John McLean: Granite Suite 2

John McLean: Granite Suite 2There are many monuments to granite throughout the world and here in Aberdeen we are surrounded. We regard this weighty stone through its built form, however in John McLeans Granite Suite we witness a master colourist at the height of his powers, pay homage to its presence. On the occasion of McLeans 1988 debut at the Francis Graham Dixon Gallery, Tim Hilton of the Guardian writes Surely there is no other British artist with a comparable desire to

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[1] In 2012 he was a finalist in the first annual ALICE awards

Born 1955 in Iceland

” he rues

In these prints Frances fully exploits the unique possibilities offered by a range of drawing techniques on lithographic limestone

Amy Gear was born in Shetland and studied at Gray's School of Art

this is one of two screenprints that were the results

Norwich Castle Museum

part of a set of four (including "Light on Peel Sound"

Edition Size: 60

She was also able to visit the ethnological and First Nation collections held at the University of British Columbia’s Museum of Anthropology in Vancouver

5 x 41 cm Medium: Etching Edition Size: 20