{"id":10176,"date":"2015-12-04T15:08:51","date_gmt":"2015-12-04T15:08:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=10176"},"modified":"2015-12-04T15:08:51","modified_gmt":"2015-12-04T15:08:51","slug":"cardiffartistbarriedavies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/cardiffartistbarriedavies","title":{"rendered":"Cardiff artist brings us into his psychedelic world"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Cardiff artist Barrie J. Davies takes us into a world where the Burger King logo has all the colors of the rainbow, the Michelin Man looks like fruit chews, and Tweetie Bird wears a suit.<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10328\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10328\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/BarrieDaviesArtistCardiff7.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10328\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/BarrieDaviesArtistCardiff7.jpg\" alt=\"Barrie J. Davies in his studio filled with crazy colours and unpredictable things.\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/BarrieDaviesArtistCardiff7.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/BarrieDaviesArtistCardiff7-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/BarrieDaviesArtistCardiff7-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10328\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10328\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/BarrieDaviesArtistCardiff7.jpg\" alt=\"Barrie J. Davies in his studio filled with crazy colours and unpredictable things.\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/BarrieDaviesArtistCardiff7.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/BarrieDaviesArtistCardiff7-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/BarrieDaviesArtistCardiff7-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Barrie J. Davies in his studio filled with crazy colours and unpredictable things.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Clad in a knit beanie, black-rimmed eyeglasses, and paint-splattered shirt, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.barriejdavies.net\/\">Barrie J. Davies<\/a> opens the mint-colored gate of the workspace he shares with 16 other people. There is an explosion of highlighter colors. You see spilled paint, pans and tubes of watercolor, bulks of brushes, blown-up balloons, hanging installations, a life-size policeman made of carton, finished art, unfinished art, and glitter\u2014lots of glitter.<\/p>\n<p>As you walk through the hallways, the bursts of neon and sparkle just immediately tell you that you have arrived in his sacred painting space. Images that you\u2019d never think would go together\u2014YouTube and ET, Mr. Potato Head and Burger King, a Visa logo and R2D2\u2014would look as if they\u2019re a match made in heaven.\u00a0It\u2019s the relatability that most TV-watching, fast-food eating consumers have with these images that make it work. It\u2019s catchy, easy to get, and accessible. He describes his style as a lot like a Google search; you never know what you\u2019re going to get, but you go there anyway.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10218\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10218\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/BarrieDaviesArtistCardiff41.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-10218\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/BarrieDaviesArtistCardiff41-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Davies' illustration of Tweetie Bird in a suit.\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/BarrieDaviesArtistCardiff41-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/BarrieDaviesArtistCardiff41-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/BarrieDaviesArtistCardiff41-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/BarrieDaviesArtistCardiff41-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/BarrieDaviesArtistCardiff41-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/BarrieDaviesArtistCardiff41-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10218\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10218\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/BarrieDaviesArtistCardiff41-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Davies' illustration of Tweetie Bird in a suit.\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/BarrieDaviesArtistCardiff41-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/BarrieDaviesArtistCardiff41-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/BarrieDaviesArtistCardiff41-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/BarrieDaviesArtistCardiff41-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/BarrieDaviesArtistCardiff41-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/BarrieDaviesArtistCardiff41-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Davies&#8217; illustration of Tweetie Bird looking snazzy in a suit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10223\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10223\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/BarrieDaviesArtistCardiff5.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-10223 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/BarrieDaviesArtistCardiff5.jpg\" alt=\"Audrey Hepburn and Michael Jackson looking extremely vibrant and alive!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/BarrieDaviesArtistCardiff5.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/BarrieDaviesArtistCardiff5-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/BarrieDaviesArtistCardiff5-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10223\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10223 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/BarrieDaviesArtistCardiff5.jpg\" alt=\"Audrey Hepburn and Michael Jackson looking extremely vibrant and alive!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/BarrieDaviesArtistCardiff5.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/BarrieDaviesArtistCardiff5-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/BarrieDaviesArtistCardiff5-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Barrie Davies&#8217; illustrations of Audrey Hepburn and Michael Jackson looking extremely vibrant and alive!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While most of us are just starting to ride a bike at age six, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.barriejdavies.net\/\">Barrie J. Davies<\/a> had already decided he\u2019d be creating art from what he sees on TV, in comic books, and at the supermarket.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI used to go stay with my uncle, Tom Philips, and he did art. I used to do watercolors with him and when I was six, I decided to become an artist.\u00a0I just went &#8216;I\u2019m gonna make art because I just thought wouldn\u2019t it be cool to make pictures all day?\u2019 I went to see the Tate gallery and I saw <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tate.org.uk\/art\/artworks\/lichtenstein-whaam-t00897\">Roy Lichtenstein\u2019s <em>Wham<\/em> <\/a>and I remember started going \u2018wow!\u2019 and I like to have that sort of impact,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>Besides Lichtenstein\u2019s iconic comic book-inspired artworks, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tate.org.uk\/art\/artists\/andy-warhol-2121\">Andy Warhol<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/cat-weaver\/review-rob-pruitt-pattern_b_718798.html\">Rob Pruitt<\/a> are also artists whose works he infinitely admires. A common denominator of all these geniuses would be their love affair with eye-popping colors that are impossible to miss\u2014pretty much like his approach on his pieces.