Collection: Chris Higson

Mae Chris yn creu mewn ffordd obsesiynol, gan ddechrau gyda phwnc o ddiddordeb sy’n tanio ei ddychymyg ar yr adeg honno, a thrwy ymchwil a datblygu mae’n dechrau creu byd yn ei stiwdio o weithiau celf sy’n rhychwantu ystod o gyfryngau. Mae hyn yn golygu fod pob cyfres o weithiau’n teimlo fel penodau hynod bersonol mewn llyfr astudio, yn aml wedi'u llywio gan ei ddiddordebau cryf mewn hanes, traddodiadau, profiadau bywyd a bwyd. Yn weledol mae ei waith wedi'i ysbrydoli'n fawr gan fywyd a dreulir yng nghanol gweadau a lliwiau amgylcheddau trefol a gwledig yn ogystal â'i deithiau i Fecsico, gyda dadfeiliad, gwead, lliw a haenau yn y rheng flaen.

Mae’r gyfres hon o weithiau wedi’u hysbrydoli gan ddawnswyr ‘Zancudo’ o Zaachila yn Oaxaca, Mecsico.

Mae Zancudo yn cael ei gyfieithu fel mosgito neu goesau hir ac mae'r dawnswyr traddodiadol hyn yn symud o gwmpas yn briodol ar stiltiau pren hir wedi'u crefftio â llaw, dywedir bod y rhain yn cael eu defnyddio yn hanesyddol gan gymuned Zaachila i hwylio’r tir o amgylch afonydd a rhigolau niferus.

Mae’r gyfres hon yn tynnu ar brofiadau Chris ei hun wrth arsylwi’r ddawns hon, ei waith ymchwil dilynol a’i ddyraniad o’r traddodiad ac mae’r gwaith dilynol yn canolbwyntio ar agweddau a’i hysbrydolodd yn weledol. Cyfuno cerfluniau a phaentiadau gyda’i gilydd am y tro cyntaf y tu hwnt i’w stiwdio ei hun, gan gyfleu safbwynt gwylwyr y dawnswyr Zancudos yn perfformio.

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Chris creates in an obsessive way, starting with a subject of interest that sparks his imagination at that time and through research and development he begins to create a world in his studio of artworks spanning a range of mediums. This results in each series of works feeling like highly personal chapters in a study book, often informed by his strong interests in history, traditions, lived experiences and food. Visually his work is heavily inspired by a life spent around the textures and colours of urban and rural environments as well as his travels of Mexico, with decay, texture, colour and layering at the forefront.

This series of works are inspired by ‘Zancudo’ dancers from Zaachila in Oaxaca, Mexico.

Zancudo translates as mosquito or long legged and these traditional dancers aptly move around on long hand-crafted wooden stilts, it is said these were historically used by the community of Zaachila to navigate the surrounding terrain of numerous rivers and gullies.

This series pulls upon Chris’s own experiences observing this dance, his subsequent research and dissection of the tradition and the resulting work focuses on aspects that visually inspired him. Combining sculpture and paintings together for the first time beyond his own studio, conveying the perspectives of watching the Zancudos perform.

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  • Cuatro Tacos Por Favor, 2024
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  • Mosquito / Zancudo, 2025 (Cerflun Penddelw | Bust Sculpture)- DAW/NFS
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  • Sandals a Stiltiau / Sandels and Stilts, 2025 - DAW/NFS
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