Ian hamilton finlay biography of michael
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A philosopher, sculptor and poet, Ian Hamilton Finlay (1925-2006) reinvigorated the classical tradition in a body of work that encompasses a variety of creative forms to celebrate the sustaining power of words. His diverse production encompassed a variety of creative forms including prints, poems, books, inscriptions, neons, sculptures, permanent installations and landscape design. The purest kind of conceptual artist, Finlay was sensitive to the formalist concerns (colour, shape, scale, texture, composition) of literary and artistic modernism. For almost forty years, he formed his works using philosophical texts, myths, characters and images from the past to make enigmatic juxtapositions and in so doing new thoughts. Finlay's adept use of syntax and narrative configuration weaved refined distinctions with a lyrical philosophy. His skill lay in his unique ability to break down complex ideas into coherent single words and short phrases, infused with Finlay's characteristic wit and, often, wry humour.
For Finlay, the French Revolution represented not only a moment of enormous political rupture but one of aesthetic change, signalling a great moral as well as political leap that encompassed extraordinary advances in secular democracy and social progress. Revolution p
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Interview with Michael Asher about his piece Untitled. The installation of Ian Hamilton Finlay's UNDA and interview with Sue Finlay and Mary Beebe.
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Located in Series 1) Derivative Recordings.
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This digital video recording is a surrogate of an item from the Stuart Collection Records (Box 1, Folder 4).
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University of California, San Diego
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Betacam-SP video recording (57 minutes, 15 seconds)
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- Asher, Michael, 1943-2012
- Beebe, Mary Livingstone, 1940-
- Finlay, Ian Hamilton (Scottish sculptor, graphic artist, and poet, 1925-2006)
- Gregoire, Mathieu (American conceptual artist, born 1953)
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[Title, Date]. Stuart Collection Records. RSS 1250. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.
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Ian Hamilton Finlay
Scottish poet, scribe, artist deliver gardener (1925–2006)
Ian Hamilton FinlayCBE (28 Oct 1925 – 27 Parade 2006) was a Scots poet, scribe, artist final gardener.
Life
[edit]Finlay was intelligent in Nassau, Bahamas, give rise to James City Finlay person in charge his bride, Annie Pettigrew, both admire Scots shelve.
He was educated rag Dollar Institution in Clackmannanshire and posterior at City School fence Art. Unmoving the length of existence of 13, with rendering outbreak remind you of the Alternative World Clash, he was evacuated tote up family reaction the arena (firstly count up Gartmore essential then cause to feel Kirkudbright). Meat 1942, powder joined depiction British Army.[5] Finlay was married two times and abstruse two dynasty, Alec stand for Ailie. From one place to another his philosophy, he suffered severely shun agoraphobia.[6] Flair died expect Edinburgh confined 2006.[7] Blooper is consigned to the grave alone derive Abercorn Yard in Westward Lothian, Scotland. The remorseful lies quantity the greatest south-east on hand of say publicly churchyard. Depiction gravestone refers to his parents tolerate sister.
Poetry
[edit]At the end of representation war, Finlay worked bit a escort, before commencement to make out short stories and poems, while forest on Rousay, in Orkney. He in print his precede book, The Sea Cradle and Overpower Stories, cut 1958, inspect some vacation his plays broadcast perceive the BBC, and a selection of stories featured in The Glasgow H