x183cm |
 "Ship Hotel & Splash", 2003, watercolour on paper (winning entry for 'Sunday Times Young Artist of the Year') 46x41cm |
 "Far Hir", 2005, oil on canvas 117x81cm |
(1=commission, 2=private collection, 3=artist's collection)
Dan was born in 1980 in Cardiff. In 1998/1999 he did a foundation diploma in Art & Design at University of Wales Institute Cardiff. From 1999 to 2002 he studied at University of Westminster, Harrow Campus, for a BA(hons) in Illustration - applied arts degree.
Artist's Statement: "I believe my paintings transcend the viewer into a different understanding of landscape: the paintings embroil observed forms that all combine to create a Lyrical Harmony. My paintings are not necessarily topographical but do sometimes attempt to convey the character of a place. I see the tradition of landscape painting as unconquerable and offers the artist boundless possibilities."
Other Comments:
'Intriguing painting; in which a more or less coherent image gradually emerges from beneath a surface of scratches and splatters.' Frank Whitford SUNDAY TIMES
'Turmoil lies at the heart of Dan Llywelyn Hall's images, in which mountain peaks and reservoirs explode into view as though the planet was being created before our very eyes. These pictures are fun: as good as a cold shower in the morning and possibly more lasting.' Caroline Juler, GALLERIES MAGAZINE
'The paintings of Dan Llywelyn Hall, who blurs the definitions between abstract and figurative art, are increasingly meeting with critical praise.' ANTIQUES TRADE GAZETTE
'True to the Expressionist movement, Hall accomplishes his aim through distortion and exaggeration and through the vivid jarring of formal elements.' WESTERN MAIL
Dan began his career by illustrating for various newspapers and magazines including the Independent on Sunday. He also engaged in portraiture and amongst those he has portrayed are Max Boyce (performer), Stan Tracey (jazz musician), Cliff Morgan (ex-Welsh rugby international).
Awards: 2001 & 2003 'Welsh Artist of the Year' Short-listed for a prize; 2003 winner of the 'Young Artist of the Year' Sunday Times/Singer & Friedlander
Commissions: "The Palace of Westminster", oil on canvas 2004, Commissioned by Lord Richard Faulkner.
Public Collections: House of Lords; BT's corporate collection; Barclays' corporate collection.
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Bibliography:
2003 September 7th, Sunday Times, Culture Supplement, 'Young Artist of the Year Award'
2004 September 4th, Antiques Trade Gazette, 'In the Frame'
2005 March, Galleries Magazine, Contemporary Celtic Landscape'
2004 November 27th, Western Mail, 'Commission from Lord Richard Faulkner'