Emrys Parry
Elected to RCA 2001
Born Bangor, 1941. Lives in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Studied at Leicester College of Art and Design.
“The idea that the land has a memory is central to my work. It is landscape based and deals exclusively with the area around Nefyn on the Llyn peninsula where I grew up. In Llyn tangible evidence of the past can be seen in the remains of Iron Age hill forts,cromlechs, sacred stones and Celtic Churches such as Pistyll on the pilgrim route to Bardsey.These appear extensively in my drawings.There is also a landscape that reveals itself in a less obvious way through the spirit of the place or anima loci. This is experienced more than seen and is the essential personality of a location.”