Interviews
Have you ever wanted to explore the mind behind the masterpiece? Tormented or divinely inspired, The Skinny offers you a window into the minds of artists with interviews that delve into their practice and inspirations.
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Interviews
Jamie Johnson: Sunshine on Leith
Artist and Illustrator Jamie Johnson contributes regularly to Skinny and will soon be selling limited edition prints through The Skinny Shop on CultureLabel.com. Here he discusses his unique style and how living in Leith inspires the characters he depicts Read more »| 29 Nov 2011 -
Interviews
Glasgow's CCA: Consistently Challenging Artwork
We catch up on all the changes taking place at CCA in Glasgow while the centre’s programmer Jamie Kenyon gives us a taster of what to expect in 2012 Read more »| 28 Nov 2011 -
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Johanna Basford: Drawing From Experience
First term sees new students illuminating studios with bright ideas – but how switched on are they about industry that awaits them? Illustrator Johanna Basford helps us read between the lines of her 50 Things I Wish I’d Known In Art School Read more »| 17 Nov 2011 -
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Once Were Warriors
Good Wives and Warriors were first Showcased in The Skinny in 2008. Now based in London, and making a name for themselves in Europe, they have produced a set of four limited edition prints for our new Culturelabel project Read more »| 31 Oct 2011 -
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Torsten Lauschmann: The Machines of Loving Grace
Glasgow-based, German-born artist Torsten Lauschmann's star has been on the rise in recent years. We popped round his house for a chat ahead of his solo exhibition at Dundee Contemporary Arts Read more »| 31 Oct 2011 -
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Prince of Darkness: An Interview With Norman Shaw
Artist Norman Shaw is showing at Edinburgh's RSA, a gallery supported by the Own Art scheme, as part of their Resident 11 exhibition. The Skinny asked him to tell us a little more about his work Read more »| 04 Oct 2011
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Interviews
Martin Boyce: Urban Legend
Martin Boyce is one of two Scotland-based artists nominated for this year's Turner Prize. Showing at the Baltic, Gateshead, from 21 October as part of the prize's annual show, we hear how the venue, the city and design have impacted on his work Read more »| 03 Oct 2011 -
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Resident Easel
RESIDENT: 11 brings together ten of the artists who've taken part in residency schemes across Scotland in the last year for an exhibition in Edinburgh's RSA. We caught up with two of them, Cheryl Field and Erica Eyres, to hear about their new work Read more »| 26 Sep 2011 -
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Hiroshi Sugimoto: Life Sparks
World renowned photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto talks to The Skinny about celebrating the birth and the death of his art form, and why he might be looking for a Nobel Prize Read more »| 29 Aug 2011 -
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Vault: Market Shares
Opening at the beginning of this month, Vault gives audiences the opportunity to buy artwork from established and emerging artists – but it's more than just an art fair, as participating organisations IRONBBRATZ and The Mutual prove Read more »| 29 Aug 2011 -
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Stephen Sutcliffe: Internal Monologue
Looking ahead to this year's Edinburgh Art Festival, we speak to Stephen Sutcliffe, an artist for whom every episode of Magnum P.I is never knowingly unrecorded Read more »| 03 Aug 2011 -
Festivals
Dundee Live Festival
Dundee Live Festival took place over nine days in July and was the brainchild of the artist and facilitator Jonathan Baxter. During the festival, a poetic and liberating response to the city emerged through a variety of artworks, performances, exhibitions and events. We caught up with Jonathan after the festival to discuss its impact and potential effect on Dundee’s art scene Read more »| 03 Aug 2011 -
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Mach Meets His Maker
A mere couple of weeks before his show opens at City Art Centre, David Mach finds time for a wee blether with The Skinny Read more »| 29 Jul 2011 -
Interviews
Rudimentary Perfection: Birth of a Movement
Mark Lyken says Rudimentary Perfection is the UK’s first ever Graffuturism exhibiton. But what is this Graffuturism? And what exactly is happening? Read more »| 24 Jun 2011 -
Festivals
Karla Black: Her Dark Materials
Glasgow-based sculptor Karla Black is representing Scotland at this year’s Venice Biennale – a massive, six-month-long festival of art. She talks to us about making on-site and her recent Turner Prize nomination Read more »| 01 Jun 2011