Black Mountain Mosaics - Brynamman - Wales, Great Britain.
N 51° 48.172 W 003° 52.619
30U E 439531 N 5739476
Four attractive Mosaic panels featuring industrial scenes, buildings, and wildlife. All culturally linked to the local community of Brynamman the gateway to the Black Mountains, in the County of Neath Port Talbot, South Wales.
Waymark Code: WMJ37Q
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/15/2013
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These stunning mosaics are enhanced by reliefs set into the coloured mosaic background landscapes. The panels have individual reliefs and mosaics of industrial buildings, tractor, trains, animals, fish, and local businesses.
The Argentinian artist Carlos Pinatti, held workshops with the local people, for their input, as to the content of the panels. All content represent the pride and ideals of the people, and is common to the small Welsh village of Brynamman, Amman Valley, and the local Black Mountain area.
"The aim of this project was to enhance the local area and provide an exciting and bold design, so that passers by are drawn to the gateway and the area of natural beauty behind it.
This gateway project gave Groundwork a chance to engage with the local community and create an imaginative piece of work that best represents the area. This was completed through a series of creative workshops with Ysgol y Glyn, Chwiorydd Ebenesar, Merched y Wawr, the Heritage Society and the general public.
From these workshops the artist Carlos Pinatti was able to construct a sequence of four panels that represent the pride and ideals of the people from the Aman valley. These panels are now set in the wall which has been constructed from locally sourced stone, at the Gwrhyd Quarry. The wall also incorporates a large slate engraved with “Lower Brynaman- Gateway to the Black Mountain.” Text Source: (
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