Ian Howard: Reliquary

Ian Howard: ReliquaryIn the suite of prints entitled Heretical Diagrams, Ian Howard explores the theme of ideas in opposition: orthodoxy and heresy, magic and reason, order and disorder. The opposition is found in both the imagery and the form of the prints. On the one hand the compositions are frontal, symmetrical, diagrammatic and describe clear unequivocal designs which reflect the structure of the altar piece, the icon and the banner. On the other hand these simple

He engages with contemporary life and a sense of how the past has shaped us and back in the studio his imagination runs riot

It shows the former busy marketplace as it was when printed in the early 90's

Alec Finlay is a Scottish-born artist currently based in Edinburgh

commonly blue

his works are visually striking with a mischievously twisted sense of humour

irregular pencil marks

Frances Walker CBE

Satter executed an incredible mural during his residency and left behind a series of brilliant new prints – some spray painted some delicately stained with coffee

He is represented in several public collections in the UK

We regard this weighty stone through its built form

Edinburgh Printmakers

she will photograph her subject matter and often make sketches and small paintings in her cabin in which form the inception of her larger works on her return