Brancaster Chronicle No.55: Emyr Williams Paintings
“This Way Up”, 2017, acrylic on canvas, 176 x 123cm
25th November 2017, London.
Taking part: Emyr Williams, Richard Ward, Anne Smart, Anthony Smart, John Bunker, John Pollard, Alexandra Harley, Robin Greenwood, Sarah Greenwood.
“1001”, 2017, acrylic on canvas, 176 x 123cm
“Alongside”, 2017: acrylic on canvas, 176 x 123cm
“Jump”, 2017, acrylic on canvas, 176 x 120cm
“Metic”, 2017, acrylic on canvas, 177 x 127cm
“The Return”, 2017, acrylic on canvas, 172 x 122cm
“Tick Tock”, 2017, acrylic on canvas, 176 x 122cm
“Whodunnit”, 2017, acrylic on canvas, 176 x 123cm
“Wild Times”, 2017, acrylic on canvas, 174 x 122cm
Brancaster Chronicles 
I do feel one needs to be in the presence of Emyr’s work to fully appreciate the superb quality of the way he applies paint. On film and in some of the photographs the linear elements seem quite dominant, and though the potent colour stands up against them really well, I do feel drawn to ‘This Way Up’ which for me, seems to integrate the two more satisfyingly. Also some of the lines are a little scumbled and less fluid and regular thereby allowing other colours through.
A very powerful set of paintings though.
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