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THE SIX FOOT GALLERY INTERVIEW: Unknown Errors + Martyna Maz
Martyna Maz, Self, 2022 Hi Martyna! What was your starting point for exploring the theme of What Do People Make of Glasgow?To me, Glasgow is not so much of a geographical place, as it is a time and space reality where I reside. Therefore, the piece I have selected for this brief showcases an abstraction…
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THE SIX FOOT GALLERY INTERVIEW: Unknown Errors + Mark McLaughlin
Hi Mark! What was your starting point for exploring the theme of What Do People Make of Glasgow?I grew up in a small town outside of Glasgow, and my family would come into town every few months. It was always at 9am sharp (before Glasgow gets busy) and I’ve no idea what my parents were…
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THE SIX FOOT GALLERY INTERVIEW: Unknown Errors + JW Andrew
Hello Jim! What was your starting point for exploring the theme of What Do People Make of Glasgow?For me, the two main starting points were: what things make Glasgow different from other cities? And, how do I explain that visually in an interesting way? I used street shots, torn posters, textures, writing and a bit…
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THE SIX FOOT GALLERY INTERVIEW: Unknown Errors + Sheila MacNeill
Hi Sheila! What was your starting point for exploring the theme of What Do People Make of Glasgow?When I found out about the exhibition, I immediately wanted to be part of it as a large part of my artwork is inspired by Glasgow’s changing urban landscape, particularly the regeneration work that has been happening around…
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THE SIX FOOT GALLERY INTERVIEW: Continualism: Exhibition Number One
Glasgow’s Daniel Donnelly, Arran’s Damo Beeson Bullen, and Edinburgh’s Tam Treanor and his daughter Frieda are initiating Scotland’s newest, & freshest art movement: Continualism. How did you come to work together?Damo: I had some art waiting for an audience and asked Six Foot if I could use their gallery space. It soon became obvious that…
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CONTINUALISM: EXHIBITION NUMBER ONE
What is a Continualist? Good question! It is yet to be answer’d convincingly by the first three of them, Edinburgh’s Tam Treanor, Glasgow’s Daniel Donnelly, & Arran’s Damo Beeson Bullen. Together they are initiating Scotland’s newest, & freshest art movement. Astral Vortex: Acrylic on Canvas (Damo) £500 Major art movements in Scotland are of the…
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THE SIX FOOT GALLERY INTERVIEW: Abdul Malik
How did your artistic journey start, Abdul?I always loved Art, from an early age I used to be in awe of how Cartoons are created. I took to Pen and Pencil very well, and from the age of 6 I started to Draw Cartoon Characters. There was a program on STV called Glen Michael’s Cavalcade…
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THE SIX FOOT GALLERY INTERVIEW: Valérie Stevens
How did your artistic journey start, Valérie?When I was a child, I remember one of my now oldest friends telling me about her grandfather. He was a painter, and I was intrigued by the possibility that you could play and create as an adult. Throughout primary and secondary school, I tried out different hobbies –…
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THE SIX FOOT GALLERY INTERVIEW: Phillit Purrmann
How did your artistic journey start, Phillit?I started picking up a pencil routinely when I was 23. At the time I was struggling heavily with mental health and found that writing down what haunted me helped me with this. Written word changed quickly into pages and pages of sketches, illustrations, little paintings and collages. Even…
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THE SIX FOOT GALLERY INTERVIEW: El Relleno
How did your artistic journey start, El?My artistic journey started a year ago after I had returned from a trip around Europe. I had been sleeping rough on the streets of Paris and having had my passport stolen I was relying on my parents and the council for sustenance when I returned to Scotland. I…
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