{"id":9515,"date":"2014-10-30T15:30:39","date_gmt":"2014-10-30T15:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.locwsinternational.com\/?p=9515&langswitch_lang=en"},"modified":"2014-10-30T17:31:04","modified_gmt":"2014-10-30T17:31:04","slug":"happy-birthday-dylan-thomas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/locwsinternational.com\/?p=9515","title":{"rendered":"Happy Birthday Dylan Thomas"},"content":{"rendered":"

In celebration of the\u00a0Dylan Thomas Centenary<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0Locws International<\/strong> are proud to share four public artworks currently on display in the city of Swansea, by artists Pete Fowler<\/a>, DJ Roberts<\/a>, Mark Folds<\/a><\/strong>, and Turner prize winner Jeremy Deller<\/a>. \u00a0<\/strong>For a location map and to plan your visit, click here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Produced especially for the Dylan Thomas Centenary<\/a> <\/strong>celebrations, <\/strong>artist DJ Roberts<\/a><\/strong> has produced a white neon text running along the Park Street exterior of Swansea’s famous Kardomah Cafe<\/a><\/strong>, that reads:<\/p>\n

MICHELANGELO, PING-PONG, AMBITION, SIBELIUS, AND GIRLS…<\/em><\/p>\n

The line is taken from a Dylan Thomas radio broadcast \u2018Return Journey to Swansea<\/a>\u2018<\/strong>. In the broadcast, Thomas tells of his return to Swansea in search of his former self, growing up in the town. We find him at one stage in the Kardomah Caf\u00e9<\/strong> with his friends, putting the world to rights. They talk about \u2018music and poetry and painting and politics<\/em>\u2018. They talk about \u2018communism, symbolism, Bradman and Braque<\/em>\u2018. They talk about \u2018Michelangelo, ping-pong, ambition, Sibelius, and girls\u2026<\/em>\u2018<\/p>\n

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\nA simple statement in black and white,\u00a0More Poetry Is Needed\u00a0<\/i>sits on a large wall in St Mary’s Car Park to the rear\u00a0of the Quadrant Shopping Centre. Greeting\u00a0visitors to the city centre, Deller\u2019s plaintive\u00a0request gets straight to the point. Everybody\u00a0and everywhere could do with more poetry.\u00a0Writer\u00a0Rachel Trezise<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0has responded by\u00a0writing 6 micro-fictions you will find distributed\u00a0across bars and cafes in Swansea.<\/p>\n

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Dylans Pencil<\/em> by\u00a0Mark Folds<\/a><\/strong>, can be found in Cwmdonkin Park. The sculpture represents simple, humble beginnings: initial ideas jotted down on paper by a writer; the sketches made by an artist; the starting point for all types of creativity. The aim of the work is to engage people in thinking that something amazing, such as Dylan Thomas\u2019 poetry, emerged from something so basic in this place.<\/p>\n

During Mark Folds\u2019 research visit to Cwmdonkin Park, he was inspired by the presence of a large tree stump standing at over 30 foot high, as well as the long association the park has with the poet Dylan Thomas. The poet is known to have written many of his early works in or about Cwmdonkin Park in the 1930\u2019s, no doubt using pencil and paper and possibly under this actual tree.<\/p>\n

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Artist\u00a0Pete Fowler<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0has created his largest work to date, celebrating Swansea\u2019s most famous son with a cosmic modern makeover. Titled;\u00a0Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Octopus, <\/em>the\u00a0work is part of the Art Across The High Street<\/strong> scheme, a partnership project to improve the appearance of Swansea City Centre by commissioning bold artworks for disused or run-down retail units.<\/p>\n

Opposite Swansea train station, a derelict nightclub has been transformed to celebrate Dylan Thomas. Playing with quirky references to his writing, the mural celebrates Dylan\u2019s work with affectionate nods to Swansea. Fowler\u2019s unique, inimitable style brings a vibrant dash of colour and history to the High Street.<\/p>\n

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