Scottish artists in residence in Collioure
Every year, the municipality of Collioure offers a residency to two leading Scottish artists. An
exhibition of the artists of 2007 and 2008 (James Morrison, Douglas Davies, George
Devlin and Glen Scouller ) was
opened on the 9th January by the Consul General
of France at the Bilcliffe Gallery, - the largest
private gallery in Glasgow. (www.billcliffegallery.com)
This year, the artists are Jock MacInnes, Glasgow School of Art and
Simon Laurie, Glasgow School of Fine Art
You are invited to
- a public demo Wednesday 27 May 16h00 to 17h00 in the Centre Culturel of Collioure
- an exhibition from 28 May to 8 June in the Salle du Mariage, Collioure, of works, inspired by the two artists, by children in the class of Mme. Pioch, Collioure
JOCK MACINNES RGI,
Jock studied at the
Glasgow School of Art and then taught there for
25 years before becoming a full-time painter.
MacInnes describes himself as a “modernist” .
He has been inspired by both continental artists
(Matisse, Braque, Morandi) and English artists
(Nicholson, Scott and Wallis) of the early 20th
century. The St Ives School had a particularly
formative, influence both in subject matter and
in the development of his technique .
MacInnes prepares his own painting grounds, a
type of gesso on board. He not only draws and
paints on to the surface, he also incises and
abrades it. It is his great skill in manipulating
this material and his fascination with surface
and texture that helps to give his work its special
character
He has an enduring fascination with the sea..
The landscapes are unpopulated quiet harbours
with only a suggestion of human presence.
There is simplicity and balanced order to the
still lifes. Above all MacInnes paintings convey
a sense of tranquillity
SIMON LAURIE. RSW, RGI
Simon studied at the Glasgow School of Fine
Art, followed by two years doing a postgraduate
degree in Fine Art at GSI
His very individual abstract style is inspired by
everyday objects and the ever changing
landscape.
Simon’s paintings are a fusion of the purity
and formalism of the St Ives School with the
rich colourist tradition of Scotland. He plays
compositionally with our accepted perceptions
of space and perspective, and his canvases are
full of colour and enduring interest.
The sea has been a constant theme of his work.
His idiosyncratic harbour scenes patterned
with Wallis-like fishing boats and his coastal
views of fishing villages have a timeless,
almost spiritual quality
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