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| David Bellingham | Thomas A Clark | Alec Finlay | Julie Johnstone |
Exhibitions
In a different light
Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton's Close Edinburgh
Saturday
19 April – Saturday 19 July 2008
Mon-Fri 11-6 pm, Sat 1-5 pm
Glimpses
of the fleeting; language distilled to its essence; perception given breath on
paper. Julie Johnstone creates minimal yet resonant works exploring the visual
and linguistic nuances contained in short phrases. Her hand-bound books, cards
and screen-prints suggest the beauty of the ephemeral, with gentle and
contemplative simplicity. An exhibition of new works from her Essence Press
imprint.
Work by Julie Johnstone, editor of island and creator of Essence Press was part of the Word Order exhibition:
Word Order : Concrete Poetry and its
influence
Peacock Visual Arts, Aberdeen
13 May - 17 June 2006
'During the annual Aberdeen University ‘Word Festival’, Peacock visual arts presents 'Word Order', an exhibition curated by the Cairn gallery in Pittenweem. The exhibition explores the historical and inspirational link between poetry and visual art. Throughout the Sixties and early Seventies, Concrete Poetry was one of the most lively movements in the arts, involving a fertile interaction between poets, artists and early sound artists. Treating the poem as an object, to be carefully constructed from basic linguistic elements, it paralleled a similar 'turn to language' in philosophy and in the visual arts. Now often overlooked, the influence of Concrete Poetry continues to be felt in the work of a few poets and in that of many artists working with text.
'Word Order' includes historical material, such as publications and prints by important Scottish concrete poets Edwin Morgan and Ian Hamilton Finlay, together with more recent work in the constructed poem. It will also feature new wall pieces and screen prints by Scottish artists David Bellingham, Thomas A Clark, Julie Johnstone and Alec Finlay. The screen prints have been editioned by Peacock printmakers.'
The Word Order exhibition moved to The Changing
Room, Crawford Arcade, King Street. Stirling.
9 September - 21 October 2006.
Reviews of the exhibition:
Scotland
on Sunday, 1 October 2006
Sunday Herald, 24
September 2006
The four editioned screen prints:
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| David Bellingham | Thomas A Clark | Alec Finlay | Julie Johnstone |