Prize-winner: Charlene Scott Charlene Scott’s decision to take up art later in life led to her winning a top award, writes JULENA DRUMI A former travel agent who went to art school in her late forties has proved that it is never too late to pursue your passion after being named winner of Scotland’s biggest […]
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Pioneer who helped invent the future
TERRY MURDEN reviews The Web Before The Web, by Ian Ritchie Long before Gareth Williams, Nigel Eccles and Mike Welch, the instigators of Skyscanner, Fanduel and Blackcircles, became synonymous with Scotland’s tech sector there was one man who could justifiably be regarded as its godfather. Ian Ritchie is not only a veteran of more than […]
Interview: Frank To, contemporary artist
Fired up: Frank To (pic: Terry Murden) Along a dimly-lit corridor in an old cigarette factory is the studio of Frank To who is contemplating automatic weapons and gunpowder. Artists have a reputation for pushing conceptual boundaries and it seems almost appropriate that in the former WD&HO Wills building in Glasgow, a place that once […]
Banksy gives Glasgow a fix of street culture
Fans of street art will be treated to an exhibition in Glasgow by the enigmatic Banksy who has been drawn to the city for his first solo exhibition in 14 years, writes JULENA DRUMI From Kissing Coppers to Girl with a Balloon, the works of the artist known as Banksy have become as familiar as […]
Art Month puts galleries in the picture
A festival this month aims to celebrate the arts quarter in Edinburgh’s New Town, writes ANDY MOSELEY Edinburgh’s New Town is well-known for its Georgian architecture, artisan shops and as the birthplace of some of the city’s famouswriters and scientists. It’s also an artistic quarter with an abundance of small galleries which are coming together […]