Scottish artist George Wyllie gave the world a Straw Loco, a Paper Boat & more. George said he was For The Burds because burds claim their freedom.
Scotland, The Cosmos
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Joan Eardley died on 16 August 1963 at Killearn Hospital, Stirlingshire.
It was the height of summer, a season she depicted so vividly through works such as:
1. A Field by the Sea – Summer, c.1961–62 @RoyalScotAcad
2. Barley Field, c.1961–62
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Lys and her husband George Sutherland were great friends of George and Daphne.
A true artist.
I’m a part of a new group set up by family & friends of Lys Hansen to help promote the work of this incredible Scottish-European artist.
Lys will turn 90 next October and she still has huge energy.
I’ve set up an Insta page for her work.
Find it at: instagram.com/lys_hansen_pro…
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Panorama of the Wylleum, Greenock ocean terminal Cranes, Mein Schiff & the lady of the Clyde, PS Waverley, on the River Clyde this morning, taken from the Beacon Arts Centre.
#VisitInverclyde
@ForTheBurds @discinverclyde @tuicruises @PS_Waverley @thebeaconarts @WillieSutherl10
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Coal, steel and determination 💪
Read about eight Lanarkshire artworks by @Damian_Barr 👉 artuk.org/discover/stories/c…
'The Steel Man' by Andy Scott (b.1964) © the artist. 📷 Gordon Baird / Art UK / 'Dalziel Co-op Women's Guild Banner' unknown artist 📷 North Lanarkshire Council
ALT Steel sculpture of a steel worker
ALT Textile banner reading 'Dalziel Co-Op Society Women's Guild'
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Great day yesterday with the opening of Waterland with Dominique Cameron. Thanks to all who came along.
We are open today 12-4pm if you are out enjoying the sunshine in Gullane.
Wee Blue Crane
Mixed Media on Panel
200x120cm
#dominiquecameronrsw #waterland #abstractedart
“George didn’t believe someone would telephone him out of the blue to ask him to exhibit anywhere and it was clear from the beginning that his humour, inventiveness, and energy would be an asset to any organisation.”
My new Airts & Pairts revisits a story I wrote in 2008 for the 50th anniversary of The Glasgow Group. If you are interested in the recent history of contemporary art in Scotland, this might be your bag. Thanks to artist Sam Ainsley for the prompt.
Link: open.substack.com/pub/airtsa…
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Mark your calendars! Pupils have been cooking up a storm this year, and with drama and music performances from our star pupils, as well as a grand opening and music from The Bluebells’ Ken McCluskey, it’s not a night to be missed. @CraigmarlochINV @ForTheBurds @urbancrofter62
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There’s a George Wyllie just visible behind Grogan’s right shoulder. @ForTheBurds
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Happy Birthday to The Wyllieum @ForTheBurds - hope you all have a fantastic night and thanks for everything you bring to Inverclyde - can’t wait to show off these birds and more from our talented pupils at your place in June. 🎉🥳🙌 @CraigmarlochINV
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My wee George Wyllie Yellow Burd is a ray of sunshine at first light.
@ForTheBurds
Wonderful! 👏 👏
Well done to some of our seniors on another wonderful collaboration 💪 ‘Really Fast Birds’ - thinking about our exhibition at @ForTheBurds Wyllieum later in the year. @CraigmarlochINV
George Ralston Wyllie was born in Shettleston, Glasgow, on this day in 1921.
He said he was ‘disadvantaged by a happy childhood’; a reference to the fact that an unhappy childhood might be beneficial for an artist.
Images courtesy Estate of George Wyllie.
The Wyllie family is sorry to hear about the death of hotelier extraordinaire, Ken McCulloch. Ken commissioned George at the ‘start’ of his career as an artist. George made sculpture for La Bonne Auberge and Charlie Parker’s, two of Ken’s early projects in hospitality.
Tributes to hotelier who was a perfectionist "with an innate sense of what was right”
Ken McCulloch: An obituary
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Fantastic from @CraigmarlochB4 Sunshine Room and @ForTheBurds Wyllieum ❤️
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Loved my visit to Seestadt with #turningthetide! There was a hint of George Wylie @ForTheBurds about the work of @JENNYMARKETOU with her paper boats and heritage boat installation . Loved it 🤩
#Artit's selection for the #WBA-hosted Vienna residency - #JennyMarketou - uses her artistic insight to reveal that biological imperative: "Nature never surrenders." #biodiversity #climatechange #TTTEU @Intercult @MyDearHunter @LizFable
@IKM_Gdansk mailchi.mp/cf6b4edd38ae/vien…
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From the archives: Bank Balance (George Wyllie)
Credit: Donald McCrae
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From the archives:
The Motherwell Tree (George Wyllie)
Credit: Richard East
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‘What George would have made of recent events in America is anyone’s guess. He’d have had something to say, that’s for sure.’
My latest substack. It’s not about ME ME ME.
But George Wyllie’s lightbulb drawing did give me pause for thought.
What would George have done in these selfish political times?
Link in bio and also here ➡️ airtsandpairts.substack.com/…
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.@hugobfoundation is offering FREE studio space for a year at its creative community in the Scottish Borders + £1000 for tools/materials via its Springboard Studios scheme. Open to emerging artists & craftspeople (30 & under) across UK. Apply 06.01.25.
🔗
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A Wee Multitude of Questions
New George Wyllie exhibition opens in Greenock
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