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Recent Work by Ioan Griffith + Morgan Griffith
4 - 30 September 2010

Looking At Faces is an exhibition of recent work by brothers Morgan and Ioan Griffith.

With both artists working on a similar theme with contrasting approaches, Morgan’s work is painting and collage based, whilst Ioan has produced a slide projected installation using a penry facial identification kit.

Humour is a strong element in both artists work.

Ioan can be contacted on 07880 846 892 and Morgan on 07885 853 547

Oriel Dafydd Hardy is currently closed after November flood….reopening very soon…..watch this space!

Bocs has been invited to stage the “graffitti box” project, which was conjured up for the official opening of Castle Square in Caernarfon, at the opening of the National Eisteddfod in Y Bala on Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd August.

Most people visiting Caernarfon last week would have seen dozens of children enjoying painting and drawing alongside the artists on our huge 6ft white box. The theme in Y Bala will be “Gwynedd on the Box” and, after the artists have completed their artwork, visitors to the Gwynedd Pavilion will be invited to add their own touches to the box.

There will also be a video displaying of the current work on show now in Oriel Dafydd Hardy until August and other Bocs artwork and events.

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Yup, those lovely people at Google have done it again.  Art lovers the world over can now stroll through and view The Prado collection online or rather, “14 of the most important works in the museum” including masterpieces by Bosch, Francisco de Goya, Diego Velázquez, Peter Paul Rubens and Rembrandt.

The Prado in Google splash page gives you the option of viewing it in Google Earth, or in Google Maps. (You will need to click “Save to my maps”)  These will let you view the pieces in ultra high resolution, meaning that you get to zoom right in and see all the fine details, bringing you far closer than it would be possible with the originals.  Some of the pieces are 3 metres high and art galleries are not in the habit of providing ladders.

Here’s the “making-of” video.

Of course, it won’t be anything like seeing the pieces in person, but it’s the next best thing short of buying yourself a plane ticket to Madrid.

[via guardian.co.uk]