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Light Shadows In The Botanics by Calum McClure

Light Shadows In The Botanics

Calum McClure

Royal Academy of Arts United Kingdom

Artwork details

Artist
Calum McClure
Title
Light Shadows In The Botanics
Description

Calum McClure’s painterly etching, Light Shadows in the Botanics depicts Edinburgh Botanical Gardens. The artist’s use of the sugar-lift technique gives the image its painterly quality whilst the limited palette of burnt orange tones creates shadow and within this atmospheric print.
McClure’s drawings, prints and paintings explore country estates, cemeteries, national parks and public gardens – places created for man’s solace and pleasure.
This print was produced at the Glasgow Print Studio.

Date
2015
Medium
Etching
Edition
40
Signature
Signed
Sheet
65x69 cm
Price
Price on request
The Artist

Calum McClure

Born in 1987, Calum McClure graduated in drawing and painting at Edinburgh College of Art (2010).
His drawings, prints and paintings depict country estates, cemeteries, national parks and botanical gardens – places created for man’s solace and pleasure. He thinks about these places as a modern Arcadia; into which people can escape for a few hours every week.
Through a varied use of paint, McClure explores the complexity of images taken from nature that at first look simple. Important in his work is the motif of reflection – challenging the viewer to think about what’s been painted and the tactile nature of the painting process. Recent work takes inspiration from classical music and the idea of the nocturne, combining older imagery such as ripples and reflection with new images of dusk and its particular quality of light.
In 2011, McClure won the Jolomo Bank of Scotland Award for landscape painting. His solo exhibitions include those at the Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh (2011, 2013 and 2014). As part of group shows, McClure has exhibited in London, Toronto and Edinburgh.

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