Collection: Mari Rose Pritchard + Julie Upmeyer

Mae Mari Rose Pritchard a Julie Upmeyer yn ddwy gelfyddydwraig weledol sydd wedi bod yn gweithio gyda calchfaen, llwch calchfaen a chynhyrchion eraill o galchfeydd yn ystod y chwe mlynedd diwethaf. Mae eu cydweithrediad parhaus – Void Fraction – wedi eu harwain at chwareli a llyfrgelloedd, bydoedd microffisegol ac i amser dwfn.

Mae Mari Rose Pritchard, artist aml-ddisgyblaethol ac addysgwr, wedi ymfudo o Malta i orllewin Cymru. Yn ymgolli mewn proses, gwead a wyneb, mae ei gwaith yn aml yn herio cynhyrchu traddodiadol. Mae ei gosodiadau aml-gyfryngol diweddar yn dod â’i phrofiadau at ei gilydd drwy naratif cyfoethog.

Mae Julie Upmeyer, artist ac ysgogwr, yn cael ei hysbrydoli gan ei hamgylchedd – yn esthetig, cymdeithasol a chysynyddol, gan dynnu ar ei chefndir mewn cerameg, cerflunio a dylunio graffeg. Ym Mhrydain, mae hi wedi ei hamsugno gan Plas Bodfa, plasdy 100 mlwydd oed sy’n cynnwys ei stiwdios, ei theulu a phrosiectau celf arbrofol.

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Mari Rose Pritchard and Julie Upmeyer are two visual artists who have been deeply engrossed in limestone, limestone dust and other quarrying byproducts for the last six years. Their ongoing collaboration - Void Fraction - has taken them to quarries and libraries, microscopic worlds and into deep time. 

Mari Rose Pritchard, multidisciplinary artist and educator, emigrated from Malta to Cornwall. Immersed in process, texture and surface, her work often challenges traditional production. Her recent multi-media installations bring together her experiences through rich story telling. 

Julie Upmeyer, artist and initiator, is influenced by her environment - aesthetically, socially and conceptually, drawing from her background in ceramics, sculpture, and graphic design. In Wales, she's absorbed in Plas Bodfa, a 100-year-old manor housing encompassing her studios, family and experimental art projects.