We are delighted to bring you an exclusive interview with Toby Paterson, one of Scotland’s most successful contemporary artists. Here he discusses the impact of place in public art. Artworks appear courtesy of the artist and The Modern Institute. AS: Public art – is there any point? TP: In terms of the built environment, art is the prism through which everyday experience can be elevated beyond the utilitarian and the mundane.
If, like most people, you’re not flush enough to chuck money at the Christmas present problem, you’re probably relying on a thrifty, inventive ideas strategy. We have some stylish and distinctive gift ideas in our shop right now which are budget friendly. First up are the Sticky Quotes in a smart silver plate holder – priced £8.50 they come in packs of 3 pads and feature witty quotes from Dorothy
Rachel Collins, like many of us, was taught to knit by her grandmother. Unlike most of us however, who never got beyond pointless squares and gappy Doctor Who style scarves, she has gone on to be the creative force behind Selvage, a young company based in Crossgates, Fife which sells beautiful, supersoft Fair Isle blankets, scarves and cushions in the muted tones of the Scottish landscape. Rachel, who grew up
If you enjoy the work of David Shrigley you may like Hannah Richards, an illustrator, photographer and filmmaker who graduated from Brighton University in 2011. Her interests apparently include masking taping things to other things and drawing anything that comes into her head. You can contact her at hellohannahrichards@hotmail.co.uk
Utterly beguiling and very funny short film by David Shrigley for Pringle. He doesn’t really have a one eyed alcoholic son called Gerald does he? Until January, you can see new and recent work by David Shrigley at the Cornerhouse in Manchester in an exhibition featuring drawings, paintings, sculpture and never-seen-before live performance. Shrigley’s new book How Are You Feeling? has also just been published by Canongate.
Sonica, Glasgow first sonic arts ‘festival’ might be both flattered and bemused by Grazia magazine’s ‘brilliant but bonkers’ tag. But it does serves as a warning to those who are fairly traditional when it comes to visual art and sound. The brilliant bit is the radical nature and the theatricality of the performances. Lithuanian composer Juste Janulyte presents the Scottish premiere of her work Sandglasses (8 & 9 Nov, Tramway),
Odd sort Coco Chanel. For some the epitome of the self made, independent working woman who released women from the tyranny of the corset, for others an amoral, rabidly anti semitic social aspirant prepared to dance with the devil, or at least the Nazis, to achieve her ends. What nobody disputes however is her absolute genius for design and the enduring influence she had on her contemporaries and everyone after.
How gorgeous is the bright and breezy work of illustrator Heather Gatley? She achieves this wonderfully airy yet dynamic effect with a mix of handmade and digital processes, using pencil, ink, collage and paint. Among her impressive client list – which includes Louis Vuitton, The Times, Conde Nast, the BBC and Virgin – are Penguin Books who commissioned the beautiful book jackets (above and below) for a series of Paul
Both destructive and restorative, the work of Korean born artist Jukhee Kwon sees books shredded and manipulated until they become something whole and monumental – they sometimes even become trees. Her work is inspired by artist John Latham who also used ideas of disintegration and the book, once changing the form of Greenberg’s Art and Culture by getting his students to chew the pages into a liquid. Jukhee Kwon studied Fine Art
‘Designed to bring some joy to even the most gloomy of winter days’, this collection of well crafted scarves, hats and gloves combines classic styles with bold patterns. Hilary Grant, an exciting new knitwear label based in Orkney, has just been selected for Cultural Enterprise’s Fashion Foundry business incubation programme set up to support ten of Scotland’s most promising fashion designers. The pieces in the range are knitted and hand finished