Art in UK public collections is owned by all of us, but do you sometimes look at art and think 'what is that?' Well, we're here to help!
Your Art, Unlocked is a new podcast series about unexpected objects in museum collections.
The second series features artworks from the Hunterian, University of Warwick Art Collection, the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Pallant House Gallery, Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery, and Ulster Museum.
The first series featured artworks from Wolverhampton Art Gallery, Aberdeen Archives, Gallery & Museums, F. E. McWilliam Gallery & Studio, Walker Art Gallery, The Box Plymouth and Cyfarthfa Castle & Park. You can listen to all six episodes of series one here.
Adéọlá Dewis at the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea
In this episode of Your Art, Unlocked, artist and researcher Adéọlá Dewis visits the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery in Swansea to unlock a very personal work by Welsh and Ghanaian artist Anya Paintsil.
The background of this unusual portrait looks to be made from a rug and there's an image of a figure stitched together using different fabrics and materials – including real hair! The sitter isn't a well-known person but instead a member of the artist's family, and she's crying, holding a toy duck!
Join Adéọlá as she chats to Karen MacKinnon, Curator at the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, about how Anya's work challenges Welsh identity and hear Anya herself explain the thinking behind her tactile, tapestry-like creations.
Curator Karen MacKinnon at the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea
This is your art in your museums and galleries, so let's get to know it a little better.
Your Art, Unlocked is produced by Art UK and supported by Bloomberg Connects. Listen and follow each week wherever you get your podcasts.
