The Writers of Wales Database

DEAN, REMY

P O Box 1, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, LL41 3ZB
Email: remy.dean@virgin.net
Website: http://remydean.blogspot.com   

Remy Dean was born in Newport, Gwent, 1965, and now lives with his wife, daughter and dog in Snowdonia, where he teaches in the Arts department of a local college. He graduated from North Staffs Polytechnic in 1987 with a BA (Hons) in Audio-visual Design, starting out by making a few short films, including Lovelossfear, Pinchbeck and No Way - a music video for his band 'BrainDeath' - before directing his creative energies toward writing.

Currently, Dean operates as a writer, teacher and visual artist, lecturing in Art History, Creative Media and Photography. He has led writers’ workshops and has taught creative writing for children, scriptwriting and writing for the Media. Previous employment has included working as an international freight driver, sheet metal worker, photographer, press officer and magazine editor, before finding success as a journalist, having more than fifty features published in various magazines and newspapers, including The Guardian, The Independent, New Woman and Outlook. He has written on a wide range of topics such as true crime, jazz, mainstream pop, alternative rock, science fiction, health and film theory.
 

Reviews:
With respect to Scraps (Questing Beast Books, 1994):

"…A twisted tale… a freewheeling, experimental novel. Dean has taken a few risks… there are some startling and surreal episodes … there is plenty of energy in the writing and the yarn rattles along at a cracking pace."
- Miles Hatfield, The Champion

"…A really moody, and inspired portrait of urban life at its seediest"
- Susan Watt, senior editor, HarperCollins

"A fast moving, gripping story of love, lust and moralities"
- Writers News

“A shocking debut novel… racy, gripping, brutal and startling…"
- Writers Monthly

"An intelligent crime novel with a romantic twist... A dense and powerful debut novel, Scraps has the visual impact of cutting edge cinema and the lyrical quality more often found in good song writing. The theme challenges you to re-think your own morality."
- Kim Vertue, Scrawl


Selected Publications:

Fiction:
Glimpse (poems, Croak & Dagger Ink, 1988)
Scraps (a novel, Questing Beast Books, 1994)
Guitar Hero (short story, Scrawl On-Line, 2000)
Homonculus (short story, Sutekh’s Gift, 2004)
Final Bough (novelette, Sutekh’s Gift, 2008)

Critique and Biography:
Hellfire: Life According To Nick Cave (Dunce Directive, 1995, revised edition, 1998)
Nine Inch Nails (Carlton USA, 1995, currently in fourth reprinting)
Nirvana (Carlton Books/Paragon, 1996, also USA edition: Nirvana Revealed)
Suede (Carlton USA, 1997)
Workout: Building Henry Rollins (Dunce Directive, 1997)
Celine Dion: Let’s Talk About Love (Carlton, 1998, also USA, Canadian and French-language editions)

Non-Fiction:
Evolution of Western Art (Questing Beast Books, 2012)

Scraps (questing beast, 2007)

Tom doesn't know which city he is in or what drug he is addicted to and is forced to confront himself on a strange journey of self discovery - or maybe self deception. On the run from the cops and two factions of the mob, he falls in with a gang of street punks and poets. Under the influence of three very different women and assorted substances, Tom must sort out his dreams from his memories and come to terms with what he has done, or failed to do... Scraps is brave and uncompromising - a surprising story told with startling style – by turns brutal, flippant and fun.

To purchase this title from Questing Beast Books, please click on the front cover.



Final Bough (Sutekh’s Gift, 2008)

Internationally renowned sculptor Ken Cornhab accepts a commission that will take him back to his childhood homeland where deeply rooted fears and half-forgotten memories threaten to surface once more.
The Tufflin Oak had stood like a sentinel of the valley for centuries, until recently felled by a freak lightening strike. What was it about the ancient tree that had fascinated him as a child? What dark secrets lurk in the branches of the local lord's own family tree? How long will the Tufflin Park murders remain unsolved?

Set against the legend-rich landscape of Snowdonia, Final Bough is a contemporary tale of the supernatural, with a traditional twist. Presented as a Sutekh's Gift 'novelette', with illustrations by Katie Hone.


To purchase this title from Sutekh’s Gift, please click on the front cover.

Evolution of Western Art (Questing Beast Books, 2012)

'Evolution of Western Art' by Remy Dean is an essential resource for the art student, novice practitioner and general art enthusiast who would like to expand their knowledge, and enhance their appreciation, of art.

This fresh approach to art history follows a timeline that spans more than 40,000 years, from pre-history to the present day, using clear language and specific examples to chart the development of key ideas and major concepts along the path. Art is the ultimate expression of a culture and often survives as the only evidence of how people thought and acted. Could art be one of the factors that saved the human race from early extinction? Do we make art because we are intelligent, or has human intellect grown as a response to our art? How does our art define us?

This text book has been developed by a teacher with more than a decade’s experience of lecturing in art history and contextual understanding to young adults (levels 2, 3 and 4). The aim is to remain clear and concise without over-simplification and not shy away from the important concepts. Each example is approached using a method of analysis suited to the work.

This book guides the reader along a path that runs through the major landmarks in the evolution of western art. It takes in ancient art, mediaeval art, the Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo, the art of the Enlightenment, the Romantics, Impressionists, Expressionists, Modernists, the Abstract, the Post-Modern, the Conceptual and the contemporary scene…
 

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