Edinburgh Lyceum, a play by Peter Arnott, set design by Calum Colvin This commission was a set design for Glasgow playwright Peter Arnott’s Victorian drama at the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh (25/4/03 – 17/5/03). Directed by Kenny Ireland, this … Continued
A touring exhibition of sixteen large-scale computer manipulated photographic artworks completed during Colvin’s tenure as Senior Research Fellow in Digital Imaging at the University of Northumbria in conjunction with Impressions Gallery, York. The artworks explore the relationship between fantasy and … Continued
This was an international touring exhibition of thirteen large scale computer manipulated photo works, based on the painting of the same name by the 15th cent. Flemish painter Hieronymous Bosch, the work explores aspects of Scotland’s’ history and culture, incorporating broader … Continued
’The Two Ways of Life’ was an international touring exhibition of seven large scale photographic artworks exploring and re-interpreting the iconography of the 1857 allegorical photomontage ‘The Two Ways of Life’ by O.J. Rejlander. First shown at the Art Institute of Chicago, … Continued
Calum Colvin’s rich, anarchic and often highly amusing photopieces are amongst the most significant artworks to emerge from Scotland during the eighties.The elaborate scenarios of the imagination which Colvin develops in his tableaux permit access to a realm wherein myth, … Continued
Salama Caro Gallery, London; Galeria 57, Madrid;Glenn/Dash Gallery, Los Angeles; California State University, Long Beach, California; Friedman-Guinness Gallery, Frankfurt; Pier Arts Centre, Stromness, Orkney; Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston; Portfolio Gallery, Edinburgh.
CALUM COLVIN OR, GAZES IN THE OLYMPIAN JUNK SHOP ‘Of bodies changed to various forms, I sing’ [Ovid, Metamorphoses 1, i] ‘If we knew, all the gods would awaken . . . despite eternal slumbers, there are eyes that reflect humanities resembling … Continued
There is a substantial growth in the number of independent photographers who are using colour as a medium for creative expression. Until recently in Britain colour photography has been considered the province of editorial and advertising photographers and the large … Continued
My early days as a student in Dundee and my introduction to photography. I was taught photography by the renowned photographer Joseph McKenzie (1929-2015, see article below) whilst studying at Duncan of Jordanstone in Dundee between 1979 and 1983. I … Continued
