Early Life and Education
Wyn Evans completed a foundation course at Dyfed College of Art (1976–7), and later studied at Saint Martin's School of Art (1977–80) and the Royal College of Art (1981–4). Among his teachers at Saint Martin’s was conceptual artist John Stezaker. Wyn Evans then served as an assistant to Derek Jarman, with whom he worked on The Angelic Conversation (1985), Caravaggio (1986), and The Last of England (1987). His early experimental film work in the 1980s often concentrated on dancers including collaborations with Michael Clark. In 1988, his short film Degrees of Blindness, starring Tilda Swinton, was shown at the Chicago International Film Festival. He also collaborated on noted pop videos with bands including The Smiths and Throbbing Gristle.
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