{"title":"Richard Bartle","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eMy work is inspired by the landscape at our feet: the natural rocks, the rubble and broken pottery of our ancestors, as well as the lost junk and the precious artefacts buried below. Unearthed through a combination of field-walking and using a metal detector - the process of discovery is a performative act that binds the artist and the land together. Presented as a collection of found objects free floating on fields of canvas, the rich narrative the subsequent compositions offer, evoke the history of the landscape and consequently the melting pot of cultural identity. As with all my work, Unearthed is about the joy of painting and my love of experimentation, about becoming immersed in a place, about being active in the landscape, but mostly about searching out stories in the hope that I might better understand my own position within the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0947\/8186\/6362\/collections\/IMG_6145.jpg?v=1786034969","url":"https:\/\/annwfngallery.com\/collections\/richard-bartle.oembed","provider":"Annwfn Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}