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Phil Bird - Painter and Musician:
Phil Bird called his part of the exhibition
Im-
aginary Constellations
. He started this series
whilst living in Cyprus and painting in his stu-
dio at Cyprus College of Art where he led the
Foundation Course in Art for four years. He has
continued to work on this series in England and
was pleased to present the results at Kypriaki
Gonia upon his return to the island.
Phil continues to explore the spirituality and symbol-
ism of folklore, fairytale and myth in his paintings
and music. He says of this work: “After many years
working on a larger scale, I felt the creative pulse
changing. Now, I
fi
nd delight in an almost miniature
way of painting. I love the intensity and focused im-
agery that this way of painting brings to me. When
I am immersed in this visionary craft, starting from
improvised and fluid beginnings, I
fi
nd unexpected
themes rise to meet me. This kind of art tells vision-
ary tales... For me painting is always at the start of
an adventure, at the threshold between personal and
transpersonal realms it can be blissful scary and ec-
static. Painting is a trance, a dance, a chance tomake
the old songs birth songs again!”
Phil has paintings in national collections in Brit-
ain and has exhibited his work internationally
over several decades. He has also been involved
in many visual arts and music initiatives in edu-
cation and community in Cyprus and the UK. As
a songwriter he has released
fi
ve CD albums and
performed music as
Troubadours Garden
with
Anna Georghiou.
For more information on Phil’s work, please visit
the artist’s website:
Furthermore, you can hear Phil and Anna’s music
and
fi
nd out about their workshops at
-
badoursgarden.wix.com/music.
