Will Maclean: Loss Of Gaelic

Will Maclean: Loss Of GaelicBorn in Inverness in 1941 Will Maclean was a midshipman before attending Gray's School of Art, Aberdeen. In 1981 he started as a lecturer at the Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, University of Dundee, becoming Professor of Fine Art in 1994. He was elected Royal Scottish Academician in 1991. In 2005 he was awarded an MBE for services to Education and the Arts. He lives and works in Tayport, Fife with his wife, the artist Marian Leven.

He is a son of Sue Finlay and Ian Hamilton Finlay

found in his parent’s house in Aberdeen and produced an edition of silkscreen prints that present the found object from two alternate views:"My mother was given an old iron by an old family friend when she was 6 years old

Paper Size: 58

“on first hearing

Year: 2002

Artists included sculptor Hamish Black

while the shape behind the figure refers to the boats themselves

'Strathnavar' is a clearance image

He travels the world exploring places and advancing his practice

Image Size: 75 X 95

The woodcuts are tinted with high pressure on thick paper

Glasgow based artist Mick Peter often employs a comic style to convey different ideas