<\/p>\n<p>He sprays neon colors of paint unto a canvass\u2014sometimes a plain canvass, other times a canvass with paper collage on it\u2014and starts using his trusty sharpie to draw infamous pictures he finds online. He also humorously throws in an image of a sheep from time to time as an ode to being Welsh.<\/p>\n<p>As his choice of images are often products of pop culture, his works then tend to have undertones of poking fun at advertising. He\u2019d turn a classic Heinz Beanz can into a remix of hues with an accompanying text that says \u201cbaked beans in a deliciously rich tomato sauce\u201d. Although he is quick to say that he doesn\u2019t have anything against this capitalist practice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can\u2019t get away from advertising. I embrace it. I love adverts. When I was a kid, the best bit of TV was the adverts,\u201d he explains. He then recalls a book he read by Theodor Adorno who talked about how the media uses image to seduce, play, and trick us. And this is exactly what he does with his works. He takes an image, deconstructs it with his own style, and takes his audience back to a familiar memory.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10235\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10235\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/BarrieDaviesArtistCardiff6.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-10235 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/BarrieDaviesArtistCardiff6.jpg\" alt=\"Davies' Heins Beanz artwork showing how he plays with branding. \" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/BarrieDaviesArtistCardiff6.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/BarrieDaviesArtistCardiff6-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/BarrieDaviesArtistCardiff6-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10235\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10235 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/BarrieDaviesArtistCardiff6.jpg\" alt=\"Davies' Heins Beanz artwork showing how he plays with branding. \" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/BarrieDaviesArtistCardiff6.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/BarrieDaviesArtistCardiff6-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/BarrieDaviesArtistCardiff6-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Davies&#8217; Heins Beanz artwork showing how he plays with advertising.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Through all the chaos of splashed paint, sticky glitter, and notorious subjects, when the dust settles, the connection he has with the people looking at his art is the most important bit for him. The internet has been the single-most effective medium that has enabled him to do this. It has been his source material and also a catalyst for his work.\u00a0 He wants to be accessible, which is quite the contrary to the reputation of the art world being all sophisticated and snooty.<\/p>\n<p>He grins sheepishly. \u201cBefore, I was like \u2018yeah I want to be recognized by the art world\u2019. Now, I just want people to see it and enjoy it. I do it for people. At the end of the day, the art world is fickle. One minute everybody wants to know you and the next minute they don\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Check out more of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.barriejdavies.net\/\">his\u00a0artworks<\/a> that just reek of eye-popping hues and pop culture references:<\/h3>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-10176 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/lively-culture-on-the-battlefield-by-barrie-j-davies-20151'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Lively-Culture-On-The-Battlefield-by-Barrie-J-Davies-20151-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Lively-Culture-On-The-Battlefield-by-Barrie-J-Davies-20151-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Lively-Culture-On-The-Battlefield-by-Barrie-J-Davies-20151-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Lively-Culture-On-The-Battlefield-by-Barrie-J-Davies-20151-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10247'>\n\t\t\t\tLively Culture On the Battlefield\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/power-pill-pacman-by-barrie-j-davies-2014'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Power-pill-pacman-by-barrie-j-davies-2014-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Power-pill-pacman-by-barrie-j-davies-2014-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Power-pill-pacman-by-barrie-j-davies-2014-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Power-pill-pacman-by-barrie-j-davies-2014-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Power-pill-pacman-by-barrie-j-davies-2014-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Power-pill-pacman-by-barrie-j-davies-2014-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Power-pill-pacman-by-barrie-j-davies-2014.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10245'>\n\t\t\t\tPower Pill Pacman\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/disgusting-revolutionaries-by-barrie-j-davies-20151'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Disgusting-Revolutionaries-by-Barrie-J-Davies-20151-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Disgusting-Revolutionaries-by-Barrie-J-Davies-20151-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Disgusting-Revolutionaries-by-Barrie-J-Davies-20151-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Disgusting-Revolutionaries-by-Barrie-J-Davies-20151-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Disgusting-Revolutionaries-by-Barrie-J-Davies-20151-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Disgusting-Revolutionaries-by-Barrie-J-Davies-20151-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Disgusting-Revolutionaries-by-Barrie-J-Davies-20151-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Disgusting-Revolutionaries-by-Barrie-J-Davies-20151.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10244'>\n\t\t\t\tDisgusting Revolutionaries\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/diligent-specifications-by-barrie-j-davies-20151'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Diligent-Specifications-by-Barrie-J-Davies-20151-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Diligent-Specifications-by-Barrie-J-Davies-20151-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Diligent-Specifications-by-Barrie-J-Davies-20151-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Diligent-Specifications-by-Barrie-J-Davies-20151-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10243'>\n\t\t\t\tDiligent Specifications\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/boys-latin-by-barrie-j-davies-2014'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Boys-Latin-by-Barrie-J-Davies-2014-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Boys-Latin-by-Barrie-J-Davies-2014-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Boys-Latin-by-Barrie-J-Davies-2014-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Boys-Latin-by-Barrie-J-Davies-2014-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10242'>\n\t\t\t\tBoys Latin\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/urban-space-woman-by-barrie-j-davies-2015'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Urban-Space-woman-by-Barrie-J-davies-2015-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Urban-Space-woman-by-Barrie-J-davies-2015-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Urban-Space-woman-by-Barrie-J-davies-2015-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Urban-Space-woman-by-Barrie-J-davies-2015-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' 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