AN interesting new art exhibition is set to open at Tenby Museum and Art Gallery.

With a title that can translate into 'still life' or 'dead art', 'Natureza Morta' is the first solo show of ceramicist Natalia Dias, winner of the Gold Medal for Craft and Design at the National Eistedfodd 2010.

Natalia, originally from Portugal, moved to Britain in 2001 to complete a degree in Art Restoration and Decorative Studies, but found she preferred creating art as opposed to restoring it. She graduated with a 1st Class Hons Degree from Cardiff School of Art and Design in 2009.

Upon graduation, Natalia was awarded the Graduate Residency at Fireworks Clay studios in Cardiff where she now practices as a professional artist.

Natalia's work is an allegory to the human condition, the journey that an individual takes from birth to death in search of harmony.

The body of work in the exhibition is a surreal mix of fact and fantasy.

The work consists of desirable objects, visceral candy and religious innuendo inspired by the flamboyant 16th century Ware of Palissy and influenced by Portuguese artists Manual Mafra and Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro.

Natalia's work demonstrates a hybrid of influences from her own cultural identity in Portugal and the art education that she received in Wales.

The exhibition is being officially opened by Ingrid Murphy, Cardiff School of Art and Design and the National Centre for Ceramics, at a private view today (Friday).

The show opens to the public tomorrow (Saturday) and runs until Sunday, November 14.