Statement_Projects

Since moving to Harlech, North Wales in 1990 to set up a studio, my interests in how art can function beyond the gallery, and how it can contribute to a regions' culture and its economy has been a primary concern. Founding Gwyl Gelf Harlech Art Biennale with colleagues in 1994 is a prime facia example of an outcome taken from written theoretical texts on the subject. In 2005 the project has now established itself as a European venture connecting with artists and arts organisations in Poland, Galicia, The Netherlands, Bulgaria and Macedonia.

Working currently with ICAW Director colleagues further developments are being made with links to artists of international status from Wales and further afield. What this means is that the project now has an interest in promoting a scholarly informed approached to producing, curating and showing contemporary art, in order to maintain a quality of experience that we wish to promote.

In 1999 my interest in enfranchising our remote geographical location through visual art exhibitions developed further with a written application to the WDA for developing IT workshops in the community. Setting up Corlan Creadigol Harlech with colleague Berwyn Evans developed further the principle of creativity as an essential ingredient in cultural activity. We received funding from WDA and further developed a Millennium Project for the region as an extra-curricula creative activity for young people in schools.

My own visual art practice relies on a particular interest in producing work emanating from a process which might be seen as the continued development of a ‘visual art vocabulary' through practice familiarity. The notion of metaphysics as the basis of our idea of reality creates an interest in the idea of the mind being able to switch and bridge connections between what is seen and what is understood by being seen. All of my project development practice mentioned above emanates from this source, which favours an idea of dysfunctionality to accomplish stated aims through an integrity of purpose.

John Brown


		Project Management Since moving to Harlech, North Wales in 1990 to set up a studio, my interests in how art can function beyond the gallery, and how it can contribute to a regions' culture and its economy has been a primary concern. Founding Gwyl Gelf Harlech Art Biennale with colleagues in 1994 is a prime facia example of an outcome taken from written theoretical texts on the subject. In 2005 the project has now established itself as a European venture connecting with artists and arts organisations in Poland, Galicia, The Netherlands, Bulgaria and Macedonia. Working currently with ICAW Director colleagues further developments are being made with links to artists of international status from Wales and further afield. What this means is that the project now has an interest in promoting a scholarly informed approached to producing, curating and showing contemporary art, in order to maintain a quality of experience that we wish to promote. In 1999 my interest in enfranchising our remote geographical location through visual art exhibitions developed further with a written application to the WDA for developing IT workshops in the community. Setting up Corlan Creadigol Harlech with colleague Berwyn Evans developed further the principle of creativity as an essential ingredient in cultural activity. We received funding from WDA and further developed a Millennium Project for the region as an extra-curricula creative activity for young people in schools. My own visual art practice relies on a particular interest in producing work emanating from a process which might be seen as the continued development of a ‘visual art vocabulary' through practice familiarity. The notion of metaphysics as the basis of our idea of reality creates an interest in the idea of the mind being able to switch and bridge connections between what is seen and what is understood by being seen. All of my project development practice mentioned above emanates from this source, which favours an idea of dysfunctionality to accomplish stated aims through an integrity of purpose. John Brown
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