Christine Kinsey has produced a stunning collection of work entitled Llais/Voice, which has its first showing in The Queens Hall, Narberth following it's opening today (Friday) by Dr Francesca Rhydderch, English language editor of Gomer Press.
"Drawing on my imagination, but firmly rooted in every day occurrences, my paintings record a visual language voice that explores the relationship between an outer world, an inner world, and other worldliness," explained Christine. "The layers of influence that have evolved from growing up female in an industrial Welsh valley within a Celtic Christian Culture, form a backdrop against which each character enacts a role, continuously searching for a way of bridging the gap between a secular society and a longing for spiritual fulfilment.
"The themes of enclosure and liberation are vehicles that articulate the narrative line revealing the characters in time and place. Gnostic mythology has been instrumental in developing my philosophic intention and painting process. My work involves a great deal of preparation, numerous drawings and colour studies, which are transferred to form a dark ground onto which layer upon layer of richer lighter tones are added to create the illusion of space through which the characters move often in continuous representation in an attempt to make the invisible visible."
The exhibition is open Thursday, Friday and Saturdays from10 am - 5 pm plus by prior arrangement Tel: (01437) 541 264 or (01834) 861212 for further details.