[{"text_idx": "#000004", "text": "Mae Rhodri Owen yn rhyfeddu at ein tuedd gynyddol i edrych no\u0302l, yn hiraethus gan amlaf, yn hytrach na chofleidio heddiw ac edrych ymlaen i\u2019r dyfodol. Mae dau ystyr i I\u2019r Byw \u2013 sut mae profiadau yn ein cyffwrdd yn emosiynol, ac hefyd symud y sylw o gofio\u2019r gorffennol at y byw, at heddiw a\u2019r dyfodol."}, {"text_idx": "#000006", "text": "Tra bo\u2019r Gadair honno yn un seremoniol a symbolaidd, yma\u2019n gweithio gyda derw, pi\u0302n a sapele defnyddiodd Rhodri gyfrwng pren i greu dodrefn crefft-llaw gyda llinellau syml gla\u0302n \u2013 dewis arddull pwrpasol er mwyn i\u2019r cysyniad canolog o\u2019r newydd-anedig a thraul anorfod bywyd gael ei ddatblygu."}, {"text_idx": "#000009", "text": "Wedi eu marcio, lliwio, tyllu, neu\u2019u datgymalu trawsnewidiwyd dodrefn \u201cnewydd- anedig\u201d Rhodri gan fynegi sut mae profiadau bywyd heddiw \u2013 llawenydd, trallod, etifeddiaeth ac amgylchedd yn gadael eu ho\u0302l arnom i gyd."}, {"text_idx": "#000010", "text": "Rhodri Owen is intrigued by our increasing tendency to look back, often nostalgically, rather than embracing today and looking forward to the future. I\u2019r Byw has two meanings \u2013 how our experiences touch us emotionally, and also shifting the focus from remembrance of the past to the living, to the here and now, and the future."}, {"text_idx": "#000011", "text": "At the same time, whilst designing and making the 2017 National Eisteddfod Chair, the centenary of the iconic Black Chair, Rhodri was struck by how forces beyond their control swept away the lives and hopes of a whole generation, in a way that they nor their families could ever have foreseen."}, {"text_idx": "#000012", "text": "Whilst that Chair was ceremonial and symbolic, here working in oak, pine and sapele Rhodri has used the medium of wood to hand-craft furniture pieces with simple clean lines \u2013 a deliberate choice of style to allow the central concept of the newborn and life\u2019s inevitable wear and tear to be developed."}, {"text_idx": "#000013", "text": "The furniture, everyday objects familiar to everyone, became clean canvases, and groups from very different backgrounds across Wales were the agents of change, led by guest artists. As the work progressed \u2013 with no holds barred, their life experiences were expressed on the furniture pieces in visually unexpected ways, and deployed a wide range of media, techniques and materials."}]