Huw Griffith

View as

Griffith's collages and decollages incorporate antique papers and vintage film posters. Recent commissions have been wide ranging including work for the following clients: Taylor Swift : Chiltern Firehouse : Paul Smith Interiors : Colombo Group : Jamie Oliver : GTC : Hospital Club : Five Rooms : Designers Guild : Whistles : Savoy Group : Filthy MacNastys : Compton & Schuster : Russell Sage : Living Ventures plc : Quintessentially Soho : Alex Proud : Cocomaya : The Blues Kitchen : Gordon Ramsey : Relic : Avoca : Anthropologie : Seventy-b-antiques : Zetters. As interiors editor for the men's quarterly magazine Port, Huw has produced and written interior pieces on the likes of Piero Fornasetti to Joseph Ettedgui.

Remnants 5 by Huw Griffith
by Huw Griffith
Remnants 5 by Huw Griffith
Collage on board; 1940s Spanish film posters and 19th century French papers.
Griffith depicts the passage of time by layering his aterials – fragile ephemera marked by age. His work has echoes of archival art and Mimmo Rotella; rare documents, advertisements and cinema posters are taken apart, original images are hidden and context is lost. The emerging image is built out of the remnants, creating a bold, unconventional aesthetic from vestiges of the past. Griffith describes his technique as the art of painting with paper, a practice he feels has been largely overlooked.
POA
Details
Remnants 4 by Huw Griffith
by Huw Griffith
Remnants 4 by Huw Griffith
Collage on board; 1940s Spanish film posters and 19th century French papers.
Griffith depicts the passage of time by layering his aterials – fragile ephemera marked by age. His work has echoes of archival art and Mimmo Rotella; rare documents, advertisements and cinema postersare taken apart, original images are hidden and context is lost. The emerging image is built out of the remnants, creating a bold, unconventional aesthetic from vestiges of the past. Griffith describes his technique as the art of painting with paper, a practice he feels has been largely overlooked.
Size 135 cm x 166 cm x 5 cm.
Details
Trade Winds Series by Huw Griffith
by Huw Griffith
Trade Winds Series by Huw Griffith
“Trade winds series” collage illustrating an imaginary and whimsical world.
Primitive folk art influenced. The artist hopes for a direct and immediate communication here.
The picture being both simplistic and naive but never too far away from the abstract.
The collage has been placed into an antique frame which has been reworked by Huw and is part of the overall artwork.
Size 48 cm x 58 cm x 2 cm.
Details
Remnants Series by Huw Griffith
by Huw Griffith
Remnants Series by Huw Griffith
From the “Remnants” series. A collection of collected early paper works laid onto board.
An abstract piece which endeavours to create a painterly effect using only torn paper.
This piece illustrates an aerial view from above down upon the landscape below.
The collage has been placed into an antique frame which has been reworked by Huw and is part of the overall artwork.
Size 69.5 cm x 59 cm x 4.5 cm.
Details
Remnants Series by Huw Griffith
by Huw Griffith
Remnants Series by Huw Griffith
From the “Remnants” series. A collection of collected early paper works laid onto board. An abstract piece which endeavours to create a painterly effect using only torn paper. Every aspect of this piece has been salvaged and recycled. It is the artists intention to incorporate an environmental element into much of his work.
The collage has been placed into an antique frame which has been reworked by Huw and is part of the overall artwork.
Size 64 cm x 52 cm x 3 cm.
Details
Abstract Collage from The Graffiti Series by Huw Griffith
by Huw Griffith
Abstract Collage from The Graffiti Series by Huw Griffith
Collage graffiti series “Unexplained exploded”
The collage has been placed into an antique frame which has been reworked by Huw and is part of the overall artwork.
Size 64.5 cm x 86 cm x 5 cm.
Details
Large Abstract Graffiti by Huw Griffith
by Huw Griffith
Large Abstract Graffiti by Huw Griffith
Large abstract graffiti. Spontaneously created to merge with the 19th Century frame.
The collage has been placed into an antique frame which has been reworked by Huw and is part of the overall artwork.
Size 115 cm x 85 cm x 8 cm.
Details
Naive Scene of Aeroplane, Light Boat and City Landscape by Huw Griffith
by Huw Griffith
Naive Scene of Aeroplane, Light Boat and City Landscape by Huw Griffith
A naive scene of aeroplane, light boat and city landscape.
The collage has been placed into an antique frame which has been reworked by Huw and is part of the overall artwork.
Size 78 cm x 55 cm x 3 cm.
Details
Fieldwork Series Collage by Huw Griffith
by Huw Griffith
Fieldwork Series Collage by Huw Griffith
From the 'Fieldwork' series, colours hang like drifting tectonic plates.
A sense of movement and balance reconciles disparate elements.
The artist hopes for a direct and immediate communication here.
The picture being both simplistic and naive but never too far away from the abstract.
The collage has been placed into an antique frame which has been reworked by Huw and is part of the overall artwork.
Size
89 cm W
71 cm H
3 cm D
POA
Details
Manipulations by Artist Huw Griffith
by Huw Griffith
Manipulations by Artist Huw Griffith
A play on how a few minor manipulations of a 1950’s Spanish film poster could turn it into a strong and engaging artwork.
The simplest turn or crease in the poster revealing a colours band.
An addition of vibrant fluorescent torn papers help to underpin this graphic piece.
The collage has been placed into an antique frame which has been reworked by Huw and is part of the overall artwork.
Size 60 cm x 75 cm
POA
Details
Trade Winds Series Collage by Huw Griffith
by Huw Griffith
Trade Winds Series Collage by Huw Griffith
“Trade winds series” Collage illustrating an imaginary and whimsical world. Primitive folk art influenced.
The artist hopes for a direct and immediate communication here.
The picture being both simplistic and naive but never too far away from the abstract.
The collage has been placed into an antique frame which has been reworked by Huw and is part of the overall artwork.
Size 74 cm x 59 cm
POA
Details
Abstract Collage by Huw Griffith
by Huw Griffith
Abstract Collage by Huw Griffith
A fine collage featuring beautiful antique papers. The abstract forms and colours quietly allow the viewer to create their own perceptions. This is a peaceable work, either reaching out for attention or carrying any particular message. Huw Griffith's work is often a spontaneous process. A meditation, certainly. These pieces are often created on automatic. When one’s mind is relaxed and without fear or boundary, the best work can often be created.
The collage has been placed into an antique frame which has been reworked by Huw and is part of the overall artwork.
Size 62.5 cm H x 75 cm W x 3.5 cm D
POA
Details