MYTHICAL scenes of mines, urban and coastal landscapes, the collection of the Contemporary Art Society for Wales and photography and the pioneers of Welsh pop will create a visual treat at Plas Glyn-y-Weddw this autumn.

The effect of natural light on colours left on the landscape as remnants of north Wales’ industrial past give a spiritual atmosphere to James Naughton’s latest work.

New work by Liverpool-based artist Deborah Butler captures the character of urban environments and the tranquillity of Wales’ coastline through layers of paint expressing the effect of light, weather, movement and buildings on the landscape.

Plas Glyn-y-Weddw also welcomes a touring exhibition to celebrate 80 years of collecting by the Contemporary Art Society for Wales.

The society was established to help ensure that the legacy of Welsh artists is preserved, shared and understood.

Pioneers of Welsh Pop is a fine art photography project capturing some of the Welsh language pioneers of pop, rock, folk and entertainment from the 1960s and 70s. These icons helped change the face of popular music and entertainment in Wales.

James said: “In working on this project my focus has been primarily on Parys Mountain copper mine, Dinorwig slate quarry and the two quarries near Trefor and Nefyn on the northern coast of the peninsula.”

Deborah said: “I’ve chosen to show new coastal paintings alongside urban abstracts, which are totally different subjects, to highlight my painting technique.

“The way I use paint is influenced intuitively by the subject. I start with the inspiration created by the subject but as the work develops the focus becomes on the painting through abstract blocks, colour, texture and layers before what I’ve seen in the subject becomes obvious.”

The exhibition will open today, 7 October at 2pm and ends on 24 December.

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