I like visually appealing things - art forms, great design, colours, it could be anything. On of my web browsing spree's, I stumbled upon the Glasgow Collective, a large group of diverse visual artists, all of whom have studied at the Glasgow School of Art. Andrew Cattanach from Skinny.co.uk describes them as "shrewd individuals with a will to exhibit, fighting the tide of stagnation that impedes us following graduation".
His review, published 29th July, 2009, underscores one of my favourite quotes by Billy Sherwood "And I found that when I built my own place and just shut the door, the creativity was endless". The Glasgow Collective typify this creative spirit, which my aunt also seems to have taken to. One of her best works (view her visuals by clicking here), the "Broken Symphony" a 50 feet long outdoor installation made of recycled grocery bags (below).
The Glasgow Collective have come together because of their joint enthusiasm and commitment to bring ing new exciting work to a collective audience. Recently, a former student of the Glasgow school of Arts, Christine Leatham, won the anCnoc Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky and Glasgow Print Studio Contest, called Northland. Her work, 'Untitled' caught the eye of John Byrne, a judge at the competition who is a playwright and artist himself.
The brief of the contest? Represent the scenery around the Knockdhu Distillery near Huntly. Ms Leatham won £500 and a visit to the distillery as well. John Byrne, the artist and playwright, was a judge in the competition. He added: "I’m so impressed with the working space in the building and especially the amount of talent bursting through the walls. Every piece of work was at such a high standard I found it hard to choose just one."
Thats so true with whisky as well, isn't it? There is just so much quality out there - one needs to grow into it gradually. Much like art. Well, this analogy was definitely a good one to draw - Whisky and Art. Lets see what else comes along.
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